Florida Criminal Records Check
Requesting Criminal Histories from FDLE
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), Division of Criminal
Justice Information Services (CJIS), is the central repository for criminal
history information for the state of Florida. In addition to maintaining
criminal history information, it is our responsibility to provide public access
to this information when requested.
Criminal history information is a record of serious arrests in Florida. When
you request criminal history information on an individual, your results will
state whether the subject has or does not have a Florida criminal history
record. If there is a record that may be for the individual searched, a copy of
the criminal history record along with your request will be forwarded to you.
Please be aware that, unless a fingerprint card is submitted and a fingerprint
comparison performed, it is impossible for us to be sure if the record belongs
to the individual your requested or if another individual has a
similar name and identifiers. The accuracy of the information you provide is
critical since we search our criminal history files based on your
submission information.
If no possible record is found in our repository, your request will
be stamped in red ink, "FDLE found NO Florida Criminal history based on
the information provided. No criminal record check was conducted for other
states or for the FBI. " Reasons why this may occur are as follows:
- Subject has never been arrested or fingerprinted in Florida
- Subject’s Florida record is sealed or expunged
- Subject’s criminal fingerprint card was sent to FDLE but it contained a
major error, has not been received by FDLE or not yet entered into
repository
- Arresting agency failed to submit criminal fingerprint card to FDLE
- Subject’s criminal fingerprint card was sent to the FBI but not to FDLE
(Arrests prior to 1983, two fingerprint cards were supposed to be submitted
from local criminal justice agencies; one to the FBI and the other to FDLE)
- Subject was arrested as a juvenile before 10/1/94 or as a juvenile but for
an arrest FDLE is not authorized to provide
- Subject was arrested by a Federal agency or in a state other than Florida
(NCIC rules do not allow dissemination of national or other state criminal
history information for public record/non-criminal justice purposes)
The cost for criminal history information is $15.00 per request and is
non-refundable. Make check or money order payable to Florida Department of Law
Enforcement.
To request criminal history information, you may simply send a letter or
print out, complete and mail the criminal
history information request form provided on this web site to:
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
USB/Public Records
PO Box 1489
Tallahassee FL 32302 |
Please include in your request a return address and the individual’s name,
any known aliases, date of birth or approximate age(s), race, sex and if
available social security number and last known address. Your check or money
order for $15.00 per individual should accompany your request. This process
takes approximately five business days excluding postal delivery time.
If you have any questions regarding the above information or if we can be of
further assistance, please contact the Public Records section at (850)410-8109
or via email at background@fdle.state.fl.us.
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