Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

A record of criminal history does not include:

• Investigative or intelligence information, reports of crime or other information concerning specific persons collected in the course of the enforcement of criminal laws.  
• Information concerning juveniles.  
• Posters, announcements or lists intended to identify fugitives or wanted persons and aid in their apprehension.  
• Original records of entry maintained by agencies of criminal justice if the records are chronological and not cross-indexed in any other way.  
• Records of application for and issuance, suspension, revocation or renewal of occupational licenses, including permits to work in the gaming insutry.  
• Court indices and records of public judicial proceedings, court decisions and opinions, and information disclosed during public judicial proceedings.  
• Records of traffic violations constituting misdemeanors.  
• Records of traffic offenses maintained by the department of to regulate the issuance, suspension, revocation or renewal of drivers' or other operators' licenses.  
• Announcements of actions by the state board of pardons commissioners and the state board of parole commissioners, except information concerning the status of an offender on parole or probation.  
• Records which originated in an agency other than an agency of criminal justice in this state. 

An individual may request his or her State of Nevada criminal history record or notice of no criminal history record from the Criminal History Repository by submitting the following documents:

• A complete rolled ten print fingerprint card;  
• A completed ID form DPS-006, and  
• A money order or cashier's check made payable to the Department of Public Safety Records, Communications and Compliance Division. Click here for the current fee schedule. 

Fingerprinting services may be obtained from a law enforcement agency or any authorized fingerprinting service. The ID form DPS-006 can be obtained by clicking on this DPS-006 link, by mail, fax or in person from the Records, Communications and Compliance. The DPS contact address and telephone number is:

Department of Public Safety

Records, Communications and Compliance Division
333 West Nye Lane, Suite 100
Carson City, Nevada 89706
Phone: (775) 684-6262

A.  Obtain copy of your Nevada criminal history record:  

• Fill out DPS 006 form, found on our website   
• Have fingerprints taken at local sheriff’s department, police department, or a private fingerprint agency  
• Mail DPS 006 form, fingerprints, and fee into the Records, Communications and Compliance Division   

B. Contact District Attorney’s office in the county you were arrested in.  

• They will provide instruction on how to petition the court for sealing of records.  

C. Upon issuance of the court order signed by the judge submit all paperwork to the Records Bureau and to any and all agencies aware of the arrest.  

• Do not send any correspondence to the FBI, the Records, Communications and Compliance Division is responsible for this step.

PLEASE BE AWARE THIS PROCESS MAY TAKE UP TO 6 MONTHS AFTER THE RECORDS BUREAU HAS RECEIVED THE COURT ORDER.   

If your fingerprints are rejected, The Records, Communications, and Compliance Division (RCCD) will notify the requesting agency of the rejection. The rejection notification will include a letter that contains the following important details:

• Agency Name
• Account Number
• RFP (Reason Fingerprinted) Number
• ORI Number
• TCR (Transaction Control Reference) Number

The rejection letter will also include step-by-step instructions for the applicant on how to complete the reprint process.

There are two options the applicant has for reprinting fingerprints:

1. Electronic Reprint (In State)
   You can get your fingerprints reprinted electronically captured and submitted at an approved Live Scan Provider location. Visit the following link to find authorized fingerprinting providers and learn more about the process: https://fc.nccis.nvdps.gov/NCCISLocateFP/
   **Important: You must take a copy of the Civil Applicant Reprinting Instructions form to your fingerprinting appointment. This form contains your TCR number, which the fingerprint technician will need to process the reprint correctly and prevent any additional fingerprinting fees.**
2. Paper Card Reprint
   You must obtain a newly rolled fingerprint card (FD 258) from an authorized fingerprinting site, with all required fields documented:
• Applicant Name
• Account Number (Miscellaneous MNU)
• ORI, Reason Fingerprinted (NRS)
• Date of Birth
• HGT
• WGT
• Signature of Person Fingerprinted, Signature/Badge ID, etc. of Official Taking Fingerprints and the Date Fingerprinted.

The newly rolled fingerprint card must be stapled to a copy of the original rejection paperwork and returned to DPS in order to receive credit and avoid an additional processing fee.

Please Note: The use of white out is no longer accepted on the fingerprint date field on the fingerprint card. Use of white out in this section will result in the card being mailed back to the account holder without being processed.

Please staple the new fingerprint card (reprint) and a copy of the rejection notification together. Reprints must be submitted within one year of the rejection date with the exception of the following authorities which MUST be submitted within 90 days of the original reject date: NRS 449.122, NRS 640E.150 or NRS 640D.110.

Mail to: DPS, Criminal History Records Repository

333 West Nye Lane, Suite 100

Carson City, NV 89706