The New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Criminal Information Unit (CIU) holds all state criminal history records. These records are not open to the public, but they are available to specific authorized individuals under state law, including law enforcement, courts, and some employers. The NJSP only keeps records for New Jersey offenses.
To get your criminal history record, submit a form and your fingerprints to the NJSP. To access the NJSP online instructions, visit the NJSP website here: Instructions for Obtaining Your Criminal History Record.
For New Jersey Residents Requesting a New Jersey Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Record Check:
IDEMIA uses a six-character service code to identify the agency and the reason for fingerprinting. The use of this service code ensures that you will be fingerprinted for the correct purpose and not accidentally or incorrectly processed for a service you don’t need.
The service code for a personal records request is 2F1BJG, and the service code for a notarized personal records request is 2F1BH1.
- Contact IDEMIA to schedule a time and place to have your fingerprints captured at one of the IdentoGO sites, which are located throughout New Jersey. To make an appointment online, visit New Jersey Fingerprinting Services here: New Jersey Fingerprinting Services. You can also schedule an appointment over the phone at (877) 503-5981. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00AM to 5:00 pm, or Saturday from 8:00AM to 12:00 PM.
- Pay the fee for the fingerprinting service. The service costs $45.73, which includes a $15.73 vendor fee and the associated state sales tax. The following forms of payment are accepted: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, prepaid debit cards, and electronic debit from a checking account.
- Get Fingerprinted. When you attend your appointment, please bring proper identification with the home address where the appointment was scheduled, as outlined on IDEMIA’s website.
- Download the Personal Record Request letter by clicking on the link, https://njportal.com/NJSP/prr, after finishing the fingerprints. Applicants and/or Employers will have the ability to download the Personal Record Request letter within 24 to 72 hours.
- Applicants and/or Employers will have up to 90 days from the date of fingerprinting to download the Personal Record Request letter.
If you do not receive your response within ten (10) working days, please contact the Criminal Information Unit at 609 882-2000 ext. 2302 or CIU@njsp.gov.
For Out-of-State Residents Requesting a Fingerprint-Based New Jersey Criminal History Record Check:
IDEMIA uses a six-character service code to identify the agency and the reason for fingerprinting. The use of this service code ensures that you will be fingerprinted for the correct purpose and not accidentally or incorrectly processed for a service you don’t need.
The service code for a personal records request is 2F1BJG, and the service code for a notarized personal records request is 2F1BH1.
- Contact IDEMIA to schedule a time and place to have your fingerprints captured at one of the IdentoGO sites, which are located throughout New Jersey. Web scheduling is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The quickest and easiest way to schedule an appointment is online. If you do not have internet access, you should call IDEMIA at the company’s toll-free telephone number, 1-877-503-5981 (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon). Spanish-speaking operators are available upon request.
- Pay the fee for the fingerprinting service. The service costs $45.73, which includes a $15.73 vendor fee and the associated state sales tax. The following forms of payment are accepted: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, prepaid debit cards, and electronic debit from a checking account.
- Get fingerprinted. Upon arrival for your appointment to be fingerprinted, please bring proper identification with your home address as listed on IDEMIA’s website, where the appointment was scheduled.
- Once fingerprinted, Applicants and/or Employers will have the ability, within 24 to 72 hours, to download the Personal Record Request letter by clicking on the link, https://njportal.com/NJSP/prr
- The Applicants and/or Employers will have up to 90 days from the date of fingerprinting to download the Personal Record Request letter
If you do not receive your response within ten (10) working days, please contact the Criminal Information Unit at 609 882-2000 ext. 2302 or CIU@njsp.gov.
If you are an out-of-state resident but live, work, or attend school within a 10-mile radius of the NJ borders, you must be fingerprinted at an IdentoGO fingerprint site in NJ or a participating out-of-state IdentoGO Universal Enrollment site.
Multiple out-of-state IdentoGO Universal Enrollment site locations across the United States can be used to complete a fingerprint-based New Jersey criminal history record check. Site locations nearest you can be searched by entering a zip code or town/city name during the enrollment process at https://uenroll.identogo.com/.