How to obtain your criminal rap sheet
You may be asking how you can get a copy of your criminal rap sheet. This guide will help you understand how to get a rap sheet and explain details of what a rap sheet is and what someone could expect to see in one.
For those not familiar with what a rap sheet is it is an official record of your arrest and prosecutions, hence (RAP). The rap sheet will contain data from any prosecutions and arrests. The data will include information like charges and convictions. If there were dismissals in the case it will show that also. The federal government maintains rap sheets on anyone that has a charge or conviction with the law. So for both state and federal, the FBI maintains this rap sheets.
How can I get a copy of my criminal rap sheet?
Agencies responsible for housing a criminal rap sheet will be different in each state. We will provide a list of contacts that you can use depending on what state you are in. There are fees that will be incurred to get this data. We recommend contacting the department below to find out what the cost will be and what you will need to provide in order to obtain the data.
Alabama
Alabama Department of Public Safety
Bureau of Investigations
301 South Ripley Street
P.O. Box 1511
Montgomery, AL 36102-1511
334-242-1142
Alaska
Alaska Department of Public Safety
Administrative Services
Bureau of Records & Identification
5700 East Tudor Road
Anchorage, AK 99507
907-269-5767
Web Site: www.dps.state.ak.us
Arizona
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Criminal History Records Section
ATTN/DAYSHIFT
P.O. Box 18450 Mail drop 3110
Phoenix, AZ 85005
602-223-2229
Web Site: www.azdps.gov/services/public/records/criminal
Arkansas
Arkansas State Police
One State Police Plaza Dr.
