The Search Systems Free Criminal Records Search Guide

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Table of Contents

  1. The Truth About Criminal Records
  1. Questions About Criminal Records
  1. Troubleshooting Tips
  1. National & International Criminal Records
  1. Criminal Records by State
  1. About Search Systems Public Records

I.THE TRUTH ABOUT CRIMINAL RECORDS

There is a true nationwide criminal record database in the U.S. It's the FBI's NCIC database, but it isn't available to the public. The rules for public access to criminal records are established at the state level. If you're an individual or a business doing a background check you have to abide by state criminal record regulations, and each state has different rules about who may access their records and how the records will be provided. To make it even more confusing, many states leave it up to the counties to decide if and how you may access those records. And if you want to find criminal records information on the Internet it's a difficult and frustrating task to determine who offers what, whether that information is online, and where to find it.

It's a criminal record maze, and we'll try to help you find your way through it with our three-part solution:

  1. The Search Systems Premium service, which contains the single largest database of criminal records available to the public- over 300 million county, state, national, and international records;
  2. Our public records directory which contains thousands of links to criminal court records, "wanted" lists and databases, warrants, arrests, bookings, inmate, parole, and sex offender databases, as well as links to information on how to order criminal histories from state agencies- all organized nationwide and by state and category so that they are easy to find; and
  3. This "Guide" to tell you where to go to find the information you need.

II. QUESTIONS ABOUT CRIMINAL RECORDS

Here are some common questions about finding criminal records on the Internet.

Is there a true "National" U.S. criminal record database and may I access it?

There is a national database, but it is NOT available to the public. The FBI maintains a host computer that provides access to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) computerized index of criminal justice information, (as well as fugitives, stolen properties, and missing persons). It is available ONLY to federal, state, and local law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies. The FBI claims that virtually all local criminal justice agencies participate in this system.

What about the databases provided by private companies? Do they provide access to all criminal records?

No private company or service can provide public access to all criminal records and there are three basic reasons for that:

  1. Some states and counties want to control access to criminal records and only provide that information online themselves.
  2. Some states will not allow the public to have access to statewide criminal records or will only provide those records through a state-sponsored service.
  3. There are many counties that don't have the capability to gather and redistribute their criminal record information online to the public.

Then what is the best method to search criminal records?

With a hand-search of local records you can search for all variations on a name, catch misspellings or inaccurate birth dates, and get in-depth records and document copies. But hand searches can be time-consuming and expensive- especially if you have to cover a large number of jurisdictions.

Using the Internet, you can have the next best thing - instant research from the comfort of your home or office (or the local MegaCoffee shop that has WiFi). However, be aware of both the benefits and limitations to criminal records searching on the web. We wrote this guide to help with your online research using a combination of methods-to minimize the potential information gaps found with online searching.

How do I use Search Systems to search criminal records online?

There are two methods of researching criminal records through our website:

Public record information that comes directly from public agencies is going to be the most current, complete, and accurate information available. We've been searching for public record databases since 1996 and every criminal record database that we have found is located in our Search Systems DirectPass Criminal Records section. With DirectPass you just choose the national database you want, or click on a state or the international section to see what's available there. The vast majority of these sites don't charge, however some do require fees and registration. If they have fees we mark them as "Pay Sites" and we don't require registration with Search Systems to access them. We work diligently every day to keep all our links current. Every two to three days we run a program that evaluates all of the public record links on our web site and lets us know if any links are dead or broken. If they are, we repair them immediately.

But what if you don't know which jurisdiction to search or you'd like to cover multiple databases, do statewide searches, or search millions of records at once? Our answer: Search Systems Premium Criminal Records -over 300 million criminal, criminal court, inmate, and sex offender records from over 460 sources- is searchable by state for only $7* or you can search all records at once for $19*. Just click on "Background Checks" on our home page or "Premium Services" at the top of any page on our site for instant result

*With DirectPass membership. Search prices are higher with Premium-only membership (click here to see our Premium Services price list).

Where do I start?

If you're confident that you know where a record is located, start at our DirectPass Criminal Records area within the Search Systems directory and select a state to see if that state or county provides criminal record information online. In many states, criminal records are reported at the county level. If you do not know the county in which your subject may have a record and you are checking employment or rental application, look at the cities where the applicant has lived (if you know the city but don't know the county name, use this service to find the county).

A statewide search through our Premium service is also a good starting point. If you do not know the state in which your subject may have a record, we recommend our "AllSearch" of all 300 million records in our Premium Criminal Records database. This will give you the most "bang for the buck."

Any results returned by the instant Premium Criminal Records search can be followed up with a search in the particular county (or counties) where the offense(s) appear. This is where the links in the Search Systems Criminal Records area can be useful to get even more details on a criminal case.

Where do I find the most current information?

The most current and accurate information online is going to be found through ourDirectPass Criminal Records area where you can access links to databases provided directly online by public record agencies.

Many counties offer direct websites with more detailed information than that found on a comprehensive database. That's not because the companies that provide comprehensive databases want to cheat you-it's simply that they can only offer what is provided to them by the public agencies. Savvy researchers use both resources to find as much information as they can.

What if I don't know where a record is located?

Then we suggest that you use our Premium Criminal Records service, where we provide the largest single database of criminal records available on the Internet - over 300 million records searchable by state or all records may be searched at once.

What areas are covered in the Search Systems DirectPass Criminal Records section?

Check our DirectPass Criminal Records area for a complete listing of every international, national, state, county, and city database that we've been able to locate online since we started this service in 1996.

What is covered in the Premium Criminal Records area?

For a complete listing of all of our Premium Criminal Records sources, click here and you will find a directory that lists our entire database and includes international, national, state, and county sources.

How current is the Premium Criminal Records data?

An online search is only as accurate as the agency reporting the data. Our Premium data is updated at varying intervals. Our Criminal Records Data Sources page lists the sources and update frequency for each jurisdiction that provides criminal records. Information that is provided directly online by a public agency is going to be the most current-another good reason to use our Premium database AND our DirectPass criminal records directory.

What information will I find in the Premium Criminal Records service?

Each jurisdiction provides a different amount of information and utilizes different sources. Results may include charges, case information, gender, race, and address. Court Records may include case information, charges, and/or case records.

Where do I find Wants, Warrants, and Arrests?

