Scope of Criminal Records Search by State
STATE	SEARCHED	NOT SEARCHED
ALABAMA	CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS	MUNICIPAL COURT.(DUI & DWI & SOME MINOR MISDEMEANORS)
ALASKA	CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS	MAGISTRATE COURT & CITY COURT(SOME MISD).  REPORTING IN THESE COURTS IS LESS THAN RELIABLE DUE TO "VILLAGE" ENVIRONMENT.
ARIZONA	SUPERIOR AND JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURTS.  17 OF THE 21 MUNICIPAL COURTS IN MARICOPA COUNTY	MUNICIPAL COURT. ALL CITIES HAVE JURISDICTION OVER THEIR OWN MUNICIPAL COURTS WHICH ARE NOT COVERED AT THE COUNTY LEVEL.  WHEN POSSIBLE MUNICIPAL COURTS ARE SEARCHED, NOT ALL PROVIDE TIMELY AND ACCURATE ACCESS.  CHANDLER, GILBERT, MESA, PARADISE VALLEY AND TEMPE MUNICIPAL COURTS IN MARICOPA COUNTY
ARKANSAS	CIRCUIT COURT(AND COUNTY COURT WHEN COMBINED WITH CIRCUIT COURT)	MANY COUNTIES HAVE MADE ACCESS TO MUNICIPAL AND CIRCUIT COURTS VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.  MOSTLY DUI/DWI AND LOWER LEVEL OFFENSES ARE HELD IN MUNICIPAL COURT.
CALIFORNIA	ALL MUNICIPAL AND SUPERIOR COURTS	PLACER COUNTY INCLUDES THE AUBURN AND ROSEVILLE COURTS ONLY.  EL DORADO COUNTY DOES NOT INCLUDE THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE COURT.  SACRAMENTO COUNTY DRIVING ON SUSPENDED LICENSE AND DRIVING W/ OUT A LICENSE ARE NOT HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
COLORADO	ALL DISTRICT AND COUNTY COURTS
CONNECTICUT	SUPERIOR AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA COURTS (CONVICTIONS ONLY)	CONVICTIONS ONLY
DELAWARE	SUPERIOR, COMMON PLEAS AND SOME MUNICIPAL COURTS	MOST MUNICIPAL COURTS AND JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURTS.  IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEARCH THE MUNICIPAL AND JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURTS.  A CASE NUMBER AND DATE OF CHARGE MUST BE PROVIDED.  MOST SERIOUS MISDEMEANORS ARE BOUND OVER TO THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
FLORIDA	CIRCUIT AND COUNTY COURTS
GEORGIA	SUPERIOR AND STATE COURTS	MUNICIPAL COURT.  MUNICIPAL COURTS ONLY HANDLE TRAFFIC AND VERY LOW LEVEL MISDEMEANOR CASES.
HAWAII	ALL CIRCUIT COURTS AND THE HONOLULU DISTRICT COURT. (CONVICTIONS ONLY)	LOCAL DISTRICT COURTS. CONVICTION INFORMATION AVAILABLE ONLY.
IDAHO	DISTRICT COURT (COVERS ALL FELONY, MISDEMEANOR AND DUI/DWI CASES)
ILLINOIS	CIRCUIT COURT (COVERS ALL FELONY, MISDEMEANOR, AND DWI/DUI CASES)
INDIANA	SUPERIOR AND CIRCUIT COURTS
IOWA	DISTRICT COURT (COVERS ALL FELONY, MISDEMEANOR AND DUI/DWI CASES)
KANSAS	DISTRICT COURT (COVERS ALL FELONY, MISDEMEANOR AND DUI/DWI CASES)	COWLEY, LABETTE AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES ARE ALL SPLIT COUNTIES, MEANING TWO SEPARATE COURTS IN EACH COUNTY. SEARCH WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE COURT THAT HAS JURISDICTION OVER THE ADDRESS LISTED.
KENTUCKY	CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS
LOUISIANA	DISTRICT COURT (COVERS ALL FELONY, MISDEMEANOR AND DUI/DWI CASES)
MAINE	SUPERIOR AND DISTRICT COURTS	PENOBSCOT COUNTY IS FELONY ONLY.
MARYLAND	CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS
MASSACHUSETTS	SUPERIOR COURT (FELONY ONLY)	DISTRICT, CITY AND MUNICIPAL.  THERE ARE NUMEROUS COURTS IN EACH COUNTY. NONE OF THESE COURTS ARE ON A CONSOLIDATED SYSTEM.  FOR AN ADDITIONAL SEARCH FEE THE BOSTON, CHELSAE, CAMBRIDGE OR SOMMERVILLE DISTRICT COURTS MAY BE SEARCHED. ACCESS TO THE CITY AND MUNICIPAL COURTS IS IMPOSSIBLE.
MICHIGAN	CIRCUIT AND SOME DISTRICT COURTS	IF A COUNTY HAS ONE DISTRICT COURT IT WILL BE SEARCHED.  IN COUNTIES WITH MULTIPLE DISTRICT COURTS THE COUNTY SEAT WILL BE SEARCHED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF KENT AND ST. CLAIR IN WHICH NO MISDEMEANORS ARE SEARCHED.
MINNESOTA	DISTRICT COURT (COVERS ALL FELONY, MISDEMEANOR AND DUI/DWI CASES)
MISSISSIPPI	CIRCUIT AND COUNTY COURT	CITY COURTS AND SOME JUSTICE COURTS (INCLUDES SOME DUI/DWI AND MINOR MISDEMEANORS)
MISSOURI	CIRCUIT AND ASSOCIATE COURT (CONVICTIONS ONLY)	CONVICTIONS ONLY
MONTANA	DISTRICT COURTS	MUNICIPAL AND JUSTICE COURTS.   RECORDS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR FIVE YEARS.
