Instructions for initiating a Virginia Statewide search:
You will need to generate a Criminal History Record Name Search Request Form with a unique barcode and provide it to us. To do so, please follow these instructions.
Visit https://vspapps.vsp.virginia.gov/catspublic/public/publicHome.html
Please refer to this screen shot for more details:
In the dropdown menu titled “Form,” select “SP-167.”
In the dropdown menu titled “Request Type,” change what is preselected and choose “Criminal History Search”.
In the dropdown menu titled “Purpose”, select “Other”.
In the field titled “Specify Purpose,” enter: “Pre-Employment.” if you are a candidate for a new job. If the search is required as part of a current job or for a promotion or transfer, enter “Employment.”
Enter the following information:
• Your last name
• Your first name
• Your full middle name (leave blank if you do not have a middle name)
• Your maiden name, if applicable (if not, leave blank)
• Choose a suffix, if applicable (if not, leave blank)
• Select your race from the drop-down menu titled “Race”
• Select your gender from the drop-down menu titled “Sex”
• Enter your date of birth in the following format: MM/DD/YYYY
• Enter your SSN in the following format ###-##-####
• Unless you are a nonprofit volunteer, leave the box titled “Non-Profit Volunteer” unchecked.
In the “Mail Reply To” section, enter the following information:
• Name/Agency: DISA Global Solutions
• Attention: Criminal Records Dept.
• Address Line 1: 2700 Corporate Drive
• Address Line 2:
• City: Birmingham
• State: Alabama
• Country: United States of America
• Zip Code: 35242
In the ”Contact Information” section, enter the following information:
In the ”Payment” section, enter the following information:
• Pay Method: Business Check (Note: easyBackgrounds will send a check to the Virginia State Police when it mails your completed document)
• Leave “VSP Account Number” blank
Click “Confirm.”
Review the information that you entered. If it's correct, click “Generate.”
A confirmation screen will appear asking you to mail the form to the Virginia State Police. Please disregard that instruction and follow the below steps instead:
Click “OK.”
A copy of the form should download to your computer.
Print the form.
A sample form that you can use as a guide when completing your printed form is available here.
SAMPLE FORM
In the “Affidavit for Release of Information” section: Sign the form in the presence of a notary and have the form notarized and signed by the notary.
Leave the “Signature of Person Making Request” section blank. It will be completed by easyBackgrounds
Mail the original hand signed and notarized release to:
DISA Global Solutions
2700 Corporate Drive
Birmingham, AL 35242
You do not need to send in the $15 fee as this is included in the cost of the background check.
Do not send your release form directly to the Virginia State Police. The form must be sent to our office in New Hampshire via mail for processing. Faxed and emailed copies cannot be accepted per Virginia State Police requirements.
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