Most wants, warrants, and arrests aren't technically criminal records as there hasn't been a conviction or disposition yet, so you won't find those in our Premium Criminal Records section. The place to find wants, warrants, and arrests is in our DirectPass Criminal Records section. Browse by state for links to national, state, county, and city lists and databases.

Where do I find Federal Court Records?

Federal cases are not included in our Premium databases. The best resource for searching federal court records is the PACER system, which covers civil, criminal and bankruptcy filings in the U.S. District Courts. While PACER requires registration and fees, the amount charged is very reasonable at $0.08 per page for records viewed with a $2.40 cap on dockets. We have included the nationwide, statewide, and district PACER links within our DirectPass Criminal Records directory. For those of you interested in access to PACER information, register here: http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/register.html.

How do I find Federal Prisoners?

On the main page of our DirectPass Criminal Records directory, below the state sub-folders, we have a link to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, where you can search nationwide for Federal Bureau of Prisons inmates by Register Number, DCDC Number, FBI Number, INS Number, or by first and last name.

What's the difference between Corrections Records and Court Records?

Corrections records come from the jails and prisons and provide information about convicted persons (usually current inmates), but some jurisdictions include former inmates, probationers, parolees, or even persons sentenced to house arrest. Court records provide information about pending criminal cases, or closed criminal cases resulting in a conviction. Usually both sources will include the date of the person's conviction and basic information about the charges.

What's the difference between Corrections Records included in the Premium searches and those found within the DirectPass links?

Corrections records found through our DirectPass links are generally databases that provide information on current inmates. The advantage to researching corrections records through the Premium service is that in many jurisdictions you can look into the past and find an older criminal record, perhaps for an inmate who is no longer in prison. His or her record lives on, and their prior sentence could be important for you to know about.

We recommend consulting the description for every DirectPass corrections link and Premium corrections data source for specific information on the dates covered in that jurisdiction.

III. TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS

Compare before you search

Please read the descriptions carefully and compare what's available in each state. Generally you'll find more current information in the DirectPass databases, but it will take more time to do your search. The Premium databases will cover more databases, but the information isn't as current as DirectPass (most of our Premium databases are updated monthly).

Different results?

If the information you found through a link in our DirectPass directory gave you more information or more current records than our Premium site, there is a good reason. We can't instantaneously update every jurisdiction in our Premium database-most are updated monthly, some less often. So we recommend that you use our Premium service to get the most coverage in a single search-and then follow up with DirectPass to get more information about a case or record.

Can't find the record?

If you believe that there is a criminal record for that person somewhere, but it doesn't appear in our databases, there are several reasons. One is that not every county or state makes their criminal record information available. Or it's possible that the person may be under arrest or awaiting trial. Wants, warrants, and arrests technically aren't criminal records. Criminal records are those where there has been a disposition or conviction. We aren't trying to hide records from you-we're trying to give you access to the most records possible. Through our DirectPass and Premium services we clearly offer the most complete coverage of criminal records and criminal record sources available on the Internet.

The Breakdown

For more information on what is covered for each state, our DirectPass directory of criminal records is located here: Search Systems DirectPass Criminal Records Directory, and a state-by-state listing of what's covered in our Premium service is located here: Search Systems Premium Criminal Record Databases.

More Sex Offenders

One last thing-we've included each state's statewide sex offender registry in the DirectPass criminal records directory. But many states offer additional city and/or county databases, so we have a separate DirectPass directory for sex offenders. For a better idea of what's available, go here: Search Systems DirectPass Sex Offenders Directory.

IV. NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL RECORDS

DIRECTPASS CRIMINAL RECORDS - Our main DirectPass Criminal Records page includes national U.S. databases, as well as links to international resources in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Included on this page are links to:

  • U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate database
  • PACER Federal Court U.S. Party/Case Index
  • U.S. Appeals Court resources
  • U.S. Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Registry. Keep in mind that this overlaps each state database and doesn't offer as many search options as some state registries
  • Information from the Australian Federal Police on how to conduct criminal history checks in Australia
  • Additional Australia regional resources
  • Information from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on how to obtain criminal record checks in Canada
  • United Kingdom Criminal Records Bureau database of organizations that will process criminal record disclosure checks
  • Interpol Most Wanted

PREMIUM "ALLSEARCH" - Sign in or register and go to "AllSearch Criminal Record Search" to conduct a search of all of our available state, national and international Criminal Record and Sex Offender databases at once - over 300 million records. Our AllSearch database includes national and international databases such as:

  • Department of Commerce denied persons
  • Directorate of Defense Trade Controls Debarred Parties
  • FDIC Enforcement Decisions and Orders
  • Federal Reserve Board Enforcement Actions
  • Fugitives
  • General Services Administration Excluded Parties
  • Health Education Assistance Loan Program Defaulted Borrowers
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement Most Wanted
  • MIPT Terrorism Database
  • Office of Thrift Supervision Enforcement Actions
  • Politically Exposed Persons
  • Treasury Department Enforcement Actions
  • Australian Reserve Bank Sanctions
  • Bank of England Sanctions
  • Canada's Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Sanctions
  • Terrorism Sanctions
  • Interpol Most Wanted
  • United Nations Consolidated Sanctions
  • World Bank Ineligible Individuals.

Go here for a complete listing of coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $19 for an "AllSearch" of over 300 million state, national, and international records at once.

V. CRIMINAL RECORDS BY STATE

Keep in mind that access to the links on our DirectPass pages requires a Search Systems DirectPass subscription. Again, Search Systems Premium state searches are $7 for DirectPass members. "AllSearch" queries of all 300 million state, national, and international records in our Premium database are $19 per search for DirectPass members.

For the DirectPass databases, just click on the link (e.g. DIRECTPASS ALABAMA) and it will take you to the resources we've collected for that state. Click on the "Premium" link (e.g. PREMIUM ALABAMA) and you'll be taken to our Premium service.

ALABAMA

DIRECTPASS ALABAMA - Our DirectPass Alabama Criminal Records page provides links to:

  • Information from the Alabama Department of Public Safety Criminal Information Center on how to order criminal histories
  • Alabama Department of Corrections statewide database of currently incarcerated inmates
  • Inmate escapes
  • Parole violators
  • Department of Forensic Sciences Closed Case database
  • Statewide sex offender registry
  • U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • Inmate databases from several counties
  • Some county and city warrant databases.

