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Criminal History Records Checks

The term “background check” can mean many different things. To the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), it means a check of criminal history records. The BCI is the state's central repository for criminal history information, a system that compiles records of arrests and prosecutions of individual offenders for use by law enforcement, the courts, and the public.

Detailed information on what is a criminal history record, who may request one, what costs are involved, how to request one, what information will be received, and other information about criminal history records can be viewed from the links below.