States Police Certificates in the United States and Puerto Rico
Alabama
Alabama Department of Public Safety
Alabama Bureau of Investigation
Identification Unit
P.O. Box 1511
Montgomery, AL 36102
Tel: 334-353-4340
No information available on website at this time. Applicants are requested to call the above number.
Alaska
The Department of Public Safety
Records and Identification
5700 East Tudor Road
Anchorage, AK 99507
Tel: 907-269-5767
Website: www.dps.state.ak.us/Statewide/background/
Arizona
State Police Certificates are not available. Applicants are requested to obtain FBI Certificate (They are linked to the FBI). However, City or County police certificates may also be requested.
Arkansas
The Arkansas State Police
1 State Police Plaza Drive
I.D. Bureau
Little Rock, AR 72209
Tel: 501-618-8500
Website: www.asp.state.ar.us/criminal/faqs.html
California
The California Department of Justice
Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information
Record Review Unit
P.O. Box 903417
Sacramento, CA 94203-4170
Tel: 916-322-2209
Website: ag.ca.gov/fingerprints/forms/visa_immigration_clearance.pdf (PDF* 30.8 KB)
Colorado
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Identification Unit
690 Kipling Street
Suite 3000
Denver, CO 80215
Tel: 303-239-4300 or 303-239-4208
Website: www.cbi.state.co.us/id/gen_info.cfm
Connecticut
The State of Connecticut
Department of Public Safety
State Police Bureau of Identification
1111 Country Club Road
P.O. Box 2794
Middletown, CT 06457-9294
Tel: 860-685-8270
Website: www.ct.gov/dps/lib/dps/reports_and_records/dps-0846-C.pdf (PDF* 35.8 KB)
Delaware
The Delaware State Police
1407 North Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Tel: 302-739-5871
No information available on website at this time. Applicants are requested to call the above number.
District of Columbia
The Metropolitan Police Department
Criminal History and Records
300 Indiana Avenue N.W.
Suite 3055
Washington, D.C. 20001
Tel: 202-727-4245
Website: mpdc.dc.gov/mpdc/cwp/view,a,1241,q,544820,mpdcNav_GID,1531.asp
Florida
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Criminal Records Inquiry Section
P.O. Box 1489
Tallahassee, FL 32302-1489
Tel: 850-410-7000
Website: www.fdle.state.fl.us/criminalhistory/
Georgia
Georgia Crime Information Center
GCIC/CCH Identification Services
P.O. Box 370748
Decatur, GA 30037-0748
Tel: 404-244-2639
Website: gbi.georgia.gov (Click on “Services” and then “Obtaining Criminal History Record Info”)
Hawaii
State of Hawaii
Department of the Attorney General
Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center
Kekuanao’a Building
Room 101
465 South King Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Tel: 808-587-3100
Website: hawaii.gov/ag/hcjdc
Idaho
The Department of Law Enforcement
Criminal Identification Bureau
P.O. Box 700
Meridian, ID 83680-0700
Tel: 208-884-7130
Website: www.isp.state.id.us/identification/
Illinois
The Illinois State Police
Bureau of Identification
260 North Chicago Street
Joliet, IL 60431-1060
Tel: 815-740-5216
Website: www.isp.state.il.us/crimhistory/crimhistoryhome.cfm
Indiana
The Indiana State Police
Criminal History Limited Check
P.O. Box 6188
Indianapolis, IN 46204-6188
Tel: 317-233-5424
Website: www.in.gov/ai/appfiles/isp-lch/
Iowa
The State of Iowa
Department of Public Safety
Division of Criminal Investigation
Bureau of Identification
215 E. 7th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Tel: 515-725-6066
Website: www.dps.state.ia.us/DCI/Records_Ident/obtain_records.shtml
Kansas
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Records Unit
1620 South West Tyler Street
Topeka, KS 66612-1837
Tel: 785-296-8200
Website: www.kansas.gov/kbi/criminalhistory/
Kentucky
The Department of State Police Records
1250 Louisville Road
Frankfort, KY 40601
Tel: 502-227-8700 Ext. 8713
Website: www.kentuckystatepolice.org/pdf/emigration.pdf (PDF* 17.1 KB)
Louisiana
State Police Certificates are not available for Immigration purposes. Applicants are required to obtain FBI (They are linked to the FBI). However, Parish police certificates may also be requested.
Maine
The State Bureau of Identification
45 Commerce Drive
State House Station 42
Augusta, ME 04333-0042
Tel: 207-624-7240
Website: www.maine.gov/dps/Sbi/chri.html
Maryland
The State of Maryland
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
CJIS Central Repository
P.O. Box 32708
Pikesville, MD 21282
Tel: 410-764-4501
Website: www.mdsp.org/ (Click on “Services”)
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Public Safety
Criminal History Systems Board
Criminal Justice Information System
200 Arlington Street
Suite 2200
Chelsea, MA 02150
Tel: 617-660-4600
Website: www.mass.gov/ ( Enter ‘CORI‘ under Search, click, then click on “Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) Services”)
Michigan
The Michigan State Police
Criminal Records Division
106 W. Allegan
Lansing, Michigan 48933
Tel: 517-322-1956
No information available on website at this time. Applicants are requested to call the above number.
Minnesota
The Department of Public Safety
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)
1430 E. Maryland Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55106
Tel: 651-793-7000 or 793-2400
Website: www.bca.state.mn.us/CJIS/Documents/Page-15-01.html
Mississippi
Criminal Information Centre
Special Processing Unit
3891 Highway 468 West
Pearl, MS 39208
Tel: 601-933-2600
No information available on website at this time. Applicants are requested to call the above number.
Missouri
The Missouri State Highway Patrol
Criminal Records & Identification Division
P.O. Box 9500
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Tel: 573-526-6153
Website: www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov (Click on “Criminal Record Check”)
Montana
Department of Justice – ID Bureau
303 North Roberts
4th Floor
P.O. Box 201403
Helena, MT 59620-1403
Tel: 406-444-3625
Website: www.doj.mt.gov/enforcement/criminaljustice/backgroundchecks.asp
Nebraska
The Nebraska State Patrol
Criminal Identification Division
Records and Identification
Box 94907
Lincoln, NE 68509
Tel: 402-471-4545
Website: www.nsp.state.ne.us/findfile.asp?id2=174
Nevada
Department of Public Safety
Records Bureau
333 West Nye Lane
Suite 100
Carson City, NV 89706
Tel: 775-684-6262
Website: www.nvrepository.state.nv.us/criminal/criminal.shtml
New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Department of Safety
Division of State Police
33 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03305
Tel: 603-271-2538 or 271-2506
Website: www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/nhsp/ssb/crimrecords/index.html#criminal
New Jersey
Department of Law and Public Safety
Division of State Police, CIU
Records and Identification Section
P.O. Box 7068
West Trenton, NJ 08628
Tel: 609-882-2000 Ext. 2991
Website: www.njsp.org/about/serv_chrc.html#icbc
New Mexico
The Department of Public Safety
Records Section
P.O. Box 1628
4491 Cerrillos Street
Sante Fe, NM 87504-1628
Tel: 505-827-9233
Website: www.dps.nm.org/lawEnforcement/records.php
New York
The New York State
Division of Criminal Justice Services
4 Tower Place
Albany, NY 12203-3764
Tel: 518-485-7675
Website: www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us/ojis/recordreview.htm
North Carolina
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
Criminal Information & Identification Section
Applicant Unit – Right to Review
3320 Garner Road
P.O. Box 29500
Raleigh, NC 27626-0500
Tel: 919-662-4509 Ext. 6266
Website: www.nccourts.org/Citizens/GoToCourt/Default.asp?topic=1
North Dakota
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Box 1054
4205 State Street
Bismark, ND 58503
Tel: 701-328-5500
Website: www.ag.state.nd.us/bci/chr/chr.html
Ohio
The State of Ohio
Office of the Attorney General
Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
P.O. Box 365
London, Ohio 43140
Tel: 740-845-2000 or 1-877-224-0043
Website: www.ag.state.oh.us/business/fingerprint/index.asp
Oklahoma
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Criminal History Information
6600 North Harvey
Building 6
Oklahoma City, OK 73116
Tel: 405-848-6724
Website: www.ok.gov/osbi/Criminal_History/
Oregon
Oregon State Police
Unit 11
P.O. Box 4395
Portland, OR 97208-4395
Tel: 503-378-3070
Website: www.oregon.gov/OSP/ID/index.shtml
Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania State Police
Central Repository
1800 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9758
Tel: 717-783-5588
Website: https://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp
Rhode Island
State of Rhode Island
Office of the Attorney General
Bureau of Criminal Identification
150 South Main Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 401-421-5268
Website: www.riag.ri.gov/civilcriminal/criminalid.php
South Carolina
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
S.L.E.D. Records
P.O. Box 21398
Columbia, SC 29221
Tel: 803-896-7005
Website: www.sled.sc.gov/ Click on “Criminal Records Check”
South Dakota
Office of Attorney General
The Division of Criminal Investigation
1302 E. Highway 14
Suite 5
Pierre, SD 57501
Tel: 605-773-3331
Website: dci.sd.gov/administration/id/cch.htm
Tennessee
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
901 R.S. Gass Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37216
Tel: 615-744-4057
Website: www.tbi.state.tn.us/tbibackgrounds/background_checks_main.htm
Texas
The Texas Department of Public Safety
Crime Records Division
P.O. Box 15999
5805 North Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78761-5999
Tel: 512-424-2079
Website: www.txdps.state.tx.us/ftp/forms/cr-30.pdf (PDF* 51.2 KB)
Utah
Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification
3888 W. 5400 South
P.O. Box 148280
Salt Lake City, UT 84118
Tel: 801-965-4445
Website: publicsafety.utah.gov/bci/yourcrimrecord.html
Virginia
Department of State
P.O. Box 85076
Richmond, VA 23261-5076
Tel: 804-674-2000
Website: www.vsp.state.va.us/CJIS_Criminal_Record_Check.shtm
Vermont
The Department of Public Safety
Vermont Criminal Information Center
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671-2101
Tel: 802-244-8727
Website: www.dps.state.vt.us/cjs/recordcheck/recordcheck6.html
Washington
The Washington State Patrol
Identification and Criminal History Division
P.O. Box 42633
Olympia, WA 98504-2633
Tel: 360-534-2000
Website: www.wsp.wa.gov/crime/crimhist.htm#info
West Virginia
The West Virginia State Police
Criminal Identification Bureau
725 Jefferson Road
South Charleston, WV 25309
Tel: 304-746-2170
Website: No information available on website at this time. Applicants are requested to call the above number.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Crime Information Bureau
P.O. Box 2688
Madison, WI 53701-2688
Tel: 608-266-7314
Website: www.doj.state.wi.us/dles/cib/crimback.asp
Wyoming
State of Wyoming
Division of Criminal Investigation
316 West 22nd Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Tel: 307-777-7523
Website: attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/chc.html
Puerto Rico
Policia de Puerto Rico
P.O Box 70166
San Juan, PR
00936
www.policia.gobierno.pr/ (click on "Antecedentes Penales") – the site offers no services in English.
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