The criminal records maintained in the Exchange are available to criminal justice entities on the state and national level on a 7 days a week, 24 hours a day basis. Criminal justice inquiries against the computerized file provide an immediate response of an individual’s criminal history record which is supported by fingerprint records on file in the Exchange.
Criminal history records are documents from which criminal justice authorities derive at prudent decisions that range from determining the propensity for violence an individual may have; a judge’s review prior to sentencing; guiding a correctional official in assigning a custody level to an inmate; determining probation/parole status; and to efficiently support computerized criminal justice programs such as the firearms transaction programs on the state/national level, etc.
Want to get your Record Checked?
It is very simple to have a records check filed for you, Head down to a VSP station and request a Public Records Trooper and start the process, Really, its that simple.