REQUEST FOR COPY OF BACKGROUND CHECK PROCEDURES toll free at 877-224-0043. The name on the request of copy form must exactly match the name that was submitted with the prior fingerprints. You may only request a copy of the Ohio BCI background check.

The Buckeye State adheres to the seven-year lookback period as established by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. This means that any liens, bankruptcies, collections, civil judgments, and arrests not resulting in convictions are reported up to seven years back in an applicant's history.

Your background checks must be no older than one year (365 days) at the time the Department issues your initial credential. Additionally, everyone who holds a credential issued by the Ohio Department of Education must complete FBI background checks every five years.

Our Services Through a simple process of placing your fingers on a state-of-the-art-scanner for a digital scan, our program uses computer processing to securely transmit fingerprint images and data to the Ohio Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation.