A new research project by private investigator and author Robert Scott finds that statewide criminal checks are now available to non-law enforcement personnel in 43 of 50 states by phone or mail. The report contains exact instructions for obtaining statewide criminal history information from each of the 43 states. Hawaii Hawaii will release a person's adult criminal history, including both felonies and misdemeanors. The Hawaii Department of Public Safety's Inmate Classification Department maintains information on persons who have been incarcerated in state prison going back to the 1960's. They can search by name or Social Security Number, but both are preferred.
Date of birth is also helpful.
The Guide to Statewide Criminal Checks 1. If statewide criminal history data is available to the public without the permission of the person being investi- gated, the source is included. If statewide criminal history data is not available, prison inmate histories are used as a replacement. Publishing Co. All rights reserved.