About Alaska Public Records

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• Court RecordsAlaska courts
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• DMV RecordsDriver & vehicle
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• GenealogyHistorical research

Alaska law allows any member of the public to request and receive criminal background checks conducted by the state department of public safety with a name search or fingerprinting. Birth records within 100 years and deaths, marriages, or divorces within 50 years are strictly confidential to the general public, but official certificates can be ordered from the Bureau of Vital Statistics. Alaska's state and county divisions have opened many of their services to the public over the internet with forms, self help and instructions. A signed release is required when requesting another drivers' record, parents can request their children's records without the same restriction. Businesses can obtain releases for pre-employment purposes and conduct an independent background search to fit their needs.

Alaska is the largest state in the U.S. with over 570 thousand square miles with only 640 thousand residents. The state of Alaska does not have counties, the most populated areas are called boroughs. Unlike other states where the entire state is divided into counties or parishes, as in the case of Louisiana, Alaska's boroughs do not cover all of the land area. Alaska's capital is Juneau with a population of over 30,000 residents and is the location of the governor's office and the state legislature.

Background checks can be requested from the Alaska Department of Public Safety, Criminal Justice Information Central Repository, which conducts both name and fingerprint based searches. Department of Motor Vehicles puts forth instructions for requesting your own driving records which may be required by employers or for personal information, see how to obtain your child's driving records and the proper authorizations required for an employee's driving history.

Public Searches. Conducting a search from one department to another allows visitors to view policies and qualification to obtain records of others. Individuals requesting records of themselves with generally have an easy process to follow.

Alaska trial court cases can be accessed instantly using the court view search database to look up the status of the case, charge or case description, plaintiff and defendant names. See the up coming cases with an instant online calendar search. Self help resources are available when representing yourself for issues regarding several different areas of the law such as family and domestic issues, guardianship, probate, landlord and tenant, small claims and appeals.

Alaska Court Records are maintained by the Alaska Court System. The Alaska Trial Courts include the Superior Court, District Court, and Magistrate Courts located throughout the state.

Court records can be searched through the Alaska Court System public access terminal or requested directly from individual courthouse clerks.

Alaska criminal records are maintained by the Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS). The DPS administers the Criminal History Background Check program and maintains the state criminal history repository. Court records are searchable through CourtView, the Alaska Court System online case search tool. The Alaska Sex Offender and Child Kidnapper Registry provides public access to registered offenders. The Alaska Department of Corrections manages offender information accessible through the VINELink notification system. DPS also operates the Missing Persons Clearinghouse and publishes daily Alaska State Trooper press releases.

Certified copies of Alaska birth and death certificates are issued by the Health Analytics and Vital Records Section of the Alaska Department of Health. Marriage records are also kept by the local office that issued the license, and divorce records by the court that granted the divorce.

• Alaska vital recordsAlaska Department of Health

The Alaska.gov agency directory lists state departments and offices, and the Alaska Statutes are online from the Alaska Legislature.

• State of Alaska Agency DirectoryDepartments, divisions and offices
• Alaska StatutesAlaska Legislature

The Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles issues driving records and handles vehicle titles and registration.

• Alaska DMV driving recordHow to order your driving record
• Alaska DMV vehicle titlesTitle transfers, duplicates and liens

In Alaska, the court system removes some cases from its CourtView public website under Administrative Rule 40, such as certain cases dismissed at the first hearing and cases where the court set aside a conviction after a suspended imposition of sentence. Form TF-810 reports a case that should have been removed.

• Alaska Court System, CourtView informationWhich cases are removed from public view

For family history, start with the Alaska State Archives and the Alaska State Library.

• Alaska State Archives genealogyState records and how to request them
• Alaska State LibraryState library collections and services

The Missing Persons Clearinghouse, part of the Alaska Bureau of Investigation, tracks every reported missing person case in Alaska.

• Alaska Missing Persons ClearinghouseAlaska Department of Public Safety
• NamUsU.S. Justice Department database of missing and unidentified people

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