Rhode Island, background checks
Rhode Island background checks through 13 verified official sources, including the Rhode Island Judiciary, the Rhode Island Department of Health and the Rhode Island Department of State.
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Every card below goes to the government office responsible for that record. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Court records
Public access to Rhode Island criminal history, with the criminal case, warrant and offender information the agency publishes.
Open official site Public access to Rhode Island criminal historyProperty records
Rhode Island Online Driver Records Access: Rhode Island Driving History, on the official site of the office that keeps it.
Open official site Rhode Island Online Driver Records AccessState records
Rhode Island Licensee Searches, the state office that licenses professions, with licensee lookups and the disciplinary records it publishes.
Open official site Rhode Island Licensee SearchesProperty records
Rhode Island Property Records, the office that values property for tax, with parcel data, assessment records and appeal information.
Open official site Rhode Island Property RecordsState records
Search the Rhode Island Secretary of State, the office that registers businesses, with entity and trade name searches and copies of the filings it holds.
Open official site Search the Rhode Island Secretary of StateState records
Find active and inactive corporations by name from the RI Dept. of Business Regulation.
Open official site Rhode Island Business & Corporation SearchState records
Search property and claim status by individual name or business thru the state treasurer.
Open official site Rhode Island Unclaimed PropertyProperty records
State of Rhode Island page linking the municipalities whose land records are online, with the tax assessor or revaluation site listed where a town has none.
Open official site Rhode Island Land RecordsVital records
The Rhode Island Department of Health, Center for Vital Records, issues certified copies of Rhode Island birth and death certificates.
Open official site Rhode Island Birth, Marriage and Death CertificatesVital records
The Rhode Island Department of Health Center for Vital Records issues certified death certificates for a fee to eligible applicants. City and town clerks in Rhode Island also keep local death records.
Open official site Rhode Island Death RecordsVital records
Request a copy of a marriage certificates from the Rhode Island Department of Health.
Open official site Rhode Island Marriage SearchCourt records
Rhode Island Court Records, with the court location, contacts and the case records this office keeps.
Open official site Rhode Island Court RecordsEverything else, organized
1 more Rhode Island source not listed above.
Guide
Criminal history: statewide criminal history checks come from the Rhode Island Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation.
Court records: case files stay with the clerk of the court that heard the case; start with the Rhode Island Judiciary.
Vital records: certified birth and death certificates come from the Rhode Island Department of Health, Center for Vital Records.
Licenses, businesses and property: the Rhode Island Department of State keeps business entity filings, and professional licenses are checked with the board or agency that issued each one.
Employment, tenant, credit or insurance decisions: use a consumer reporting agency that follows the FCRA. PublicRecordCenter.com is a directory of official sources, not a consumer reporting agency; your rights are on the Background Check Help page.
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Use official government sources whenever you need certified or admissible records. Fees, response times, identity verification, and access rules can vary by agency. For employment, tenant screening, credit, insurance, or other FCRA-covered uses, verify compliance with applicable law and agency rules before relying on any search results.
PublicRecordCenter.com is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Records found through these sources may not be used for employment, tenant, credit or insurance decisions; for those use a compliant screening provider, and know your rights on the Background Check Help page.
More Rhode Island records on this site: Rhode Island public records, Criminal Records, Court Records, Asset Search, Vital Records, Business Background Check Questions.
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Start with the statewide source listed first on this page, Public access to Rhode Island criminal history, then use the court, vital records and license offices in the cards for the specific record you need. Every link goes to the agency that keeps the record.
Not directly. PublicRecordCenter.com is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Employment, tenant, credit and insurance decisions require a compliant screening provider that follows the FCRA and Rhode Island law.
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