PREMIUM ALABAMA - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Alabama" to conduct a statewide criminal records search that includes:

  • Corrections records of statewide felony criminal convictions and guilty pleas for persons who have been sentenced to serve time at a state facility
  • Sexual predators and violent sex offenders.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Alabama coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

ALASKA

DIRECTPASS ALASKA - Our DirectPass Alaska Criminal Records page provides links to:

  • Information on how to order criminal histories from the Alaska Department of Public Safety Criminal Information Center
  • The new CourtView and the old Alaska Trial Court indexes of court records from Anchorage, Barrow, Fairbanks, Kotzebue, Nome, Palmer, and Unalakleet
  • Statewide sex offenders
  • The Alaska U.S. District Court PACER database.

PREMIUM ALASKA - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Alaska" to conduct a statewide criminal records search that includes:

  • Court records of statewide felony and misdemeanor dispositions
  • Sex offender records statewide.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Alaska coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

AMERICAN SAMOA

DIRECTPASS AMERICAN SAMOA - Our American Samoa Criminal Records page provides a link to the American Samoa Bar Association service to browse or search for civil, criminal, and appeals court reports.

ARIZONA

DIRECTPASS ARIZONA - Our Search Systems DirectPass Arizona Criminal Records page includes:

  • Information on how to order criminal histories from the Department of Public Safety
  • Arizona civil, criminal, and family court case records
  • Department of Corrections currently incarcerated inmates
  • Inmates incarcerated before 1972
  • Maricopa County criminal court (this is a separate database from the one listed above that covers most Arizona counties)
  • Pima County court dockets and Superior Court records
  • Warrant databases, most wanted files, and county & city inmate listings
  • Statewide sex offender registry
  • Arizona U.S. District Court PACER databases.

PREMIUM ARIZONA - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Arizona" to conduct a statewide criminal records search that covers well over 10 million Arizona records at once. Search includes:

  • Statewide court felony and misdemeanor dispositions
  • Department of Corrections inmate records since 1985
  • Statewide sex offenders
  • Additional county and municipal courts records, including Maricopa, Mohave, and Pima counties.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Arizona coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

ARKANSAS

DIRECTPASS ARKANSAS - Our Arkansas Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • The Arkansas State Police where authorized entities may request a criminal background check for $22 (available to employers and professional licensing boards only)
  • Corrections records of current inmates
  • Most wanted files
  • County inmate databases
  • Statewide sex offenders
  • Arkansas Western and Eastern U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases.

PREMIUM ARKANSAS - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Arkansas" to conduct a statewide criminal records search that includes:

  • Statewide Administrative Office of the Courts felony and misdemeanor dispositions since 1987
  • Department of Corrections inmate records since 1940
  • Statewide sex offenders since August 1997.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Arkansas coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

CALIFORNIA

Issues regarding California criminal records:

  1. The California Department of Justice criminal history records are NOT available to the public.
  2. By law, access to that information is restricted to legitimate law enforcement purposes and authorized Applicant Agencies (youth organizations, human resources agencies, contract employers, and in-home supportive care providers).
  3. The public may access county court records, but only a relatively small number of California counties make their court information available online.
  4. Court records indicate that a case was filed, but often don't indicate dispositions. Also, the information about each case is often limited.
  5. Most California counties have Superior (usually felony) and Municipal (usually misdemeanor and traffic) courts. Some counties provide information from both courts, but some only provide Superior Court information.

DIRECTPASS CALIFORNIA - Our California Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • The California Department of Justice service for Applicant Agencies (youth organizations, human resources agencies, contract employers, and in-home supportive care providers).
  • A link to information about how to contact the State to request a criminal background check on yourself from the California Department of Justice.
  • The State of California doesn't provide an online inmate database, but they do have a phone query system and we provide a link to information on how to access that service.
  • Links to over 100 state, city, and county resources, including county court and inmate databases, city and county most wanted files, arrests, warrants, and booking logs
  • The statewide sex offender registry
  • California U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases.

PREMIUM CALIFORNIA - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "California" to conduct a criminal records search that includes:

  • Contra Costa County Superior and Municipal Court records
  • Fresno County Superior Court felony and misdemeanor records
  • Los Angeles County (Superior Court only)
  • Nevada County Courts
  • Orange County Superior & Municipal Courts
  • Riverside County Superior & Municipal Court felony & misdemeanor filings
  • Sacramento County Superior Court felony records
  • San Bernardino County Superior Court (felony & misdemeanor charges)
  • San Diego County Superior Court
  • Santa Barbara County Court felony and misdemeanor records
  • Santa Cruz County Courts
  • Stanislaus County Superior and Municipal Courts
  • Ventura County Superior Court (felony & misdemeanor charges)
  • Sex offender records from most counties.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium California coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

COLORADO

DIRECTPASS COLORADO - Our Colorado Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • The Colorado Judicial Branch where you may choose any one of several fee-based criminal and civil court record services
  • The fee-based Colorado Bureau of Investigation Records Check system
  • Denver County court records
  • State Department of Corrections and inmates
  • County inmate databases
  • Crime maps
  • Police incident reports
  • Statewide sex offenders
  • Colorado U.S. District Court PACER databases.

PREMIUM COLORADO - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Colorado" to conduct a criminal records search that includes:

  • Statewide corrections records of current inmates, community corrections, and parolees
  • Denver County Court Criminal and General Sessions felony and misdemeanor dispositions
  • High-risk and violent sex offenders.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Colorado coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

CONNECTICUT

DIRECTPASS CONNECTICUT - Our Connecticut Criminal Records page includes:

  • A link to the Connecticut Department of Public Safety where you can find information on how to mail in a criminal history request to the State Police Bureau of Identification
  • The Connecticut Judicial Branch database where you may search for current criminal and traffic dockets
  • Department of Correction records of current inmates
  • Connecticut U.S. District Court PACER criminal record database
  • Statewide sex offenders
  • Arrest indexes from two cities.

PREMIUM CONNECTICUT - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Connecticut" to conduct a criminal records search of over 1 million Connecticut records that includes:

  • Court records of statewide felony and misdemeanor dispositions
  • Connecticut Department of Public Safety felony and misdemeanor records
  • Inmate corrections records since 1995
  • Sex offenders statewide.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Connecticut coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

DELAWARE

Delaware criminal histories are only available through the Delaware State Police. For more information, contact the Delaware State Police Criminal History Unit at 1825 Faulkland Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1195, (302) 892-5800.

