How to Request a Copy of
Your FBI Criminal Record
1.
Complete cover letter.
- If for a couple, family, etc., all
persons must sign cover letter
- Include your complete mailing address
- If you have a deadline (e.g., an
immigration deadline), please include the deadline in your cover letter
and on the outside of the envelope.
2. Obtain proof of identity,
which consists of a set of your fingerprints
(original card, no copies), with your name, date of birth and place
of
birth. Fingerprints should be placed on a
standard fingerprint form
(FD-258) commonly used for applicant or law enforcement purposes.
- Include rolled impressions of all ten
fingerprints and impressions of all ten fingerprints taken simultaneously
(these are sometimes referred to as plain or flat impressions.)
- If possible have your fingerprints taken
by a fingerprinting technician (this service may be available at a Law
Enforcement Agency.)
- Previously processed fingerprint cards
will not be accepted.
3. Include $ 18 - U.S. dollars
in the form of a money order, certified check
made payable to the Treasury of the United States, or you may pay by
credit card
- Be sure to sign where required
- No personal checks or cash
- Must be exact amount
- If for a couple, family, etc., include
$18 for each person
- If paying by credit card you must
include the completed credit card payment form
- Credit cards will not be used for
expedited mail services
4. Mail the items #1, #2, #3
(listed above) to the following address:
FBI CJIS
Division - Record Request
1000 Custer Hollow Road
Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306
What You Will Receive
1. No Record Response -
Consists of the original fingerprint card
stamped with the stamp “No Record.”
Or
2. FBI Identification Record
How to
Challenge Your Record
Since the FBI's CJIS
Division is not the source of the data appearing on Identification
Records, and obtains all data thereon from fingerprint submissions or
related identification forms submitted to the FBI by
local, state and federal agencies, the responsibility for authentication
and correction of such data rests upon the contributing agencies.
Therefore, the rules set forth for changing, correcting or updating such
data requires that the subject of an Identification Record make
application to the original contributing agency (e.g., police
department, county court, etc.)
An individual may challenge the
information contained in the FBI
Identification Record by contacting the original agency that submitted
the information to the FBI or the state central repository in the state
in
which the arrest occurred. These agencies will be able to furnish the
guidelines for correction of the Record. The FBI is not authorized to
modify the Record without written notification from the appropriate
criminal justice agency.
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