USA - Criminal Record Check

The Police Background check / Police Clearance Certificate must be a State or FBI Level Criminal Background Check.

FBI: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/fprequest.htm

Also, State Level Police Checks will not be accepted up until 31st December 2011. Here is a list of links with information for requesting a Police Background check in your State.

* Alabama: http://www.acjic.alabama.gov/citizens.cfm#q2
* Alaska: http://www.dps.state.ak.us/Statewide/background/
* Arizona: http://www.azdps.gov/Services/Records/Criminal_History_Records/
* Arkansas: https://www.ark.org/criminal/index.php
* California: http://ag.ca.gov/fingerprints/visaimmigration.php
* Colorado: https://www.cbirecordscheck.com/Question/faq.asp#faq6
* Connecticut: http://www.ct.gov/dps/lib/dps/reports_and_records/dps-846-c.pdf
* Delaware: http://dsp.delaware.gov/SBIinfo.shtml#CrimHist
* District of Columbia: http://www.publicrecordsinfo.com/criminal_records/dc_criminal_records.ht...
* Florida: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/content/getdoc/2952da22-ba08-4dfc-9e45-2d793...
* Georgia: http://gbi.georgia.gov/00/channel_modifieddate/0,2096,67862954_67866875,...
* Hawaii: http://hawaii.gov/ag/hcjdc/main/criminal_history/
* Idaho: http://www.isp.idaho.gov/identification/PublicAccessToCriminalHistoryRec...
* Illinois: http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/index.cfm?metaSection=About&metaPage...
* Indiana: http://www.in.gov/ai/appfiles/isp-lch/
* Iowa: http://www.dps.state.ia.us/DCI/supportoperations/crimhistory/obtain_reco...
* Kansas: http://www.kansas.gov/kbi/criminalhistory/
* Kentucky: http://courts.ky.gov/aoc/courtservices/recordsandstatistics/records.htm
* Louisiana: http://wwwprd.doa.louisiana.gov/LaServices/PublicPages/ServiceDetail.cfm...
* Maine: http://www10.informe.org/PCR/
* Maryland: http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/publicservs/bgchecks.shtml
* Massachusetts: http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsterminal&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Crime+Prevention+%26+Personal+Safety&L2=Background+Check&L3=Criminal+Offender+Record+Information+(CORI)&L4=Requesting+Criminal+Records&sid=Eeops&b=terminalcontent&f=chsb_cori_request&csid=Eeops
* Michigan: http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123-1589_1878_8311-16223--,00.html
* Minnesota: http://www.dps.state.mn.us/bca/cjis/documents/Page-15-01.html#Public%20a...
* Mississippi: http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/30,0,206.html
* Missouri: http://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/CRID/crimRecChk...
* Montana: https://app.mt.gov/choprs/faq.html
* Nebraska: http://www.nsp.state.ne.us/findfile.asp?id2=174
* Nevada: http://nvrepository.state.nv.us/criminal/forms/PersonalNevadaCriminalHis...
* New Hampshire: http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/nhsp/ssb/crimrecords/index.html
* New Jersey: http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/about/serv_chrc.html#instruct
* New Mexico: http://www.dps.nm.org/lawEnforcement/records.php
* New York: http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/ojis/recordreview.htm
* North Carolina: http://ncdoj.gov/About-DOJ/State-Bureau-of-Investigation/Special-Operati...
* North Dakota: http://www.ag.state.nd.us/bci/chr/RequestCHR.html
* Ohio: http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/BCIBrochure
* Oklahoma: http://www.ok.gov/osbi/documents/OSBI%20CRIMINAL%20HISTORY%20REQUEST%20FORM%20(AUGUST%202009).pdf
* Oregon: http://www.oregon.gov/OSP/ID/register.shtml
* Pennsylvania: http://www.philadelphiazoo.org/PhiladelphiaZoo/files/3b/3b607b0c-ee24-47... or: https://epatch.state.pa.us/RecordCheckHome.jsp
* Rhode Island: http://www.risp.ri.gov/contact/
* South Carolina: http://www.sled.state.sc.us/sled/default.asp?Category=CATCH_SSN
* South Dakota: http://www.dci.sd.gov/administration/id/cch.htm
* Tennessee: http://www.tbi.state.tn.us/background_checks/backgrd_checks.shtml
* Texas: https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/DPS_WEB/Cch/index.aspx?PageIndex=About
* Utah: http://publicsafety.utah.gov/bci/forms.html#Records
* Vermont: http://www.dps.state.vt.us/cjs/recordcheck/recordcheck6.html
* Virginia: http://www.vsp.state.va.us/CJIS_Criminal_Record_Check.shtm
* Washington: http://www.wsp.wa.gov/crime/crimhist.htm
* West Virginia: FBI Check is recommended: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/fprequest.htm
* Wisconsin: http://www.doj.state.wi.us/dles/cib/forms/cib/worcs.pdf
* Wyoming: http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/chc.html

Local Police Background Checks from your local Police station are no longer being accepted.

Once you have received the statement, it must be authenticated / stamped by the State Department for a list of issuing authorities. The stamp is called an Apostille please see USA – Apostille Info