DIRECTPASS DELAWARE - Our Delaware Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Delaware Criminal Justice Information System Wants & Warrants database
  • Supreme, Chancery, Superior, and/or Common Pleas Court Orders & Opinions
  • Prison escapees
  • Delaware U.S. District Court PACER criminal record database
  • Statewide sex offender registry
  • A small number of city indexes.

PREMIUM DELAWARE - The only Delaware database that we're able to provide through our Premium service is the sex offender database. Go here to find the link for direct access to the Delaware sex offender registry.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DIRECTPASS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Our D.C. Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Information from the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department on how to order criminal histories and police clearances
  • District of Columbia U.S. District Court PACER database
  • The D.C. sex offender registry
  • D.C. crime maps and reports.

PREMIUM DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "District of Columbia" to conduct a criminal records search that includes:

  • Corrections inmate records between 1987 and July 2002 (updates aren’t currently available)
  • Sex offender records.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium District of Columbia coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

FLORIDA

DIRECTPASS FLORIDA - Our Florida Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Florida corrections database of current inmates
  • The fee-based Florida Department of Law Enforcement criminal history service ($23 per search)
  • Statewide sex offender database
  • Inmate escapes and releases
  • U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • County and city inmate databases
  • County court records
  • A substantial number of county and city arrest and warrant databases.

PREMIUM FLORIDA - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Florida" to conduct a statewide criminal records search of over 9 ½ million records, including:

  • Alachua County court records
  • Bay County court records
  • Brevard County Circuit and County court records
  • Broward County Circuit court records
  • Charlotte County court records
  • Clay County court records
  • Dade County court records
  • Duval County court records
  • Escambia County court records
  • Hernando County court records
  • Highlands County court records
  • Hillsborough County court records
  • Indian River County court records
  • Lee County court records
  • Leon County court records
  • Marion County Circuit court records
  • Monroe County court records
  • Okaloosa County court records
  • Orange County court records
  • Osceola County court records
  • Palm Beach County court records
  • Pinellas County court records
  • Sarasota County court records
  • Suwanee County court records
  • State corrections inmates since 1979
  • Statewide sex offender records.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Florida coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

GEORGIA

DIRECTPASS GEORGIA - Our Georgia Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Information on how to obtain criminal histories from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation
  • Georgia Department of Corrections databases of current inmates, parolees, and fugitives
  • Chatham County court filings and dockets
  • Cherokee County criminal court filings
  • Cobb County court records
  • DeKalb County court records
  • Dougherty County court records
  • Gwinnett County court filings
  • Richmond County court dockets
  • Savannah court dockets
  • Statewide sex offenders
  • U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • County and city inmate databases
  • County booking logs, arrests, and warrants.

PREMIUM GEORGIA - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Georgia" to conduct a statewide criminal records search of over 1½ million records, including:

  • Georgia Bureau of Investigation felony records
  • Corrections inmate records since 1979
  • Georgia Parole Board supervision status
  • Chatham County Common Pleas court records of felony cases
  • Cobb County Superior Court felony and misdemeanor records
  • DeKalb County Court misdemeanor records
  • Richmond County Superior Court felony and misdemeanor records
  • Sex offenders statewide.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Georgia coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

HAWAII

DIRECTPASS HAWAII - Our Hawaii Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Information on how to obtain criminal histories from the Hawaii Criminal Justice Center (eCrim)
  • Court records statewide, including criminal, traffic, and parking cases
  • Information on how to obtain corrections records from the Hawaii Department of Public Safety
  • Hawaii U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • Statewide sex offenders.

PREMIUM HAWAII - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Hawaii" to conduct a criminal records search of:

  • Circuit Court records
  • Corrections inmate records between 1990 and 2005
  • Statewide sex offender records.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Hawaii coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

IDAHO

DIRECTPASS IDAHO - Our Idaho Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Information from the Idaho State Police on how to obtain Idaho criminal histories
  • Idaho Department of Correction statewide database of current inmates
  • Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole schedule of hearings
  • U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • Inmate databases from several counties
  • Statewide sex offenders
  • Some Idaho county and city warrant and arrest databases.

PREMIUM IDAHO - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Idaho" to conduct a statewide criminal records search that includes:

  • State corrections records since 1995
  • Statewide sex offender records.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Idaho coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

ILLINOIS

DIRECTPASS ILLINOIS - Our DirectPass Illinois Criminal Records page includes:

  • Information from the Illinois State Police on how to obtain Illinois criminal histories
  • Illinois Department of Corrections statewide database of current inmates
  • Illinois State Police indexes of Methamphetamine manufacturers, child murderers, violent offenders against youth
  • U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • County court records
  • City & county warrant, arrest and inmate records
  • Statewide sex offenders.

PREMIUM ILLINOIS - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Illinois" to conduct a statewide criminal records search that includes:

  • Court records from 44 counties
  • State corrections records of inmates and probationers since 1986
  • Statewide sex offender records.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Illinois coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

INDIANA

DIRECTPASS INDIANA - Our DirectPass Indiana Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Information about open cases in 106 courts in 35 Indiana counties
  • Indiana State Police fee-based "Limited Criminal History" database
  • Indiana Department of Corrections current inmates
  • Court dockets from the Clerk of Courts, Supreme Court, and Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • Statewide sex offender registry
  • City & county warrant and inmate indexes.

PREMIUM INDIANA - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Indiana" to conduct a statewide criminal records search that includes:

  • State corrections records since 1962, and
  • Statewide sex offender records.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Indiana coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

IOWA

DIRECTPASS IOWA - Our DirectPass Iowa Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Iowa Courts Online database of Iowa court records
  • Information from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation on how to mail-in an Iowa Criminal History request
  • Iowa Department of Corrections current inmates
  • Statewide sex offenders
  • U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • City & county warrant, arrest and inmate indexes.

PREMIUM IOWA - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Iowa" to conduct a statewide criminal records search that includes:

  • Statewide felony and misdemeanor court dispositions,
  • Corrections records for inmates between 1982 and May 2007 (updates aren't currently available)
  • Probation records for offenders currently on probation
  • Statewide sex offenders.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Iowa coverage and the update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

KANSAS

DIRECTPASS KANSAS - Our DirectPass Kansas Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • The fee-based Kansas Bureau of Investigation criminal history service
  • Department of Corrections current inmates & offenders
  • Parolees
  • Parole absconders
  • Inmate releases:
  • Statewide sex offender
  • U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • Johnson, Sedgwick, and Shawnee Counties court records
  • Other city & county warrant, arrest and inmate databases.

