Mississippi Criminal Records

To begin, add a criminal record or view a list of locations and resources for Mississippi criminal records.

Mississippi criminal records are held by the Mississippi Department of Corrections, the Mississippi State Police and the court system. Access to these records varies depending on the agency that holds them and the individual or agency that requests the access.

Sex offenders within the state of Mississippi must register as they do in other states and Mississippi criminal records include an exhaustive sex offenders database that is readily accessible by the public as both law and statutes dictate.

As with any state you need to know that name based searches for criminal records in Mississippi are not absolutely reliable because two individuals within the state may bear the same full name. Without fingerprint identification and verification, Mississippi criminal records cannot be 100% trustworthy. To ensure that your criminal records search in Mississippi is complete and accurate it is recommended that you contact the local law enforcement agency or governing body.

To lookup Mississippi criminal background check information, contact the following office:

Mississippi requires fingerprints for all criminal background checks. You can order fingerprint cards from the state or stop by your local police station to pick some up. Once you have prints, you can scan the prints and submit them to the Criminal Information Center. A Mississippi criminal background check is truly state of the art. For more information, visit: