Virginia, background checks
Virginia background checks through 17 verified official sources, including the Virginia State Police, Virginia's Judicial System and the Virginia Department of Health.
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Every card below goes to the government office responsible for that record. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
Virginia Background Checks Criminal Records, with the criminal case, warrant and offender information the agency publishes.
Open official site Virginia Background Checks Criminal RecordsCriminal history
The Virginia Department of Corrections posts its most wanted fugitives with photos and descriptions. Tips go to its anonymous line or local police; warrants are filed with state and local law enforcement.
Open official site Virginia Most WantedPolice & jail
Request a Virginia criminal record check, search the state sex offender registry, view missing and wanted persons, and file a Freedom of Information Act request with the Virginia State Police.
Open official site Virginia State PoliceCourt records
Access the criminal records indexing search system for information stored in the circuit court clerks office.
Open official site Virginia Circuit Court Criminal and Civil Case RecordsCriminal history
Request criminal records for all inmates in active confinement and on active parole.
Open official site Virginia Offender Criminal RecordsCriminal history
Find the location and release information of individuals incarcerated with the Virginia Dept. of Corrections.
Open official site Virginia Inmates and Offenders SearchState records
Virginia Online Driver Records Access: Virginia Driving History, on the official site of the office that keeps it.
Open official site Virginia Online Driver Records AccessState records
Virginia Office of Professional Regulation: Professional license verification, on the official site of the office that keeps it.
Open official site Virginia Office of Professional RegulationState records
Search the Virginia 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 Virginia Secretary of StateState records
The agency is now the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources: hunting and fishing licenses, boat registration and titling, lifetime license lookups and boating incident reports.
Open official site Virginia Department of Game and Inland FisheriesState records
The Office of the Attorney General of Virginia issues official opinions, takes consumer complaints and pursues health care fraud and computer crime. Court records come from Virginia's Judicial System and local circuit court clerks.
Open official site Virginia Attorney GeneralState agencies
Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Virginia State Corporation Commission.
Open official site Virginia Business & Corporation SearchEverything else, organized
5 more Virginia sources not listed above.
Guide
Criminal history: statewide criminal history checks come from the Virginia State Police.
Court records: case files stay with the clerk of the court that heard the case; start with Virginia's Judicial System.
Vital records: certified birth and death certificates come from the Virginia Department of Health, Office of Vital Records.
Licenses, businesses and property: the Virginia State Corporation Commission keeps business entity and UCC 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.
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Start with the statewide source listed first on this page, Virginia Background Checks Criminal Records, 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 Virginia law.
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