PREMIUM KANSAS - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Kansas" to conduct a statewide criminal records search that includes:

  • Statewide corrections records since 1987
  • Statewide sex offender records
  • County court records from Johnson, Sedgwick, and Shawnee counties.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Kansas coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

KENTUCKY

DIRECTPASS KENTUCKY - Our DirectPass Kentucky Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Information from the Kentucky Court of Justice on how to obtain criminal history background checks
  • Kentucky Court of Justice where you can search for court dockets by county and date
  • Kentucky Department of Corrections currently incarcerated offenders
  • Statewide sex offender registry
  • U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • City & county warrant and inmate databases.

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  • Statewide corrections records since 1995
  • Statewide sex offender records.

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LOUISIANA

DIRECTPASS LOUISIANA - Our Search Systems DirectPass Louisiana Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Louisiana State Police information on how to obtain a criminal history in Louisiana
  • Information on how to obtain inmate information from the Department of Public Safety
  • Court records in Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, Orleans, and St. Tammany Parish
  • Inmate parole docket database
  • Statewide sex offender registry
  • U.S. District Court PACER databases
  • City and Parish arrest, warrant and inmate databases.

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  • Parole board records from the Department of Corrections
  • Court records from Bossier, Caddo, Orleans, and St. Tammany Parish courts.

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MAINE

DIRECTPASS MAINE - Our DirectPass Maine Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Maine State Police where you can request a criminal history record or juvenile crime information check:
  • State of Maine Most Wanted database
  • Statewide sex offender registry
  • U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • Some city & county databases.

PREMIUM MAINE - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Maine" to conduct a statewide criminal records search that includes:

  • Statewide corrections records between 1995 and 2006 (updates are no longer available)
  • Statewide sex offender records.

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MARYLAND

DIRECTPASS MARYLAND - Our DirectPass Maryland Criminal Records page includes:

  • Maryland Court Records where you can search statewide for civil, traffic, and criminal court records
  • Information from the Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services on how to obtain criminal histories and background checks
  • Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services database of currently incarcerated inmates & offenders
  • U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • Statewide sex offender registry
  • City & county warrant, crime map, and police/sheriff report databases.

PREMIUM MARYLAND - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Maryland" to conduct a statewide criminal records search that includes:

  • Statewide felony and misdemeanor court records since January 2006 (historical data to be updated shortly)
  • Department of corrections records
  • Sex offenders statewide.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Maryland coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

MASSACHUSETTS

DIRECTPASS MASSACHUSETTS - Access to Massachusetts criminal record information is restricted by the State. Our DirectPass Massachusetts Criminal Records page features links to:

  • Massachusetts Criminal History Systems Board where you'll find how to request criminal offender records and who may obtain that information (requestors must go through a certification process)
  • Massachusetts Corrections inmate/offender database
  • Statewide sex offender registry
  • U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil records
  • City & town arrest, incident, and warrant indexes.

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MICHIGAN

DIRECTPASS MICHIGAN - Our DirectPass Michigan Criminal Records page features links to:

  • The Michigan Department of State Police database where you can search for Michigan criminal histories for $10 per search
  • Department of Corrections current and discharged inmate databases
  • U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • Statewide sex offenders
  • City and county court records
  • City and county arrest, warrant, and inmate databases.

PREMIUM MICHIGAN - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Michigan" to conduct a statewide search that includes:

  • Michigan Department of Corrections Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS) statewide felony criminal conviction records of persons who have been sentenced to serve time at a state corrections facility or have been placed on parole or probation since 1922
  • Wayne County court records
  • All sex offenders sentenced since 1994.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Michigan coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

MINNESOTA

DIRECTPASS MINNESOTA - Our DirectPass Minnesota Criminal Records links include:

  • Minnesota Department of Public Safety where you may do a Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) criminal history search
  • Minnesota Trial Court Public Access service where you may search by county or statewide for criminal as well as civil, family, and probate court case records
  • Department of Corrections currently incarcerated inmates / offenders database
  • Statewide sex offenders
  • BCA Methamphetamine offenders:
  • Minnesota U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • Information on how to order Hennepin County (Fourth Judicial District Court) civil and criminal court records
  • A substantial number of county warrant and inmate databases.

PREMIUM MINNESOTA - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Minnesota" to conduct a statewide criminal records search that includes:

  • Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) administrative records of felonies and/or gross misdemeanors
  • Department of Public Safety administrative records of statewide criminal convictions
  • Corrections records (current and historical records since 1977)
  • Statewide sex offenders.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Minnesota coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

MISSISSIPPI

DIRECTPASS MISSISSIPPI - Our DirectPass Mississippi Criminal Records page links to:

  • Information from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety on how to make a criminal history available for inspection
  • Mississippi database of currently incarcerated inmates
  • Department of Corrections parole database
  • Inmates on death row
  • U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • Adams, DeSoto, Harrison, Hinds, and Marion County court records
  • Statewide sex offender database
  • Clarke, Harrison, and Wayne County inmate databases.

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  • Mississippi Department of Corrections records of offenders who have been sentenced to serve time at a state corrections facility or have been placed on parole or probation since 1976
  • Mississippi Parole Board records since 1976
  • Harrison County court information on upcoming hearings.
  • Hinds County criminal court records
  • Statewide sex offenders.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Mississippi coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

MISSOURI

DIRECTPASS MISSOURI - Our DirectPass Missouri Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Information on how to obtain criminal histories from the Missouri Highway Patrol
  • Missouri Judiciary's Case Information System statewide court records system
  • Missouri Corrections records of currently incarcerated inmates
  • Missouri U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil records databases
  • Statewide sex offender database
  • County and city links to court records, inmates, warrants and crime maps.

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  • Judicial Circuit Courts of Missouri statewide felony and misdemeanor records since 1999 collected from all 45 of the Circuit Courts
  • Corrections records since 1980 of currently and previously incarcerated felons and other felons sentenced to probation or community service
  • Statewide sex offender records.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Missouri coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

MONTANA

DIRECTPASS MONTANA - Our DirectPass Montana Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Montana Department of Justice online criminal histories
  • Currently and previously incarcerated Department of Corrections inmates
  • Parole hearings
  • Parole dispositions
  • Statewide sex offender database
  • Montana U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil records database
  • County inmate, inmate release and warrant databases.

