Conduct a Kentucky Background Check

The courts of the state of Kentucky issue criminal background reports to government bodies, businesses, individuals and licensed agencies at a very nominal rate. A copy of the records can be obtained from the administrative office of the courts.

The records are generated from CourtNet. CourtNet is the vault of all the information from the courts which operate locally, i.e. district courts from the 120 counties in the state of Kentucky are submitted to this database. As per the recent statistics, CourtNet holds a database which amounts to more than 4 million records, consisting of all the traffic and misdemeanor cases as well as the felonies - some of which date back to 1978.

You can make a call from Monday to Friday within the business hours from 8.00 am to 4.30 pm at the numbers 800-928-6381 or 502-573-1682. The department is closed on weekends and holidays. You can also access it online through http://courts.ky.gov/.

AOC’s New Discovery AOCFastCheck

With the new and updated system known as AOCFastCheck (Administrative Office of the Courts), it is expected to reduce the time in terms of processing of the criminal background check reports. This means speedy delivery of the reports, which otherwise would have taken much longer.

With the new process, you can submit your requests for obtaining a criminal record report and in turn you will receive a notification through email stating when the reports would be available for access. You can log on to the system from the website http://kcoj.kycourts.net/PublicMenu/Default.aspx?header=AOC+FastCheck.

Payment Gateway Options

If you want to request a background check through AOCFastCheck, then you will have to pay the required fee by cash, money order, check or card. The payment needs to be made to the Treasurer of the State of Kentucky. If you are paying the fee in cash then you will have to pay the exact amount.

Obtaining a Background Check Report

To obtain a criminal background check report, you will first have to fill out a form as per the given guidelines. You can mail in your order and it should contain the request form with the requisite fee in the form of a check or money order, payable to the Treasurer of the State of Kentucky. These requests are generally done on the day they are received by the department. However, the return time can get extended on the basis of the mail received by the AOC.

You can also obtain your order for the criminal background check report by visiting the office of the AOC. The request form must be filled out as per the instructions provided with it. The exact fee may be payed in cash; if the payment is via a money order or demand draft, then it must be payable to the Treasurer of the State of Kentucky.

If you place your request onsite, then it can be picked up by the department on the same day the order has been placed. Just remember the request can be delayed if the request volume is too high.

You can also access the AOC’s prepaid account service to get your order processed. For every request of a background check, the processing fees get deducted from your account. You will receive the service on the same day on which the request has been made unless it gets delayed by a problem in the system.

The Request Form for a Criminal Background Check

If you want to receive a criminal background check from the AOC of Kentucky Courts, then you need to follow certain procedures which are based on certain conditions. The system is installed in such a manner that when one requests for an individuals court records, that individual receives notification of who has requested their court records check.

If you are submitting more than one request form, you need to contact the “Pretrial Services Records Division” for obtaining multiple copies of the request forms, or you can make photocopies.

Modes of Payments

You can make a payment of $10 by check or money order which should be written to the Treasurer of the State of Kentucky. If you wish to order by mail then you need to enclose the payment with a stamped envelope that is self-addressed.

If you are requesting on behalf of someone then you need to pay a fee of $10 by check or money order which should be payable to the Treasurer of the State of Kentucky, the procedure would be same as before; the only difference would be to send a copy of the request to the person whose background record you are requesting.

In the case of a non-profit organization, you will have to pay $10 as fee and it should be payable to the Treasurer, but the only difference is the form of request. The form that you will have to submit is Form 51-A- 126.

If the record is requested for licensing then the fee is $10 as before and a copy of the individual’s record would be sent to the licensing body as requested.

In the case of government bodies, the fee would be waived and the rest of the procedure is exactly similar to background checks for other organizations.

You can contact the record division at: Pretrial Services Records Division, Administrative Office of the Courts, 100 Mill creek Park, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Phone: 502-573-1682 or 800-928-6381 or you can send an email to pretrialcustomerservice@mail.aoc.state.ky.us.