The Criminal Records Unit maintains the state’s Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) Repository, the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) System, and the Sex Offender Registry. Unit members also maintain the AFIS Live Scan stations throughout the state.

* ATTENTION ALL APPLICANTS AND LICENSEES REQUIRING A FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION RECORD CHECK *

The State Police Criminal Records Unit now offers livescan fingerprint capture for individuals requiring a record check through the FBI. This digital capture of fingerprint impressions will nearly eliminate poor print rejection from the FBI.

Location: Department of Safety Building, 33 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03305 - First Floor, Room 124 (Note: Visa, M/C, AMEX and Discover cards accepted at this livescan location only).

Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

**** ADDED LIVESCAN LOCATIONS FOR APPLICANT AND LICENSING FINGERPRINTING ****

For the convenience of our applicants and licensees required to submit their fingerprints for a FBI record check, the state police now also have livescan sites at:

Manchester DMV Substation, 377 South Willow Street, Manchester, NH

Dover Point DMV Substation 50 Boston Harbor Road (off Route 4), Dover, NH

State Police Barracks Troop C, 15 Ash Brook Court, Keene, NH * Thursdays only 8:30-3:30 until further notice.   

State Police Barracks Troop E, 1864 Route 16, Tamworth, NH

State Police Barracks Troop F, 549 Route 302, Twin Mountain, NH

Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

By Appointment Only: Please call (603) 223-3867 and ask to be scheduled for applicant (or licensee) fingerprinting. Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your scheduled time. Arrival of more than 10 minutes late will require you to reschedule at another date and time.  Expect the process to take approximately 20 minutes. A 24-hour notice is required for all cancellations.

Required Documents:

• Photo identification
• Completed Criminal Record Release Authorization Form (Sections I and II)
• Payment by Check or Money Order (Credit Cards only accepted at the Department of Safety location)

A $10.00 administrative fee will be added to the total of the NH and FBI CHRI fees.

Locations of local law enforcement livescan sites available for applicant and licensing processing.

Applicant Fingerprint Card Submissions

FBI Record Checks

Laws Regulating the Release of Criminal Records

Criminal Record Requests

To obtain criminal record information:

1. Apply in person (with picture I.D.); OR
2. Mail in application notarized by either a Notary Public or Justice of the Peace; OR
3. A release to a third party requires a similar notarization and a third party signature.
4. There is a $25.00 fee.
5. Download Form 

Reduced Fee Requests by those other than a Federal or State agency must meet the following criteria:

1. Be a Non-Profit Organization
2. The person must be a volunteer
3. The services must be provided for elderly, disabled, or children
4. The reduced fee is $10.00.

REDUCED FEE FORM POLICY AND PROCEDURE

Policy
Administrative Rule Saf-C 5703:07 Fee Exemption allows a reduced fee of $10.00 per CHRI request if the requesting entity is a non-profit organization, the individual for whom the request is made is a volunteer, and that individual will be working with the elderly, the disabled, or children.  All qualifying criteria must be met in order to grant the requesting entity reduced fee status for each volunteer.

Procedure

A Criminal Record Release Authorization Form must be completed on the individual and a Reduced Fee Request Form.

• Criminal Record Release Authorization Form

Section I must be completed if the individual of who record information is being requested appears in person at State Police Headquarters (Concord, NH) to obtain a criminal history record check.

Section II must be completed if the form is mailed, or permission is given to a third party to obtain criminal history record information.  If Section II is completed, a notary seal or Justice of Peace signature is required.                

• Reduce Fee Request Form

Non-profit entities requesting a CHRI on a volunteer who will be exclusively working with the elderly, disabled, or children need to complete a Reduced Fee Request Form as well as a Criminal Record Release Authorization Form for each volunteer.  The name of the volunteer must be noted, and which vulnerable category the volunteer will be working.  The form must be signed by an individual authorized to attest the entity has met all required criteria for reduced fee status.

Cash, check, or money order (or if requesting in person, also MasterCard, Visa, Discover, or American Express) in the amount of $10.00, payable to the State of NH- Criminal Records must accompany each reduced fee request.

