State Criminal Availability and Source
Not every state offers a statewide criminal background search; some states only provide access at the county level. To make things easier, the table below breaks down what’s available in each state. You’ll see whether a statewide search can be done, court fees, and where the official criminal record data comes from. This way, you’ll know exactly what to expect before you start a search.
|
Jurisdiction |
Crim Court Fee |
Civil Court Fee |
Source |
|
AK, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
Alaska Courtview |
|
AL, Statewide |
$1.65 |
N/A |
Alacourt |
|
AR, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts |
|
AZ, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
Arizona Judicial Branch |
|
CA, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
No source for statewide. Must search county by county. |
|
CO, Statewide |
$2.40 |
$2.40 |
Colorado Judicial Branch |
|
CT, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
Connecticut Judicial Branch |
|
DE, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
Judicial Information System |
|
FL, Statewide |
$25.00 |
$25.00 |
Florida Department of Law Enforcement |
|
GA, Statewide |
$1.00 |
N/A |
Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) State Police Additional form is required to be filled & signed by the candidate to run |
|
HI, Statewide |
$3.50 |
N/A |
eCourt - Hawaii State Judiciary |
|
IA, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
Iowa Judicial Branch |
|
ID, Statewide |
$2.00 |
N/A |
iCourt Portal - All counties available. |
|
IL, Statewide |
$10.00 |
N/A |
Illinois State Police |
|
IN, Statewide |
$15.70 |
N/A |
Indiana State Patrol |
|
KS, Statewide |
$30.00 |
N/A |
Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) |
|
KY, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
Kentucky Offender Look Up |
|
LA, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
No source for statewide. Must search county by county. |
|
MA, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
Massachusetts Judiciary System |
|
MD, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
Maryland Judiciary system |
|
ME, Statewide |
$31.00 |
N/A |
Maine State Police (InforME) |
|
MI, Statewide |
$10.00 |
N/A |
Michigan State Police (ICHAT) |
|
MN, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
State Maintained Unified Source |
|
MO, Statewide |
$0.50 |
$0.50 |
MO Case.Net |
|
MS, Statewide |
$15.00 |
N/A |
Mississippi Administrative Office of Courts |
|
MT, Statewide |
$20.00 |
N/A |
Montana Department of Justice |
|
NC, Statewide |
$2.50 |
N/A |
Administrative Office of the Courts |
|
ND, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
North Dakota District Court Case system |
|
NE, Statewide |
$0.50 |
N/A |
Nebraska Judicial Portal |
|
NH, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
No source for statewide. Must search county by county. |
|
NJ, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
PROMIS GAVEL System |
|
NM, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
New Mexico State Judiciary |
|
NV, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
No source for statewide. Must search county by county. |
|
NY, Statewide |
$98.00 |
N/A |
Office of Court Administration (OCA) |
|
OH, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
No source for statewide. Must search county by county. |
|
OK, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
Oklahoma State Courts Network (OSCN) |
|
OR, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
Oregon eCourt Case Information |
|
PA, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
Unified Judicial System |
|
RI, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
Rhode Island Judicial Services |
|
SC, Statewide |
$26.00 |
N/A |
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) |
|
SD, Statewide |
$20.00 |
$20.00 |
South Dakota Unified Court System |
|
TN, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
Tennessee Department of Corrections |
|
TX, Statewide |
$3.35 |
N/A |
Texas Department of Public Safety |
|
UT, Statewide |
$0.35 |
$0.35 |
UT, State Court Xchange |
|
VA, Statewide |
$15.00 |
N/A |
Virginia State Police |
|
VT, Statewide |
$30.00 |
N/A |
Vermont Criminal Information Center (Provides Convictions Only) |
|
WA, Statewide |
$5.00 |
$5.00 |
Judicial Information System (JIS) |
|
WI, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
Wisconsin Circuit Court Access (WCCA) |
|
WV, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
No source for statewide. Must search county by county. |
|
WY, Statewide |
N/A |
N/A |
No source for statewide. Must search county by county. |