PREMIUM MONTANA - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Montana" to conduct a criminal records search that includes:

  • Corrections records since 1994 of currently and previously incarcerated felons and felons sentenced to probation
  • Statewide sex offender records.

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NEBRASKA

DIRECTPASS NEBRASKA - Our DirectPass Nebraska Criminal Records page includes:

  • Information from the Nebraska State Patrol on how to request criminal histories
  • Nebraska Trial Courts fee-based case records service
  • Corrections records of current inmates
  • Statewide sex offenders
  • Nebraska U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil records database
  • County and city links to court records, crime maps, criminal histories, inmates, inmate releases, most-wanted lists, and warrants.

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  • Corrections records of currently and previously incarcerated inmates since 1935
  • Statewide sex offender records since January 1992.

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NEVADA

DIRECTPASS NEVADA - Our DirectPass Nevada Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Information on how to obtain criminal histories from the Nevada Department of Public Safety
  • Statewide Department of Corrections incarcerated inmates
  • Nevada State Prison Inmate Case Files from 1863 to 1972
  • Statewide sex offenders
  • Clark County (Las Vegas Area) court records
  • Washoe County (Reno Area) court records
  • Nevada U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil records database
  • County and city links to inmate databases and crime maps.

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  • Corrections records of currently incarcerated inmates and those released within the past 18 months
  • Statewide sex offenders since 1982.

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NEW HAMPSHIRE

DIRECTPASS NEW HAMPSHIRE - Our DirectPass New Hampshire Criminal Records page includes:

  • Information from the New Hampshire Department of Safety Division of State Police about how to order criminal record checks
  • New Hampshire U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil records database
  • Statewide sex offenders
  • Cheshire County inmates
  • Rockingham County inmates.

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  • Current and historical data of individuals within the New Hampshire Division of Corrections and offenders supervised by the Division of Parole and Probation since 1997
  • Statewide sex offender records since 1989.

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NEW JERSEY

DIRECTPASS NEW JERSEY - Our DirectPass New Jersey Criminal Records page includes:

  • Information from the New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety on who may order and how to obtain criminal histories in New Jersey
  • Statewide court records
  • Department of Corrections current and released inmates
  • Statewide sex offenders
  • New Jersey U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil records database
  • Atlantic County, Hunterdon County, and Monmouth County inmate records.

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  • Court records of felony convictions since 1994
  • Corrections records for convicts sentenced to jail or probation since 1990, and
  • Statewide sex offender records.

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NEW MEXICO

DIRECTPASS NEW MEXICO - Our DirectPass New Mexico Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Statewide District and Magistrate civil, traffic, and criminal court filings
  • Corrections records of currently incarcerated inmates and those on probation
  • Statewide DWI (DUI) offenders
  • DWI Offender histories
  • Sex offenders statewide
  • New Mexico U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil records database
  • Bernalillo County and Santa Fe County inmate records
  • Bernalillo County court records
  • Local crime maps and most wanted lists.

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  • District and Magistrate Courts felony and misdemeanor records statewide since 1990
  • Statewide Corrections Department records of currently incarcerated inmates and supervised parolees
  • Statewide sex offenders since 1995.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium New Mexico coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

NEW YORK

DIRECTPASS NEW YORK - The best resource for criminal histories in New York is the fee-based Criminal History service provided by the New York State Unified Court System - which is $52.00 per search. We provide a link to that resource on our DirectPass New York Criminal Records page, as well as links to:

  • New York State Unified Court System WebCrims Case Information System for current criminal court filings & calendars in 13 New York counties
  • State-level current and released inmates
  • Statewide sex offender database
  • New York U.S. District Courts PACER criminal and civil records databases
  • County and city inmate databases
  • Over 50 state, county and city links to court calendars, court records, crime maps, most-wanted lists, and warrants.

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  • Statewide corrections records for current inmates and those released since January 1990
  • Statewide sex offenders.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium New York coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

NORTH CAROLINA

DIRECTPASS NORTH CAROLINA - Our DirectPass North Carolina Criminal Records page includes:

  • District and Superior Court records from all North Carolina Counties
  • Court calendars
  • Department of Correction inmate records
  • Statewide sex offenders
  • North Carolina U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil records databases
  • County and city crime maps, inmates, police reports and warrants.

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  • Court records of felony, misdemeanor, and traffic dispositions from all county district and superior courts since 1973
  • Statewide corrections inmate and probation records since 1995
  • Sex offenders statewide.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium North Carolina coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

NORTH DAKOTA

DIRECTPASS NORTH DAKOTA - Our DirectPass North Dakota Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Information from the North Dakota Attorney General's office that explains how to obtain criminal histories
  • North Dakota State Court case record database
  • State Court calendars
  • Parole and probation absconders
  • Sex offenders statewide
  • Crime maps
  • Most-wanted lists and some county warrant records
  • North Dakota U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil records.

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  • Statewide court records between 1990 and 2002, and
  • Sex offenders sentenced since January 1992.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium North Dakota coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

OHIO

DIRECTPASS OHIO - Our DirectPass Ohio Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Information from the Ohio Attorney General on how to order an Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI&I) criminal history check
  • Over 73 County Common Pleas Court and Municipal Court databases
  • Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections current inmate records
  • Sex offenders statewide
  • Southeast Ohio Regional Jail current and past housed inmates
  • Ohio U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil records databases
  • A substantial number of city and county databases and indexes of arrests, crime maps, inmates, most-wanted, police reports, and warrants.

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  • Common Pleas and Municipal Court records from 50 Ohio counties
  • Statewide corrections records for convicts sentenced to probation or a corrections facility since 1990
  • Statewide sex offender records.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Ohio coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

OKLAHOMA

DIRECTPASS OKLAHOMA - Our DirectPass Oklahoma Criminal Records page includes:

  • Information from the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation on how to do an Oklahoma criminal history check
  • The Oklahoma State Courts Network (OSCN) where you may search for District Court records in eight counties
  • District Court records from 61 counties, including the Sac And Fox & Indian Nation Courts
  • Department of Corrections inmates
  • Parole dockets
  • Parole status
  • Sex offenders statewide
  • Over 80 state, county and city links to court dockets, district court records, crime maps, inmates and warrants
  • Oklahoma U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil records databases.

