To conduct online criminal history record
checks, please read the following information: |
Determine Eligibility |
Are you an employer, professional licensing board (PLB) or do you have the signed written consent of the subject of the record? |
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If no, you are not allowed online access to
criminal history records information through the online system. However, access to
criminal records may be available by another method, visit Other Ways to Get Records
for information. |
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If yes, you may proceed to fill out an
application form. |
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As an employer or PLB, are you required by
Arkansas law to perform the Arkansas background check
through the Arkansas State Police? If so, you must
identify the Arkansas code section and register under that
section. It is to the employer or PLB's advantage to
be required to perform the record check under Arkansas law
due to the fact that more extensive information may be
released. |
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If you are required by law to conduct a check,
determine what section of the Arkansas Code applies to the
type of checks you will be running (i.e., health care, child
care, etc.). You will register under that section and
checks will be conducted automatically upon submission of
each request. |
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As an employer, PLB, or with the consent of the subject are you conducting the check voluntarily and are not required by Arkansas law to perform the Arkansas background check? |
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If so, you will sign in as an employer or a "third party with consent of the subject" and will not use the specific Arkansas Code Sections. |
You will submit an application for
registration online to the Arkansas State Police.
State Police will confirm that the applicant is eligible to
perform the background checks online. If the
application is approved, that approval is forwarded from the
Arkansas State Police to the internet service provider and
an account will be set up in that applicant's name. |
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Provide payment for the record check.
This is by credit card or by a pre-established account with
the Information Network of Arkansas. |
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Identify the Person whose Record you Seek |
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You must submit the necessary information on
the request form. Please confirm from a government
issued driver's license or identification card that the
applicant information is correct as given to you.
Please confirm that you have entered the information on the
request form correctly. If the information you have
entered is in error, you will still be charged the online
access fee. |
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Additional information to include the social
security number, driver's license number, place of birth,
and residence may also be helpful in locating the correct
record. |
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Submit that Information to the Search |
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The search will be conducted and you will be
presented the results of the search. There are three
possible outcomes of a search of the Central Repository: |
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1) No Record. You will be presented a screen that summarizes the search
and states that there is no matching record. You
should print this as a document for your files. |
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2) One or more candidate record(s) have been
found and the request has been forwarded to the Arkansas
State Police for research. Please provide the
following information to complete the research. |
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If you provide a social security number and it is matched in our records, the matching social security number will be returned to you as confirmation. |
3) Record Found. You will be presented a screen that provides a link to the record and will be available for fourteen days (14). |
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Retrieve Your Results |
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If you receive a "no record"
response, you should print that response to document the
search. You must print the report within fourteen (14)
days of when you view the report. The report will no
longer be available for printing after fourteen days of when
it was first viewed. If you do not open/view the
report, the fourteenth day time limit will not begin to run
until you view the report. |
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If your request has been referred to the
Arkansas State Police for further research, the following
steps will occur: |
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You will be asked to provide any
additional identifying information you have to assist in locating the correct record. The additional information is middle name, any other names ever used, driver's license or identification card number and state, height, weight, place of birth, residence and occupation. |
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The State Police staff will conduct a review of the information submitted against the possible criminal history
information and determine if there is a matching record. If one is located, the report in response to the request will be finalized and the requestor will be
notified when the report is ready for viewing on the website.
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Within a day or so, the requestor will be notified by email or though this website that the results of your search are now available. |
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If at any time, based on all the information
provided, the Arkansas State Police cannot include or
exclude the subject of the record check from a possible criminal
history, a fingerprint comparison between the
applicant's fingerprints and the possible criminal arrest
fingerprint information will be made by the Arkansas State
Police. There is no further charge for this
service. If a comparison is necessary, the report will
be returned after the comparison is complete. |
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Review Transaction History |
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Once you sign with INA and are
approved as an account holder, you will be able to review
your account activity. This can reviewed by date, name
or person that submitted the request. This information
will be found on the "Billing History" page and
can be accessed by clicking the "History" tab at
the top of each page after you have logged in. |
There is no additional fee for
reviewing your transaction history. Requests that are
pending research are also indicated by clicking the
"Pending" tab at the top of each page. |