Oregon Background Check Details

The Oregon State Police allows public access to the criminal history records of the state. This allows a person to conduct his or her own background check and also one on any other individual. However, if you are performing a background check on any other person, you will gain limited access to the information.

The records include any information regarding cases that led to a conviction and records of arrests that are less than one year old which did not result in a dismissal. You may request an Oregon background check either online or via mail or fax.

The Oregon Revised Statutes allow you to search for an individual’s criminal background reports. Criminal justice agencies, law enforcement agencies as well as any  other person are entitled to request a background report. The individual whose background report you request will be informed of this by the authorities.

You will receive your copy of the Oregon background report fourteen days after this notification has been sent to the subject,

Information Provided in a Background Check Report

The information that the report will provide you with will include the date of arrest of the subject, the crime that resulted in the arrest, the arresting agency, the disposition of the subject and also the sentence that was imposed by the court. In case there were any parole revocations, you will also be notified about the date of parole.

If you are conducting an Oregon background check for employment purposes, you must first notify your prospective employee that you may seek such information. You must also mention in your request that the subject has been notified about the background check.

Information about arrests that did not lead to any conviction is not released. In order to conduct a background check on any individual, you must provide the following information along with your request:

• Your name
• Full name of the subject, his or her date of birth, social security number and present or last known location of the subject.

You will have to pay a fee of $10 to the Oregon State Police, payable either by check or money order. You need to mail your request to the following address:

Oregon State Police, Unit 11,P.O. Box 4395,Portland, Oregon 97208.

Procedure for Obtaining a Copy of Records

If you want to have a copy of your own criminal records or a clearance letter stating that you do not have any criminal history in the state, you must get a fingerprint-based check done. You may collect the fingerprint card from the office between 8.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Monday through Friday for $20.

The charge for a fingerprint-based check is $33, payable to the Oregon State Police. You must submit the money along with an “own record request form” filled out roperly. The results will be mailed to you within seven to ten business days.

For any further information or questions regarding Oregon background check, please call at (503) 378-3070.

For more information on this, you may also visit the official website of the Oregon State Police at http://www.oregon.gov/OSP/ID/public_records.shtml.