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  • County court felony and misdemeanor records from 73 Oklahoma counties
  • Statewide Corrections records of inmates sentenced since 1997
  • Criminal Justice Center inmates sentenced since 1999
  • Statewide sex offender records.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Oklahoma coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

OREGON

DIRECTPASS OREGON - Our DirectPass Oregon Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Instructions on how to register for the fee-based Oregon State Police criminal record query system
  • The fee-based Oregon Judicial Information Network court records
  • Statewide currently incarcerated inmates
  • Sex offenders statewide
  • County and city links to crime maps, inmates, warrant databases, and most-wanted lists
  • Oregon U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil records.

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  • Oregon Judicial Information Network (OJIN) records of felony and misdemeanor dispositions in all 36 Oregon counties since 1987
  • Corrections records of inmates sentenced since 1987
  • Statewide sex offenders sentenced since 2000.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Oregon coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

PENNSYLVANIA

DIRECTPASS PENNSYLVANIA - Our DirectPass Pennsylvania Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Pennsylvania Access to the Criminal History (PATCH) System for Pennsylvania criminal histories
  • Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System for Court of Common Pleas Docket Sheets from criminal, administrative, miscellaneous, summary, and summary appeal cases
  • Municipal Court web docket sheets
  • Department of Corrections currently incarcerated inmates and death row inmates
  • Sex offenders statewide
  • U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil records databases
  • Over 100 links to county and city court records, crime maps, deadbeat parents, inmates, traffic court filings, and warrants.

PREMIUM PENNSYLVANIA - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Pennsylvania" to conduct a criminal records search that includes:

  • Pennsylvania Administrative Office of the Courts statewide District Court criminal felony, misdemeanor, and traffic filings since 1995 (excluding Pittsburgh Magistrates Court and Philadelphia City Court)
  • Felony and Misdemeanor records from the Pennsylvania Common Pleas Courts
  • Philadelphia Municipal Court records
  • Department of Corrections inmates sentenced since 2003
  • Statewide sex offender records.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Pennsylvania coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

RHODE ISLAND

DIRECTPASS RHODE ISLAND - Our DirectPass Rhode Island Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Rhode Island felony, misdemeanor, ordinance, traffic, and violation court records from the Judiciary Adult Criminal Information database
  • Statewide criminal court calendars
  • Department of Corrections inmates currently incarcerated or home-confined
  • Sex offenders statewide
  • Rhode Island U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil records databases.

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  • Superior and District Court disposition records of statewide felony and misdemeanor cases since 1984
  • Corrections records of statewide felony offenders
  • Sex offender records statewide.

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SOUTH CAROLINA

DIRECTPASS SOUTH CAROLINA - Our DirectPass South Carolina Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) fee-based criminal history service ($25 per search)
  • Department of Corrections currently incarcerated inmates
  • Statewide sex offenders
  • South Carolina U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil records databases
  • County and city links to court dockets, court records, crime maps, inmates, most-wanted lists and police reports.

PREMIUM SOUTH CAROLINA - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "South Carolina" to conduct a criminal records search that includes:

  • Anderson County General Sessions Court felony records
  • Florence County Circuit Court records
  • Greenville County General Sessions Court felony records
  • Pickens County General Sessions Court felony records
  • York County Circuit Court felony records
  • Currently and previously incarcerated inmates
  • Statewide sex offender records since 1984.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium South Carolina coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

SOUTH DAKOTA

DIRECTPASS SOUTH DAKOTA - Our DirectPass South Dakota Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Information on how to order a statewide criminal history search from the State of South Dakota ($15 fee per search)
  • Department of Corrections escapees
  • Sex offenders statewide
  • South Dakota U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • Sioux Falls police logs
  • Clay County active warrants.

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  • Sex offender records: and
  • P.R.I.O.R.S. (previously requested criminal data) records.

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TENNESSEE

DIRECTPASS TENNESSEE - Our DirectPass Tennessee Criminal Records page includes links to the following Tennessee databases:

  • Felons currently or previously under the supervision of the Tennessee Department of Corrections or the Board of Probation and Parole
  • Davidson County/Nashville court records, inmates, traffic tickets, and wanted fugitives
  • Hamilton County court records and dockets
  • Montgomery County warrants and booking reports
  • Shelby County court records, inmates, warrants, and crime maps
  • Tennessee Bureau of Investigation records for convicted Methamphetamine offenders
  • Tennessee U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • County and city links to arrests, court dockets, crime maps, most-wanted lists, parolees, and traffic ticket databases.

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  • Court records from all 95 Tennessee counties since 1990
  • Additional criminal court records from Davidson County, Hamilton County, and Rutherford County
  • Corrections records statewide of inmates, probationers, and parolees since 1968
  • Sex offenders
  • Methamphetamine offenders.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Tennessee coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

TEXAS

DIRECTPASS TEXAS - Our DirectPass Texas Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) criminal histories
  • Statewide corrections records
  • Death row inmates
  • Sex offenders statewide
  • Texas U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • Over 160 county and city links to arrests, court records, crime maps, criminal dockets, inmates, police reports, sheriff bonds, and warrants.

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  • Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) felony and Class A or B misdemeanor convictions from all Texas counties since 1979
  • Corrections records of incarcerated inmates, parolees, and probationers since 1979
  • Sex offenders sentenced since 1970
  • Bexar County District Court felony and misdemeanor records
  • Brazoria County felony and misdemeanor records
  • Brazos County felony and misdemeanor records
  • Burnet County misdemeanor records
  • Cameron County District Court felony records
  • Comal County felony and misdemeanor records
  • Dallas County Court felony and misdemeanor records
  • Denton County Court felony and misdemeanor records
  • El Paso County District Court felony records
  • Fort Bend County Court felony records
  • Galveston County Court misdemeanor records
  • Grayson County Court felony and misdemeanor records
  • Gregg County Court felony records
  • Harris County Court felony and misdemeanor records
  • Hood County Court misdemeanor records
  • Hunt County Court misdemeanor records
  • Jefferson County Court misdemeanor records
  • Johnson County Court misdemeanor records
  • Kaufman County Court felony records
  • Lamar County Court felony and misdemeanor records
  • Midland County Court felony and misdemeanor records
  • Montgomery County Court felony and misdemeanor records
  • Nueces County Court felony and misdemeanor records
  • Parker County Court felony and misdemeanor records
  • Potter County Court felony and misdemeanor records
  • Rockwall County Court misdemeanor records
  • Smith County Court misdemeanor records
  • Tom Green County Court felony and misdemeanor records
  • Travis County Court felony records
  • Victoria County Court felony and misdemeanor records
  • Waller County Court records
  • Williamson County Court misdemeanor records.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Texas coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

UTAH

DIRECTPASS UTAH - Our DirectPass Utah Criminal directory includes links to:

  • Information on how to order your own criminal history record (Utah is a "closed" state, so you may not order DPS criminal histories on anyone else)
  • Utah State Archives of criminal case records
  • Utah "Right to Know" database of charges filed in District Court
  • Sex offenders statewide
  • Utah U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil records
  • County and city links to arrests, court calendars, court records, crime maps, and warrants.

