How do I get a DPS background check?

How do I get a DPS background check?

Answer: There are several options available: 1) Review of Criminal History Information (PDF) by making an appointment and visiting any DPS FAST location in your area to be printed electronically; 2) Conduct an on-line name-based search using the C.R.S. Public Site.

How far back do background checks go in Mississippi?

A criminal background check in Mississippi will typically go back about seven years. There is no state law in Mississippi that prevents anyone from checking back further if it is possible.

How can I check my background record?

Ways to check your criminal record

1. Visit the police department in your locality.
2. You can find the nearest police department by checking online and using the provided information.
3. When you get there, request a search to be done into your records and the document will be provided to you.

How can I check my background record for free?

How to do a free online background check

1. Use a Consumer Reporting Agency to do a background check.
2. Most court information is public record.
3. Equifax and other sites offer one free credit report per year.

Are criminal records public in Mississippi?

Anyone can publicly request access to Mississippi’s public records and you don’t have to state a reason for your request. There are no restrictions placed on the use of records either. The Mississippi Public Records Act says state departments have seven business days to respond to a records search.

How many employees does the Mississippi Department of Public Safety have?

Welcome to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. Our mission is to make Mississippi a safer place for the state’s three million residents. Founded in 1938, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety currently has over 1,400 employees working within nine divisions.

Where can I get a background check in Mississippi?

Background checks for other types of facilities may be provided by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety’s Criminal Information Center. Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases, LiveScan fingerprinting at the LeFleur’s Square office is suspended until September 1, 2021.

Where do I get my fingerprints in Mississippi?

Each healthcare and child care provider must inform applicants being fingerprinted that their fingerprints will be transmitted to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety and run through the Mississippi Criminal Information and Federal Bureau of Investigation databases in order to complete state and national background checks.

Is there a criminal information center in Mississippi?

The CIC is Mississippi’s primary conduit for information exchange with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) National Criminal Information Center (NCIC) system, as well as for other national data exchanges and statewide law enforcement information exchange within Mississippi.