Criminal Record Check Authorities

Here’s a semi-complete list of Criminal Record(s) Check,Criminal Background Check, or Criminal History Check authorities in the U.S.A., Canada and other countries (TBA).

Alabama
http://www.acjic.alabama.gov/citizens.cfm#q1
Alaska
http://www.dps.state.ak.us/Statewide/background/
Arizona
http://www.azdps.gov/reports/criminalhistory/faq/default.asp
Arkansas
https://www.ark.org/criminal/index.php
California
http://ag.ca.gov/fingerprints/security.php
Colorado
https://www.cbirecordscheck.com/CBI_New/CBI_newIndex.asp
Connecticut
http://www.ct.gov/DPS/cwp/view.asp?a=2154&q=294426
Delaware
http://portal.delaware.gov/forms/Police%20and%20Public%20Safety/2881.shtml
http://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/medicalpractice/documents/CriminalHistoryRecordCheckAuthorizationForm.doc
Florida
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/CriminalHistory/
Georgia
http://www.ganet.org/gbi/crimhist.html
Hawaii
http://hawaii.gov/ag/hcjdc/main/criminal_history/
Idaho
http://www.isp.state.id.us/identification/crime_history/index.html
Illinois
http://www.isp.state.il.us/crimhistory/crimhistoryhome.cfm
Indiana
http://www.in.gov/ai/appfiles/isp-lch/
Iowa
http://www.dps.state.ia.us/DCI/Records_Ident/obtain_records.shtml
Kansas
http://www.kansas.gov/kbi/criminalhistory/
Kentucky
http://courts.ky.gov/aoc/pretrial/records.htm
Louisiana
http://www.lsp.org/who_support.html#criminal (there mayu be better resources)
Maine
http://www10.informe.org/PCR/
Maryland
http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/publicservs/bgchecks.shtml
Massachusetts
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsagencylanding&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Public+Safety+Agencies&L2=Criminal+History+Systems+Board+(CHSB)&sid=Eeops
Michigan
http://apps.michigan.gov/ichat/home.aspx
Minnesota
http://www.mncriminals.com/
Mississippi
http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/30,0,206.html
http://www.dps.state.ms.us/dps/dps.nsf/divpages/ss2app?OpenDocument
Missouri
http://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/CRID/crimRecChk.html
Montana
https://app.mt.gov/choprs/
Nebraska
http://www.dhhs.ne.gov/crl/backgroundchecks.pdf (NOTE: appears to be submitted to the FBI - which could cause HUGE delays)
Nevada
http://www.nvrepository.state.nv.us/criminal/criminal.shtml (choose Personal Nevada History)
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
New Mexico
http://www.dps.nm.org/lawEnforcement/records.php
New York
http://www.nycourts.gov/apps/chrs/
North Carolina
http://web.co.wake.nc.us/courts/recordchecks.html
http://www.nccourts.org/Forms/FormSearch.asp
(NOTARIES)http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/notary/
North Dakota
http://www.ag.state.nd.us/BCI/CHR/CHR.html
Ohio
http://www.ag.state.oh.us/business/fingerprint/index.asp
Oklahoma
http://www.ok.gov/osbi/Criminal_History/
Oregon
http://www.oregon.gov/OSP/ID/public_records.shtmld
Pennsylvania
https://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp
Rhode Island
http://www.riag.state.ri.us/civilcriminal/criminalid.php
South Carolina
www.sled.state.sc.us/sled/default.asp?Category=CATCH_SSN&Service=crc
South Dakota
http://www.sdjudicial.com/index.asp?title=criminalrecords&category=public_info&nav=95
Tennessee
http://www.tbi.state.tn.us/tbibackgrounds/background_checks.htm
Texas
https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/dps_web/Portal/index.aspx
Utah
http://bci.utah.gov/Records/CrimRecords.html
Vermont
http://www.dps.state.vt.us/cjs/recordcheck/faq.htm
Virginia
http://www.vsp.state.va.us/CJIS_Criminal_Record_Check.shtm
Washington
http://www.wsp.wa.gov/crime/crimhist.htm
West Virginia
http://www.wvdhhr.org/birth23/crimbgcheck.pdf
http://www.wvstatepolice.com/
Wisconsin
http://www.doj.state.wi.us/DLES/CIB/crimback.asp
Wyoming
http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/chc.html

A general list:
http://www.casanet.org/program-management/volunteer-manage/criminal-bkg-check.htm

CANADA
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/crimrec/crimrec_e.htm
Specific regions
http://www.reginapolice.ca/criminalrecordcheck.htm

UK

http://www.crb.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=417

SOUTH AFRICA
TBA

AUSTRALIA
TBA

NEW ZEALAND
TBA

IRELAND, SCOTLAND
http://www.crb.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=417