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State Identification Bureau
Arkansas State Police
One State Police Plaza Drive
Little Rock, AR 72209
(501) 618-8500
https://www.ark.org/criminal/index.php

Arizona Department of Public Safety
Post Office Box 6638 Mail Drop 1120
Phoenix, AZ 85005-6638
(602) 223-2000
http://www.azdps.gov/services/records/criminal_history_records/

Criminal Records and Identification Bureau
Department of Public Safety
5700 East Tudor Road
Anchorage, AK 99507-1225
(907) 269-5767
http://www.dps.state.ak.us/statewide/background/

Alabama Bureau of Investigation
Department of Public Safety
Post Office Box 1511
Montgomery, AL 36102-1511
(334) 353-1100
https://www.alea.gov/sbi/criminal-justice-services/criminal-records/alabama-background-check

Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis
California Department of Justice
Room G-118
4949 Broadway
Sacramento, CA 95820-1528
(916) 227-3849
appagencyquestions@doj.ca.gov
https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints/security

Colorado Bureau of Investigation
690 Kipling Street, Suite 3000
Denver, CO 80215-5825
(303) 239-4201
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cbi/internet-background-checks

Criminal Justice Information Systems
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
Connecticut State Police
1111 Country Club Road
Middletown, CT 06457-9294
(860) 685-8190
http://www.ct.gov/csao/cwp/view.asp?q=428036&csaoNav=

Delaware State Bureau of Identification
Post Office Box 430
Dover, DE 19903-0430
(302) 672-5300
http://www.dsp.delaware.gov/state_bureau_of_identification.shtml

Fingerprint Analysis Branch
Metropolitan Police Department
Room 4056
300 Indiana Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 727-4081
http://mpdc.dc.gov/page/automated-fingerprint-identification-section

Florida Department of Law Enforcement
2331 Phillips Road
Tallahassee, FL 32308
BackgroundChecks@fdle.state.fl.us
(850) 410-8161
https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Criminal-History-Records/Record-Check

Georgia Crime Information Center
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
3121 Panthersville Road
Decatur, GA 30037-0808
(404) 270-8403
https://gbi.georgia.gov/obtaining-criminal-history-record-information

Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center
Department of the Attorney General
Room 102, Kekuanao’a Building
465 South King Street
Honolulu, HI 96813-2911
(808) 587-3110
http://ag.hawaii.gov/hcjdc/criminal-history–records–check/

Idaho State Police
Bureau of Criminal Identification
700 South Stratford Drive, Suite 120
Meridian, ID 83642-6251
(208) 884-7136
https://isp.idaho.gov/BCI/

Bureau of Identification
Illinois State Police
260 North Chicago Street
Joliet, IL 60432-4075
(815) 740-5160
www.isp.state.il.us/crimhistory/chri.cfm

Records Division
Indiana State Police
Indiana Government Center, North
100 North Senate Avenue, RM# N301
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-8265
http://www.in.gov/dcs/2363.htm

Iowa Department of Public Safety
Division of Criminal Investigation
215 East Seventh Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0045
(515) 725-6010
http://www.dps.state.ia.us/DCI/supportoperations/crimhistory/obtain_records.shtml

Information Services Division
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
1620 Southwest Tyler Street
Topeka, KS 66612-1837
(785) 296-8200
http://www.kansas.gov/kbi/criminalhistory/

Criminal Identification and Records Branch
Kentucky State Police
1250 Louisville Road
Frankfort, KY 40601-1907
(502) 227-8700
http://courts.ky.gov/aoc/criminalrecordreports/Pages/default.aspx

Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information
Office of State Police
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
Post Office Box 66614 Mail Slip A-6
Baton Rouge, LA 70896-6614
(225) 925-6096
https://ibc.dps.louisiana.gov/faq.aspx

Maine State Bureau of Identification
45 Commerce Drive, SHA42
Augusta, ME 04333-0042
(207) 624-7200
https://www.maine.gov/boardofnursing/licensing/criminal-background-check.html

Criminal Justice Information Systems
Central Repository
Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services
Post Office Box 32708
Pikesville, MD 21282-2708
(410) 764-4501
https://www.dpscs.state.md.us/publicservs/bgchecks.shtml

Massachusetts State Police
State Identification Section
59 Horse Pond Rd.
Sudbury, MA 01776
508-358-3170
https://www.mass.gov/topics/criminal-records

Science, Technology, and Training Bureau
Michigan State Police
Post Office Box 30634
Lansing, MI 48909-0634
(517) 332-2521
http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,4643,7-123-1878_8311—,00.html

Minnesota Justice Information System
Minnesota Department of Public Safety-BCA
1430 Maryland Avenue East
Saint Paul, MN 55106
(651) 793-2400
https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/Pages/background-checks.aspx

Mississippi Criminal Information Center
Mississippi Department of Public Safety
Post Office Box 958
Jackson, MS 39205-0958
(601) 933-2600
http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/30,0,206.html 
https://apps.msdh.ms.gov/fts/

Criminal Justice Information Services Division
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Post Office Box 9500
Jefferson City, MO 65102-9500
(573) 526-6153
www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/CRID/crimRecChk.html

