Statewide Criminal Court Search
Description
BrightScreen's Statewide Criminal Court Search offers a single search of all criminal court records in a state (where available), providing cost savings as well as simplicity in your screening process.
Related Policies & Protocols:
Specifications
Number of Names Searched | 1; alias names can be searched as an additional add-on search |
| Sources Searched | 1; See Source Lists below |
Time Scope of Search | All available records, subject to reportability laws and policies |
Jurisdictional Scope of Search | State |
| Freshness of Data | Realtime |
Primacy of Data | 100% primary source |
Third Party Fees | Varies by state |
Availability
Unfortunately, not every state offers a quality, comprehensive statewide search. Please refer to the following tables as you make your screening decisions.
Available
These states offer a comprehensive search of criminal court records across the entire state. These are generally considered primary sources for criminal records.
State | Source |
Alaska | Alaska Courtview |
Alabama | Alacourt |
Arkansas | Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts |
| Colorado | Colorado Judicial Branch |
Connecticut | Unified District Court System |
Delaware | Judicial Information System |
Florida | Florida Department of Law Enforcement |
Georgia | State Police (GCIC) |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center |
Iowa | Iowa Judicial Branch |
Idaho | iCourt Portal |
Illinois | Illinois State Police |
| Indiana | Indiana State Patrol |
Kansas | Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) |
Maryland | Maryland Judiciary system |
Maine | Maine State Police |
Michigan | Michigan State Police (ICHAT) |
Minnesota | Minnesota DPS PAT |
Missouri | MO Case |
North Carolina | Administrative Office of the Courts |
North Dakota | North Dakota District Court Case system |
New Jersey | PROMIS GAVEL System |
New Mexico | New Mexico Judicial system |
New York | New York OCA |
Oklahoma | OSCN |
Oregon | Oregon eCourt Case Information |
Pennsylvania | Unified Judicial System |
Rhode Island | Rhode Island Judicial Services |
South Carolina | SLED |
South Dakota | South Dakota Unified Court System |
Texas | Texas Department of Public Safety |
Utah | State Court Xchange |
Virginia | Virginia State Police |
Washington | Judicial Information System (JIS) |
Wisconsin | Wisconsin Circuit Court Access (WCCA) |
Partial Availability/Incomplete Records
These states have quality or coverage issues with their available statewide searches. We make these available to you to order, but do not suggest relying on these as a primary source.
State | Source | Notes |
Arizona | Arizona Judicial Branch | Missing multiple counties |
Kentucky | Kentucky Department of Corrections | Not a suggested primary source |
Mississippi | Mississippi Department of Corrections | Convictions only |
Montana | Montana Department of Corrections | Not a suggested primary source |
Ohio | Multiple | Not a suggested primary source |
Tennessee | Tennessee Department of Corrections | Not a suggested primary source |
Vermont | Vermont Criminal Information Center | Convictions only |
West Virginia | West Virginia Department of Corrections | Not a suggested primary source |
Not Available
These states do not offer a comprehensive or partial statewide search. For primary source criminal court records covering the entire state, you must order each county individually.
State |
California |
Louisiana |
Massachusetts |
New Hampshire |
Nevada |
Wyoming |
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