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Arizona Criminal Records Search
Search Arizona criminal cases through official court services, locate the underlying document, and understand missing results and restricted history reports.
What an Arizona criminal records search can show
An Arizona criminal records search can involve different official record systems. Court case information and criminal history repository records are not the same record source. A court search can help locate case information, charges, case events, dispositions, and available orders. Review the relevant charge or count and its disposition when evaluating the case outcome. If the summary does not explain the result, request the corresponding underlying order or court document through the applicable court document route. An Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) criminal history review is a separate process focused on an individual's own record review.
Arizona's Public Access to Court Information is a case-information search, not the official court record itself. Search results may be incomplete and users may need to request documents from the court that maintains the case. Public Access searches use available participating court records. Party name and case number information can help identify a case, and court information can be used as a search filter or identification aid rather than a claim that every possible court record is available in one search. The system excludes restricted matters including sealed records, juvenile delinquency and incorrigibility matters, protection orders, and local ordinance charges.
Choose the official Arizona search route
For Arizona court case information, start with Public Access to Court Information and use the available search filters and case identifiers to locate the relevant case. Arizona records can exist across different court levels and locations, and a located case may still require a request to the court that maintains the underlying record. A case search is different from obtaining the underlying filing, order, or certified document.
Arizona eAccess is the court-document route for eligible documents from participating courts. Users create an account using an email address. General eAccess document availability begins with filings on or after July 1, 2010, while Pima County criminal documents have a July 1, 2015 cutoff. Justice court and municipal court documents are excluded from eAccess and require the appropriate court route.
Get Arizona court documents and certified copies
eAccess availability depends on the court, case, document restrictions, and filing date. Users can view a free first-page preview before purchasing available documents. Current eAccess options include a $10 full document purchase, $45 pay-as-you-go certified document option, and $35 recurring certification option. Purchased documents include a listed 24-hour download period.
Certified electronic documents may require recipient acceptance. If a recipient cannot accept the electronic certified format, the user may need to contact the clerk for an available raised-seal alternative. Availability of documents and certification options should be confirmed through the current eAccess route before payment.
Request an Arizona DPS personal record review
The Arizona DPS criminal-history review process is for a person reviewing the accuracy and completeness of their own record. It is not a general third-party background screening product. DPS provides an online self-review start route and also publishes record-review instructions.
A record-review submission can require a completed application, full identifying information, a complete legible rolled fingerprint card, name, date of birth, Social Security number, physical description, signature, residence information, Record Review reason, collector or agency identification, and a contact sheet. Current rules allow specified contracted fingerprint collectors, but portal applicants still mail fingerprints according to DPS instructions. Attorney applications with notarized authority follow the paper application route. The Record Review Packet instructions identify mailing to the Arizona DPS Criminal History Records Unit, PO Box 18450, Phoenix, AZ 85005-8450.
Correct inaccurate information and choose the next action
Arizona rules distinguish the administrative review timeline from shorter website summaries. Under current rules, the initial personal record review response period is 15 business days after DPS receives a completed packet. The DPS website describes a 15-day timeframe, which should not be treated as a calendar-day guarantee for the rule-based period. The challenge process is separate: the record holder has 35 days from the date of the DPS response to submit a challenge. DPS has 15 days after receipt of the challenge form to complete the audit, and a hearing request has a 35-day clock from the date of the audit-result notice when applicable.
The correct next step depends on the goal: use Public Access for case information, eAccess for eligible court documents, or DPS personal record review when checking the completeness and accuracy of your own criminal-history record. Confirm current DPS fees and submission requirements before sending a request because the applicable fee should not be inferred from the record-review route alone.
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Choose between a court case search, court document request, certified document request, or personal DPS record review.
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Prepare the identifiers and request details required by the selected official route.
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Confirm current agency instructions, availability, fees, and document restrictions before submitting.