Oregon Criminal Records

There are many useful websites of law enforcement agencies that can help you access the criminal history record information of any individual in question.

The Department of Corrections is one of the websites you can access if you want to run a search for offenders in the State of Oregon that are currently incarcerated, on parole, or on probation. In the "Oregon Offender Search", the full name and the system identification number or SID are required in order to run a valid search. If your search matches a name in the DOC's registry, the results will show the name, date of birth, and SID of the offender.

Meanwhile, you can also run a search for the sex offenders in the State. The Oregon State Police has a department called the Sex Offender Registration Unit that serves as the database of the criminal history records of sex offenders. The search criteria that can be entered in order to start the search include the name, date of birth, weight, height, sex, race, eye color, and hair color of the individual in question. The search returns a set of relevant results, depending on whether the pieces of information matched a criminal record in the database. However, the completeness and accuracy of the search results is not 100% guaranteed because of the fast turnover of changes in information, such as residential address. In addition, a positive identification of a sex offender can only be ascertained if there is a match in the fingerprint comparison.

You can also access criminal history records information from the Oregon State Police- Identification Services Unit. These criminal background checks are part of the Public Records unit. In order to access another person's criminal history, a valid full name with the correct date of birth should be submitted. The limited access to such records is provided in order to protect the citizen's privacy. In addition, access to these files online requires you to register with the Open Records service. If you want to access these files through mail, you must accomplish and mail the "Request for Oregon Criminal History Information" which can be downloaded from the website of the State of Oregon. Each search costs $10, payable through debit or credit card for transactions made online, and through enclosure of check or money order for requests made via mail.

In addition, an individual can access their own criminal history records once positive fingerprint identification is submitted. The requestor should submit a fingerprinted blue fingerprint card to the State Police. They can also choose to be fingerprinted directly in the State Police Office. Their fingerprinting service, available from Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm, costs $20. Other requirements include a duly accomplished "Own Record Request Form" and a $3 money order payable to the Oregon State Police. These should be mailed to Oregon State Police - Identification Services Section. The background check results will be mailed back to the requestor after 7 to 10 working days.

Oregon Criminal Certificates