Investigative Support Bureau
Division of Criminal Investigation
Montana Department of Justice
Post Office Box 201417
Helena, MT 59620-1417
(406) 444-9759
https://dojmt.gov/enforcement/background-checks/

Criminal Identification Division
Nebraska State Patrol
Post Office Box 94907
State House Station
Lincoln, NE 68509-4907
(402) 471-4545
http://www.nebraska.gov/clickBackground/

Records and Technology Division
Nevada Department of Public Safety
Suite 100
333 West Nye Lane
Carson City, NV 89706
(775) 684-6262
http://rccd.nv.gov/Services/Records_Bureau/

Criminal Records Unit
Division of State Police
New Hampshire Department of Safety
33 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03305
(603) 223-8402
https://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/nhsp/jib/crimrecords/

State Bureau of Identification
New Jersey State Police
Post Office Box 7068
West Trenton, NJ 08628-0068
(609) 882-2000
www.njsp.org/criminal-history-records/

Law Enforcement Records Bureau
New Mexico Department of Public Safety
Post Office Box 1628
Santa Fe, NM 87504-1628
(505) 827-9000
https://www.dps.nm.gov/top-links-for-nm-residents/fingerprinting-and-background-checks

Record Review Unit
Office of Criminal Justice Operations
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
80 South Swan Street
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 485-7675
www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/ojis/recordreview.htm

North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
Post Office Box 29500
Raleigh, NC 27626-0500
(919) 662-4509
https://www.ncdps.gov/our-organization/law-enforcement/background-checks

Bureau of Criminal Investigation
North Dakota Office of the Attorney General
Post Office Box 1054
Bismarck, ND 58502-1054
(701) 328-5500
https://attorneygeneral.nd.gov/public-safety/criminal-history-records/requesting-criminal-history-record-check

Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
Post Office Box 365
London, OH 43140-0365
(740) 845-2000
https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/FAQ/Background-Check-FAQs.aspx#FAQ86

Criminal Identification Section
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
6600 North Harvey
Oklahoma City, OK 73116-7910
(405) 848-6724
https://www.ok.gov/osbi/faqs.html

Oregon State Police
General Headquarters
3565 Trelstad Ave SE
Salem, OR 97317
Phone: (503) 378-3070
https://www.oregon.gov/osp/programs/cjis/Pages/CCH.aspx

Operational Records Division
Bureau of Records and Identification
Pennsylvania State Police
1800 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 783-5599
https://www.psp.pa.gov/Pages/Criminal-History-Background-Check.aspx

Crime Records Service
Texas Department of Public Safety
Post Office Box 4143
Austin, TX 78765-4143
(512) 424-2590
https://publicsite.dps.texas.gov/DpsWebsite/CriminalHistory/

Bureau of Criminal Identification
Utah Department of Public Safety
Post Office Box 148280
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-8280
(801) 965-4939
https://bci.utah.gov/obtaining-utah-criminal-history-records-of-your-employees/

Bureau of Criminal Identification
Department of Attorney General
150 South Main Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 274-4400
http://www.riag.ri.gov/homeboxes/BackgroundChecks.php

Criminal Justice Records Section
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
Post Office Box 21398
Columbia, SC 29221-4012
(803) 737-9000
https://catch.sled.sc.gov/

South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation
Mickelson Criminal Justice Center
1302 East Highway 14, Suite 5
Pierre, SD 57501-5070
(605) 773-3331
http://ujs.sd.gov/Self_Help_Center/recordsearch.aspx

Records and Identification Section
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
901 RS Gass Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37216-2639
(615) 744-4078
https://www.tn.gov/tbi/article/background-checks

Vermont Criminal Information Center
Vermont Department of Public Safety
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671-2101
(802) 244-8727
http://vcic.vermont.gov/

Criminal Justice Information Services
Virginia State Police
Post Office Box 27472
Richmond, VA 23261-7472
(804) 674-2000
https://vspapps.vsp.virginia.gov/catspublic/public/publicHome.html

Criminal Records Division
Washington State Patrol
Post Office Box 42619
Olympia, WA 98504-2619
(360) 534-2000
https://www.wsp.wa.gov/crime/criminal-history/

West Virginia State Police
725 Jefferson Road
South Charleston, WV 25309-1698
(304) 746-2100
http://www.wvsp.gov/Criminal%20Records/Pages/default.aspx

Crime Information Bureau
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Post Office Box 2718
Madison, WI 53701-2718
(608) 264-6207
https://recordcheck.doj.wi.gov/

Criminal Justice Information Section
Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation
208 South College Drive
Cheyenne, WY 82007
(307) 777-7181
http://wyomingdci.wyo.gov/dci-criminal-justice-information-systems-section/criminal-records-section/criminal-history-checks

Marshal Division
Guam Judicial Center
120 West O’Brien Drive
Hagatna, GU 96910
(671) 475-3315
http://www.guam.gov/?pg=resident_services

Technical Services Bureau
Police of Puerto Rico
G.P.O. Box 70166
San Juan, PR 00936
(787) 793-1234
https://servicios.pr.gov/info

National Criminal History Improvement Program
Law Enforcement Planning Commission
8172 Sub Base, Suite #3
Saint Thomas, VI 00802-5803
(340) 774-6400
http://www.vipd.gov.vi/Departments/Office_of_the_Police_Commissioner/Records_Bureau.aspx