Access Alaska Background Records

The Criminal Records and Identification Bureau of the state of Alaska is the authorized central repository of the state that stores all criminal background information in Alaska. The criminal background information contains information about past convictions, information of current offenders and also other information such as photographs, finger prints and so on that help in the identification of a criminal.

Alaska Public Safety Information Network

The Alaska Public Safety Information Network is the system that stores the vast pool of data. The Alaska background records are accessible by the individuals and employers subject to the laws of the state. You may have to submit a written consent or your fingerprints to request for a background check for licensing and employment purposes.

If you want to obtain a copy of your own records, the report will contain your past conviction data, criminal identification information, any sealed information about you, non conviction information and any information about any correctional treatment that you may have been a part of.

If you want to conduct a background check on another person, the report will include the current offender information, past criminal activity records, and information that aid in criminal identification. In order to conduct a background check of another person, you must have a signed letter of authorization from the subject.

Alaska Background Check

If you want to perform an Alaska background check you may do so either by a fingerprint based check or a name based check. The fingerprint based check is preferable as it is more accurate. The name based check tends to miss out facts or past criminal activities. Moreover many individuals may share a common last name making the search all the more difficult.

You must submit a properly filled form requesting for criminal justice information and submit it along with the fee. You may download the form fromhttp://www.dps.state.ak.us/Statewide/background/docs/RequestforCJI_FromOtherThanRecordSubject.pdf.

You must submit your request to the Criminal Records and Identification Bureau, 5700 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507.

For further assistance call (907) 269 5767.

For a name based Alaska background check, you have to pay a fee of $20. For a fingerprint based check, the fee is $35. In case you are not able to go to the above mentioned location you may mail your request to the Alaska Criminal History Repository.

You may also request for correction of your records if you feel they are inaccurate. For this you must submit the appropriate form and also a copy of your criminal records.

The laws of the state of Alaska do not allow you to expunge your criminal records. You may, however, seal information. For this you have to forward a formal request to the Alaska Department of Pubic Safety. The mailing address is the Alaska Department of Public Safety, R&I – Quality Assurance Unit, 5700 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507.

Juvenile records are in general not included in the state central repository of criminal information. But in cases where the offender was judged as an adult or in cases of traffic infractions the record is a part of the individual’s criminal record.

The background record information that is released for the public to view is most useful for conducting pre-employment verifications. For more information on the Alaska background check visit the official website of Public Safety http://www.dps.state.ak.us/Statewide/background/.