Little Rock, AR 72209
https://www.ark.org/criminal/index.php
California
California Department of Justice
Record Review Unit
P.O. Box 903417
Sacramento, CA 94203-4170
916-227-3835
Colorado
Crime Information Center
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
690 Kipling Street, #3000
Denver, CO 80215
303-239-4208
Web Site: www.cbirecordscheck.com
Connecticut
State of Connecticut
Department of Public Safety
State Police Bureau of Identification
1111 County Club Road
P.O. Box 2794
Middletown, CT 06457-9294
1-860-685-8480
Web Site: www.state.ct.us/dps/SPBI.htm
Delaware
State Bureau of Identification
Delaware State Police
P.O. Box 430
Dover, DE 19903-0430
302-739-5901
Florida
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
USA/Public Records
2331 Phillips Road
P.O. Box 1489
Tallahassee, FL 32302
850-410-8109
Web Site: www.fdle.state.fl.us/
Georgia
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Crime Information Center
3121 Pantherfield Road
P.O. Box 370748
Decatur, GA 30037
404-244-2601
Hawaii
Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center
Department of the Attorney General
Kekuanao’s Building
465 South King Street, Room 102 (Walk-in location)
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-587-3279
Web Site: ag.hawaii.gov/hcjdc/
Idaho
Bureau of Criminal Identification
Idaho Department of Law Enforcement
700 South Stratford Drive, Suite 120
Meridian, ID 83680
208-884-7130
208-884-7193 fax
Web Site: www.isp.idaho.gov
Illinois
Illinois State Police, Bureau of Identification
Fee Processing Unit
260 North Chicago Street
Joliet, IL 60432
815-740-5160
Web Site: www.isp.state.il.us/crimhistory/viewingchrircds.cfm/
Indiana
Indiana State Police Central Repository
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204
371-232-8262
Web Site: www.in.gov/isp/lch
Iowa
Iowa Workforce Development
1000 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
866-239-0843
Web Site: www.iowaworkforce.org
Kansas
Adult Records Unit
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
1620 SW Tyler Street
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-8200
Web Site: https://www.kansas.gov/criminalhistory/
Kentucky
Kentucky State Police
Records Branch
919 Versaille Road
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-227-8700
Maryland
Criminal Justice Information System – Central Repository
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
6776 Reisterstown Rd.
Baltimore City, MD 21215
410-585-3190
Web Site: www.dpscs.state.md.us/about/FAQcjis.shtml
Massachusetts
Criminal History Systems Board
Attn: CORI Unit
200 Arlington St., Suite 2200
Chelsea, MA 02150
617-660-4600
Michigan
Criminal Justice Information Center
Michigan State Police
7150 Harris Dr.
Lansing, MI 48913
517-322-1959
517-322-0635 fax
Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
CJIS Section
1246 University Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55104
651-642-0670
Web Site: https://cch.state.mn.us
Missouri
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Criminal Records Division
1510 E. Elm St.
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-526-6153
573-526-9382 fax
Web Site: www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/Root/index.html
Montana
Criminal Justice Information Services Bureau
Information Technology Services Division
Montana Department of Justice
303 North Roberts, Rm. 374
P.O. Box 201406
Helena, MT 59620
406-444-3625
Nebraska
Nebraska State Patrol Headquarters
Criminal Identification Division
1600 NE Highway, #2
Lincoln, NE 68509
402-471-4545
Web Site: https://www.nebraska.gov/apps-csi/public/programs
Nevada
Nevada Department of Public Safety
Nevada Highway Patrol
Records and Identification Bureau
808 West Nye Lane
Carson City, NV 89703
775-687-1600
Web Site: nvrepository.state.nv.us/
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Department of Safety
Division of State Police
Central Repository for Criminal Records
10 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03305
603-271-2538
Web Site: www.state.nh.us/
New Jersey
New Jersey State Police
P.O. Box 7068
West Trenton, NJ 08628
609-882-2000
Web Site: www.nj.gov/njsp/about/serv_chrc.html
New Mexico
Department of Safety
Attention Record Section
4491 Cerrillos St.
P.O. Box 1628
Santa Fe, NM 87450
505-827-9181
New York
Record Review Unit
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
80 South Swan Street
Albany, NY 12210
Web Site: www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/ojis/recordreview.htm
North Carolina
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
Division of Criminal Information
407 North Blount St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
919-716-6725
Web Site: www.ncsbi.gov/offices/offices_specialops_ciis.jsp
North Dakota
North Dakota Attorney General
600 E. Boulevard Ave Dept. 125
Bismarck ND 58505
701-328-2210
Ohio
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation
1560 State Route 56 SW
P.O. Box 365
London, OH 43140
740-845-2000
740-845-2633 fax
Web Site: www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/bci.aspx/?from=nav
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Criminal History Reporting Unit
6600 N. Harvey, Building 6
Oklahoma City, OK 73116
405–848-6724
405-879-2503 fax
Web Site: www.osbi.state.ok.us
Oregon
Oregon State Police
Identification Services Section
Unit 11
P.O. Box 4395
Portland, OR 97208
503-378-3070
Web Site: egov.oregon.gov/OSP/
Pennsylvania
Bureau of Records and Information Services
Pennsylvania State Police
1800 Elmerton Ave.
Harrisburg, PA 17110
717-783-5588
717-772-3681 fax
Rhode Island
Department of the Attorney General
Bureau of Criminal Identification
150 S. Main St.
Providence, RI 02903
401-274-4400 ext. 3
401-222-1331 fax
Web Site: www.riag.state.ri.us/
South Carolina
Criminal Records Division
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
4400 Broad River Rd.
P.O. Box 21398
Columbia, SC 29221
803-896-7005
Web Site: www.sled.state.sc.us/
South Dakota
Division of Criminal Investigation
Office of the Attorney General
500 E. Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
605-773-3331
Web Site: www.sddci.com/administration/id/cch.htm
Tennessee
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
901 R.S. Gass Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37216
615-744-4000
Web Site: www.tbi.state.tn.us/divisions
Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety
Fingerprint and Records Bureau
5805 N. Lamar Blvd., Building G
Austin, TX 78752
512-424-3125
Web Site: www.txdps.state.tx.us
Utah
Bureau of Criminal Identification
3888 West 5400 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84118
(801) 965-4445
Web Site: http://www.publicsafety.utah.gov/bci
Vermont
Vermont Criminal Information Center
Department of Public Safety
P.O. Box 189
Waterbury, VT 05676
802-674-2021
Web Site: www.dps.state.vt.us/
Virginia
Office of the Attorney General
900 E. Main St.
Richmond, VA 23219
804-786-2071
804-786-1991 fax
Web Site: www.oag.state.va.us
Washington
Washington State Patrol
Identification and Criminal History Section
P.O. Box 42633
Olympia, WA 98504
360-705-5100
E-Mail: crimhis@wsp.wa.gov
Web Site: www.wa.gov/wsp/
West Virginia
West Virginia State Police
725 Jefferson Rd.
South Charleston, WV 25309
304-746-2179
304-746-2402 fax
Web Site: www.wvstatepolice.com
Wisconsin
State of Wisconsin Department of Justice
Crime Information Bureau
Attn: Record Check Unit
P.O. Box 2688
Madison, WI 53701
608-266-5764
Wyoming
Divisions of criminal investigations
208 S. College Dr
Cheyenne, Wy 82002
307-777-5614