Unless required by specific statute (i.e. FBI record check participants), both the Criminal Record Release Authorization and Reduced Fee Request forms must be sent together to the State Police Criminal Records Unit for processing.

5. Download Form 

School Employee Background and Criminal Record Check:

1. Applicant must complete proper form, have the form notarized, obtain a fingerprint card and then return these to the employing School Advisory Unit, school district, or charter school.
2. The fees are $44.25 (livescan) or $55.25 (inked) for employees and $25.25 (livescan or inked) for volunteers.
3. FAQs
4. Download Form 

New Hampshire Banking Department Criminal Record Check:

1. Applicant must obtain the proper form and fingerprint card from the Banking Department.
2. The form and fingerprint card must be fully completed (form notarized) and returned to the Banking Department.
3. The cost per applicant is $55.25 for the state fee and an inked fingerprint card; $44.25 for the state fee and electronic fingerprint impressions.

New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Criminal Record Check:

1. Applicant must obtain the proper form and fingerprint card from the Department of Health and Human Services.
2. The form and fingerprint card must be fully completed (form notarized) and returned to the Department of Health and Human Services.
3. The fee is indicated on the proper form.

New Hampshire Board of Nursing Criminal Record Check:

1. Applicant must obtain the proper form and fingerprint card from the Board of Nursing.
2. The form and fingerprint card must be fully completed (form notarized) and returned to the Board of Nursing.
3. The cost per licensee is $55.25 for the state fee and an inked fingerprint card; $44.25 for the state fee and electronic fingerprint impressions.

New Hampshire Board of Medicine Criminal Record Check:

1. Applicant must obtain the proper form and fingerprint card from the Board of Medicine.
2. The form and fingerprint card must be fully completed (form notarized) and returned to the Board of Medicine.
3. The cost per licensee is $55.25 for the state fee and an inked fingerprint card; $44.25 for the state fee and electronic fingerprint impressions.

New Hampshire Municipal Employee Criminal Record Check:

1. Applicant must obtain the proper form and fingerprint card from the Municipality.
2. The form and fingerprint card must be fully completed (form notarized) and returned to the municipality.
3. The cost per applicant is $55.25 for the state fee and an inked fingerprint card; $44.25 for the state fee and electronic fingerprint impressions. The fee for volunteers is $25.25.

New Hampshire Racing and Charitable Gaming Commission Criminal Record Check:

1. Applicant must obtain the proper form and fingerprint card from the Racing and Charitable Gaming Commission.  
2. The form and fingerprint card must be fully completed (form notarized) and returned to the Racing and Charitable Gaming Commission.
3. The cost per applicant is $55.25 for the state fee and an inked fingerprint card; $44.25 for the state fee and electronic fingerprint impressions.

New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Criminal Record Check:

1. Applicant must obtain the proper form and fingerprint card from the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council.  
2. The form and fingerprint card must be fully completed (form notarized) and returned to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council.
3. The cost per applicant is $55.25 for the state fee and an inked fingerprint card; $44.25 for the state fee and electronic fingerprint impressions.

Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)/National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS):

• Statistical data collected and compiled from 150+ state, county and local law enforcement agencies in New Hampshire for juvenile and adult offense and arrests.
• Final data is sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and added to a national UCR report.
• The contact number for statistical requests is (603) 223-3869.

Fingerprint Identification

• Tri-State system - New Hampshire AFIS system is a host system linked both to Maine and Vermont.
• Criminal offense ten print cards are stored electronically in this database.
• Live Scan Stations - Demographic and ten print data is electronically scanned and transmitted to the AFIS system from 40+ stations statewide.
• Contact this section at (603) 223-3868.

Sex Offender Registry

• The NH Sex Offender Registry maintains a database of all registered sex offenders for the State of New Hampshire. The Registry is a repository of all registration forms submitted from the local police departments. Unit members update information in the database and also provide updated information and photos to Megan's Law.
• The contact number for the Sex Offender Registry is (603) 223-3870.

Contact Us

New Hampshire Department of Safety
Division of State Police
Jeffrey Kellett, Chief Administrator
Central Repository for Criminal Records
33 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03305
Phone: (603) 223-3867