PREMIUM UTAH - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Utah" to conduct a criminal records search that includes:

  • Utah Administrative Office of the Courts records of criminal convictions statewide
  • Corrections records of inmates, parolees, and probationers
  • Sex offenders.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Utah coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

VERMONT

DIRECTPASS VERMONT - Our DirectPass Vermont Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Vermont Criminal Information Center where qualified requestors may order criminal history searches
  • Department of Corrections records of incarcerated inmates
  • Sex offenders statewide
  • Vermont U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil records
  • Brattleboro Warrants
  • Franklin County Police Incidents.

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  • Department of Corrections records of currently incarcerated inmates
  • Statewide sex offender records.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Vermont coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

VIRGINIA

DIRECTPASS VIRGINIA - Our DirectPass Virginia Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Information from the Virginia State Police on how to order criminal history records*
  • Virginia Circuit Courts for criminal, law, or chancery court record information
  • Virginia District Courts for civil, criminal and traffic court records
  • Corrections records of currently incarcerated inmates
  • Escapees
  • Fugitives
  • Sex offenders statewide
  • Virginia U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • County and city links to arrests, most wanted, police incidents, and warrants.

* The state has two methods of obtaining criminal histories and the form used depends on who does the search. Form SP-167 is for individuals, private companies & the general public and requires notarization. Agencies such as adoptions & foster care, hospital pharmacies, home care facilities etc., and cities & counties may submit form SP-230, which does not require notarization.

PREMIUM VIRGINIA - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Virginia" to conduct a criminal records search that includes:

  • Court records of statewide, county, and independent municipality General District and Circuit Court felony, misdemeanor, and motor vehicle citation dispositions since 1993
  • Corrections records of offenders currently on active parole
  • Sex offender records statewide.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Virginia coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

WASHINGTON

DIRECTPASS WASHINGTON - Our DirectPass Washington Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Washington State Patrol Criminal History service (WATCH)
  • Administrative Office of the Courts criminal records
  • Court dates
  • Currently incarcerated inmates
  • Sex offenders statewide
  • Washington U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • County and city links to arrests, crime maps, bookings, and warrants
  • Archive inmate databases from Seatco Prison and Walla Walla Penitentiary in the late 1800s.

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  • Court records of felony and misdemeanor dispositions from all District and Municipal courts since 1985
  • Records from all Superior courts since 1998
  • Statewide corrections records of inmates incarcerated from 1995 to 11/2006 (updates aren't currently available)
  • Sex offender records statewide.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Washington coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

WEST VIRGINIA

DIRECTPASS WEST VIRGINIA - Our DirectPass West Virginia Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Information from the West Virginia State Police for employers on how to order criminal histories
  • West Virginia Regional Jail Authority incarcerated inmates
  • Parole absconders
  • Sex offenders statewide
  • West Virginia U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record databases
  • Putnam County inmates.

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  • Department of Corrections incarcerated offenders
  • Statewide sex offender records.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium West Virginia coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

WISCONSIN

DIRECTPASS WISCONSIN - Our DirectPass Wisconsin Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Information from the Wisconsin Department of Justice on how to conduct criminal background checks in Wisconsin.
  • Wisconsin Crime Information Bureau's online database of arrests and convictions
  • Wisconsin Circuit Court Access (WCCA) database of Wisconsin civil, criminal, traffic, family, probate, tax warrant, unemployment compensation, or workers compensation court cases
  • Milwaukee Municipal Court records
  • Department of Corrections currently incarcerated inmates and offenders
  • Sex offenders statewide
  • Wisconsin U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil records
  • County and city warrant and inmate databases.

PREMIUM WISCONSIN - Sign in or register and go to "Criminal Records by State" and then select "Wisconsin" to conduct a criminal records search that includes:

  • Court records statewide of felony and misdemeanor dispositions since 1992
  • Corrections records statewide for criminal felony convictions since 1970
  • Sex offender records statewide since 1994.

Go here for a complete description of our Premium Wisconsin coverage and update frequency. Search Systems DirectPass subscribers pay $7 per search.

WYOMING

DIRECTPASS WYOMING - Our DirectPass Wyoming Criminal Records page includes links to:

  • Wyoming Attorney General Division of Criminal Investigation website with information on ordering Wyoming criminal history checks
  • Sex offenders statewide
  • Wyoming U.S. District Court PACER criminal and civil record database
  • City and county warrant databases.

PREMIUM WYOMING - The only criminal record database available to us in Wyoming is the sex offender registry. You may search our records for a fee, but if you're a DirectPass member, save some money and use the Wyoming sex offender registry available on our DIRECTPASS WYOMING page.

VI. ABOUT SEARCH SYSTEMS PUBLIC RECORDS

In 1996 there were only a very small number of public record databases on the Internet and they were difficult to find. Google hadn't been invented yet and AltaVista was one of the more popular search engines. Back then we were primarily a skiptracing (finding people) and background search company working for law firms, financial institutions such as Wells Fargo Bank, and title insurance companies such as Old Republic, First American, and Fidelity National Title. In order to help our employees and clients find public records on the Internet we developed a directory of links to public records called pac-info.com, which later became searchsystems.net.

Since we started this service, we've found and added over 40,000 links to public record databases. These links are organized by geographic location and by type of public record, and a helpful description has been added to each one. At Search Systems, we add new databases each day, and we continually evaluate each link to determine if it's working. If a link is not working, we repair it immediately.

We believe that Search Systems is far the best resource for public records - especially criminal records - on the Internet.

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