Find Your Arizona Criminal Record Online
Find your Arizona criminal record online
Not sure what is on your record, which court has your case, or what a background check would show? Here is every official place to look, in the right order, so you find it fast.
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Start with the statewide search
Arizona’s Public Access system covers most courts in the state. It is the fastest way to see if your name shows up anywhere. Start here before you go court by court.
Then check the court that matches your charge
If the statewide search does not have everything, go straight to the court that handled your case. Which court depends on whether it was a felony or a misdemeanor.
Felony charges
Felonies are handled at the Superior Court level.
Misdemeanor & traffic charges
Misdemeanors are handled at city, municipal, or justice courts.
Request your Arizona DPS record
Court searches show you one case at a time. Your DPS record shows the whole picture.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety keeps the state’s official criminal-history database. It is the record many employers, landlords, and licensing agencies rely on, so it is the fullest picture of what a background check can show. If you want to know exactly what is on your record, this is the place to look.
Only you can request your own DPS record. It requires your fingerprints, so by law it has to come directly from you. A law firm cannot submit it for you, even if you send us your fingerprints.
Try every version of your name
A record is only as findable as the name it was filed under. An empty first search does not mean you are clear. Search again with every variation you can think of.
- ✓ Your full legal name, then again with and without a middle name or initial.
- ✓ Maiden names and any former or married names.
- ✓ Nicknames and shortened names (Mike for Michael, Liz for Elizabeth).
- ✓ Hyphenated or two-part last names, searched together and separately.
- ✓ Suffixes like Jr., Sr., II, or III, with and without.
- ✓ Common misspellings of your first and last name.
- ✓ The name you used at the time of the arrest, if you have legally changed it since.
Always include your date of birth. When you find a case, write down the case number, the court name, and your next court date. The more you bring, the faster we can tell you what it will take to clear it.
What we need to get started
You do not need to have it all figured out. Here is the least we need to begin, plus the extra details that help us move faster.
The minimum to start
- If you were charged: the court name.
- If you were never charged: the police agency that investigated.
What helps us move faster
- The type of charge, or what you were investigated for.
- The date, or approximate date, of the incident.
- A case or report number, or any paperwork you still have.
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