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Option 2 – Criminal History Inquiry Unit: For inquiries regarding the status of Texas personal fingerprint results, open record request, legal name change, domestic or international adoptions, immigration, or how to obtain a personal criminal history record.
Criminal History Records. The Crime Records Service Legal Staff provides support to the bureaus of Crime Records Service and the numerous divisions of the Department.
The Crime Records Division (CRD) acts as the Texas State Control Terminal for eight state and national criminal justice programs and is responsible for the administration of these programs, providing critical operational data to law enforcement and criminal justice agencies in Texas and nationwide. CRD is comprised of the Crime Records Services
Texas law authorizes fingerprint-based criminal history checks for designated volunteers and employment or licensing applicants in a wide variety of areas such as child care providers, teachers, security and armed guards, security system contractors, and a host of others.
Secure Website. Computerized Criminal History Search. Search for individuals in the Computerized Criminal History System (CCH). Access is restricted to authorized Entities. Texas Sex Offender Access for Criminal Justice Users. Allows local law enforcement agencies to submit and search information for Texas Sex Offender Registry.
Access criminal history records and background checks through the Texas Department of Public Safety's online portal.
The FACT Clearinghouse allows an authorized entity access to a consolidated response of the DPS and FBI criminal history fingerprint results, including an electronic subscription and notification service for new arrest activity on subscribed persons.
