Massachusetts Background Record Checks

For other States requesting an Out-of-State check for someone who lived in Massachusetts in the last 5 years.

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Massachusetts is not a National Fingerprint File state. The FBI will not check Massachusetts criminal history repositories as part of its database search. States seeking Massachusetts criminal history information must contact the Massachusetts Department of Criminal Justice Information Services.

Requesting background check information

States seeking Massachusetts Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS) information for individuals who resided in Massachusetts in the past five years may request this information by calling the DCJIS at (617) 660-4600 or by visiting their website at mass.gov/orgs/department-of-criminal-justice-information-services .

States seeking Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry information for individuals who resided in Massachusetts in the past five years may request this information by calling the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB) at (978) 740-6400, Monday – Friday from 8 AM – 5 PM EST. To learn if an individual is on the registry, callers must have the individual's name and one of the following: an exact address, date of birth, driver's license number or Social Security number. 

For additional information you can go to their website at mass.gov/orgs/sex-offender-registry-board  

States seeking Massachusetts Statewide Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR) information for individuals who resided in Massachusetts in the past five years may request this information by contacting the Department of Children and Families at 857-338-3030, emailing MA.CPS.CHECK@MassMail.State.MA.US , or by filling out their form.  

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