Instructions for In State Residents Requesting a New Jersey Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Record Check (records from NJ only)
Effective July 1, 2021 Applicants and/or Employers will have the ability to download the result of the Personal Record Request letter by clicking on the link below. This will begin for applicants that schedule appointments with IdentoGo on July 1, 2021. In order to download the Personal Record Request letter Applicants and/or Employers will need the IdentoGo PCN, Last Name and Date of Birth as entered on IdentoGO form to be authenticated. The Applicants and/or Employers will have up to 90 days from the date fingerprinted to download the Personal Record Request letter. If after 90 days the Applicant will need to go through the Personal Record Request process again and be fingerprinted. https://njportal.com/NJSP/prr
The Division of State Police, Criminal Information Unit (CIU) provides fingerprint-based New Jersey criminal history record checks to any resident of the state of New Jersey requesting a copy of his/her own criminal history record. A personal record request is typically for the purpose of:
- GOOD CONDUCT
- IMMIGRATION
- NATURALIZATION
- PERSONAL RECORD
- VISA
- INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION
- FOREIGN BUSINESS
- EXPUNGMENT
All Personal Record Requests are New Jersey state only searches.
An individual may obtain a criminal history record check via electronic live scan at one of the approved fingerprint capturing sites. The New Jersey State Police utilizes the live scan fingerprinting services provided by IDEMIA, a private company under contract with the State of New Jersey. In order to be fingerprinted for one of the purposes listed above, you are required to contact IDEMIA to schedule a time and place to have your fingerprints captured at an IdentoGO site.
The quickest and easiest way to schedule your appointment is via the World Wide Web at https://uenroll.identogo.com/.
Web scheduling is available 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Applicants who do not have World Wide Web access 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. You must bring proper identification with the home address the appointment was scheduled with as outlined on IDEMIA’s website.
Appointment registration and location information will be available on the Idemia Universal Enrollment Platform (UEP), allowing applicants to schedule appointments using a unique Service Code for each agency/fingerprint reason.
IDEMIA has assigned a Service Code for each unique combination of agency and applicant type. The six character Service Code is used for uniquely identifying the Agency (ORI), and Reason for Fingerprinting (RFP). The use of the Service Code ensures that applicants are being printed for the correct purpose and are not accidently or incorrectly being processed for a service they don’t need. The distribution of the Service Code is dependent on the agency to confirm the correct applicants have the correct service. Below is a list of criminal history Background Checks provided by the New Jersey State Police. Corresponding service codes are listed for each type of request.
The fee for this fingerprinting service is $44.13, which includes the $14.13 vendor fee and associated state sales tax. The following forms of payment are accepted: VISA, Master Card, American Express, Discover, prepaid debit cards, or electronic debit (ACH) from a checking account. Payment will be collected at the Idemia fingerprint site on the day of the scheduled appointment. Appointments must be canceled by 5:00 p.m. on the business day prior to your scheduled time (you must cancel by Saturday at noon for a Monday appointment).
Failure to provide complete and accurate information may result in having to be fingerprinted again and incurring additional costs. (There are no refunds once a criminal histroy background check is completed). Questions or revisions to responses must be made within a ninety day (90) period or the full process will have to be repeated. If you do not receive your response within ten (10) working days please contact the Criminal Information Unit at 609 882-2000 ext. 2918 or CIU@njsp.org.
Any questions regarding New Jersey Criminal History Record Check Process can be directed to the New Jersey State Police, Criminal Information Unit at 609 882-2000 ext. 2918 or CIU@njsp.org.
Personal Records Request:
Applicants that require one of the following fingerprint-based New Jersey criminal history record checks and need the results mailed to the applicant’s address.
- Immigration
- Naturalization
- Personal Record
- Visa
- Expungement
- Good Conduct
