Arizona criminal records are maintained by the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS), which operates the Central State Repository. DPS processes fingerprint-based criminal history checks, issues Fingerprint Clearance Cards, and manages the sex offender compliance program. Court records are accessible through the Arizona Judicial Branch eAccess portal for superior court civil and criminal cases filed on or after July 1, 2010. The Public Access Case Lookup provides additional case information. Arizona DPS also manages the NCJ Applicant Processing Team for employment and licensing background checks.
Arizona Statewide Criminal Search Resources
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Arizona DPS — Criminal History RecordsReview or challenge your Arizona criminal history record through the Central State Repository Section at DPS. Contact (602) 223-2000, Option #2.
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Arizona DPS Public Services PortalBackground checks for employment or licensure, criminal history review or challenge, records requests, and fingerprint clearance cards.
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Arizona Fingerprint Clearance CardDPS fingerprint clearance card program. Fingerprints are used to check criminal history records of Arizona and the FBI.
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Arizona NCJ Applicant Processing TeamDPS unit that processes fingerprint criminal history check submissions and provides results to authorized requesting agencies.
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Arizona DPS Records RequestRequest public records from Arizona DPS including incident reports, crash reports, and criminal history information.
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Arizona eAccess — Superior Court RecordsOnline access to Arizona superior court records for civil and criminal cases filed on or after July 1, 2010. Available 24/7.
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Arizona Public Access Case LookupSearch Arizona court cases by name or case number through the Arizona Judicial Branch public access system.
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Arizona Judicial BranchOfficial portal for the Arizona court system. Case search, eAccess, payments, fee waivers, and CASA advocates.
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Arizona Sex Offender ComplianceArizona DPS sex offender compliance unit. Community notification laws and registered sex offender information.
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Arizona Department of Public SafetyOfficial AZ DPS portal. Highway patrol, criminal investigations, criminal records, licensing, and public safety services.
Did You Know? Arizona Criminal History Records Are Restricted to Authorized Individuals and Agencies
Copies of Arizona criminal history records from the DPS Central State Repository are restricted to authorized individuals and agencies. The general public cannot run a name-based search of the statewide criminal history. DPS explicitly states: "Please do not contact Public Records regarding Criminal History Records."
Court records are a different story. The Arizona Judicial Branch eAccess portal provides public online access to superior court civil and criminal case records filed on or after July 1, 2010. For criminal-record research in Arizona, the court system is usually the public starting point — not DPS.
About Arizona Criminal Records: Criminal history record information is maintained by the state central repository. Court records may provide additional case-level detail. For official background checks, contact the state criminal history agency listed above. Sex offender registries are updated by local law enforcement and maintained at the state level.