NEBRASKA	DISTRICT AND COUNTY COURT	DOUGLAS AND SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY DO NOT PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS TO MISDEMEANOR CASES
NEVADA	DISTRICT AND JUSTICE COURT	MUNICIPAL COURT.  MUNICIPAL COURTS ONLY HANDLE TRAFFIC AND VERY LOW LEVEL MISDEMEANOR CASES.
NEW HAMPSHIRE	SUPERIOR COURT (FELONY ONLY)	DISTRICT AND MUNICIPAL COURTS.  ALL COUNTIES HAVE NUMEROUS DISTRICT AND MUNICIPAL COURTS WHICH ARE NOT ON CONSOLIDATED SYSTEMS WHICH MAKE THEM VERY DIFFICULT AND IMPRACTICAL TO SEARCH
NEW JERSEY	SUPERIOR COURT (FELONY ONLY)	MISDEMEANOR RECORDS.  THERE ARE OVER 500 MUNICIPAL COURTS.  ACCESS TO THESE COURTS IS VERY LIMITED.  (THEY MAINLY HOLD OFFENSES SUCH AS PETTY LARCENY, DISORDERLY PERSONS, DRUNK IN PUBLIC)
NEW MEXICO	DISTRICT AND MAGISTRATE COURTS	MAGISTRATE COURTS ONLY HOLD RECORDS FOR BETWEEN 1 AND 3 YEARS BACK.
NEW YORK	FELONY ONLY EXCEPT FOR THE  NEW YORK BOROUGHS (A SEARCH OF ANY OF THE NEW YORK BOROUGHS INCLUDES MISDEMEANORS FROM THE CITY AND SOME TOWN/VILLAGE COURTS.  ALL OTHER COUNTIES IN NEW YORK ARE FELONY ONLY.	CITY AND COUNTY COURTS. FELONY ONLY EXCEPT FOR THE BOROUGHS.
NORTH CAROLINA	SUPERIOR AND DISTRICT COURTS
NORTH DAKOTA	DISTRICT COURT (COVERS MOST FELONY & MISDEMEANOR CASES)	MUNICIPAL COURT (SOME DUI/DWI CASES ARE HOUSED IN THIS COURT, BUT NO OTHER MISDEMEANOR CASES). MAINLY CONVICTIONS ONLY.
OHIO	COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL COURT (COVERS ALL FELONY AND MISDEMEANOR CASES)
OKLAHOMA	DISTRICT COURT (DISTRICT COURT COVERS FELONY, MISDEMEANOR AND DUI/DWI CASES)	MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD & MUNICIPAL COURT NOT OF RECORD.  MISDEMEANOR AND TRAFFIC CASES ARE HELD IN THESE COURTS. THESE COURTS ARE NOT PART OF THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM. ACCESS IS LIMITED AND IS THROUGH THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
OREGON	DISTRICT AND CIRCUIT COURT	MUNICIPAL COURT (HANDLES ONLY LOCAL ORDINANCES SUCH AS NO DOG LICENSE, PARKING ETC.)
PENNSYLVANIA	COURT OF COMMON PLEAS(COVERS ALL FELONY AND MISDEMEANOR CASES)
RHODE ISLAND	SUPERIOR AND DISTRICT COURTS
SOUTH CAROLINA	CIRCUIT COURT (COVERS FELONIES ONLY)	MAGISTRATE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS (MUNICIPAL RECORDS). THE ONLY WAY TO OBTAIN A THOROUGH MISDEMEANOR SEARCH IS TO SUBMIT A REQUEST TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. THEY CHARGE A FEE OF $25.00 PER NAME.
SOUTH DAKOTA	CIRCUIT COURT (COVERS ALL FELONY, MISDEMEANOR, AND DWU/DUI CASES)
TENNESSEE	CIRCUIT AND GENERAL SESSIONS	MUNICIPAL COURT (MIGHT HANDLE SOME DUI/DWI)
TEXAS	CIRCUIT AND COUNTY COURTS	CITY / MUNICIPAL / JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURTS.  THERE ARE AN ABUNDANCE OF THESE COURTS IN ALL MAJOR COUNTIES.  THEY ARE NOT ON ANY KIND OF CONSOLIDATED COURT SYSTEM WHICH MAKES THEM VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEARCH.
UTAH	DISTRICT COURT (INCLUDES ALL FELONY AND MISDEMEANOR CASES)
VERMONT	DISTRICT COURT (INCLUDES ALL FELONY AND MISDEMEANOR CASES)
VIRGINIA	CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS
WASHINGTON	SUPERIOR AND DISTRICT COURTS	MUNICIPAL AND CITY COURTS (MINOR MISDEMEANOR VIOLATIONS AND SOME DUI/DWI)
WEST VIRGINIA	CIRCUIT AND MAGISTRATE COURTS
WISCONSIN	CIRCUIT COURT (INCLUDES ALL FELONIES AND MOST MISDEMEANOR CASES	CITY AND MUNICIPAL COURT (MINOR MISDEMEANOR VIOLATIONS AND SOME DUI/DWI)
WYOMING	DISTRICT AND COUNTY	JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND MAGISTRATE COURTS (MINOR MISDEMEANOR VIOLATIONS AND SOME DUI/DWI)