Virginia Criminal Records: 2 Ways to Get Them

Virginia criminal records can be requested through two forms provided by the VA State Police. Both forms can be printed or downloaded from the State Police website. Aside from the State Police, certain VA agencies are also entitled to possess complete criminal record data.

Virginia criminal records are easy to access thanks to the Virginia State Police, The VSP website (www.vsp.state.va.us) provides a centralized portal for a criminal history check as well as the VA Sex Offender Registry and Wanted Persons webpage. Despite this easy access, the Code of Virginia still governs the public dissemination of Virginia criminal records.

VA Criminal Records - Which Form Should You Use?

1. Criminal Records Search Using Form SP-167
a. Use this form if you are a private individual, company, or organization.
b. Print or download the form from the VSP forms page (URL below).
c. Read the instructions included with the form and follow them.
d. Fill out, sign the form, and have it notarized.

2. Criminal Records Search Using SP-230
a. Use this form if you will conduct a criminal history check through any of the following entities.

i. Adult daycare centers
ii. Adult homecare facilities
iii. Cities or counties under an ordinance
iv. Adult district homes
v. Domestic/international adoption/foster-care agencies
vi. Employees of hospital pharmacies
vii. Licensed childcare centers
viii. Licensed adult homes
ix. Unlicensed childcare centers

b. Print or download the form from the VSP forms page (URL below).
i. Fill out the form. There is no need to have it notarized.
ii. Submit the form with a money order/company check for $15 to the Virginia State Police, PO Box 85076, Richmond, VA 23261-5076.

Aside from the State Police, the agencies that are also entitled under the law to get criminal record data, include:

- Security Guard Firms
- Adoption Agencies or Foster Care
- Public School Boards
- Approved Volunteer Agencies
- Volunteer Fire/Rescue Organizations

Allow 12 to 14 workdays for your Virginia criminal records request to be processed. Criminal records searches governed by federal law, such as sex offender registries and wanted persons lists, are readily available through the VSP website. The dissemination to the public of such records is intended to prevent further victimization. Using them to harass, threaten, or intimidate the offender may be subject to civil prosecution.

Useful Virginia Criminal Records Links:

State Police Criminal History Check
State Police Forms
Sex Offender Registry
Wanted Persons

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