Get a Background Check from the Orlando Police Department

Do you need a background check?

Do you need a background check for a job, housing, immigration, or adoption? Get one from the Orlando Police Department.

In-person

Gather your materials

You will need the following information to request a background check:

Name
Birth date
Social security number
Photo ID is not required, but it will make the process easier
Whether the request is for a job, apartment, immigration or adoption
If the request is for adoption, only one parent needs to come. Please bring both parents' information and IDs.

The Records Unit is open from 8 a.m. through 4:45 p.m., Monday through Thursday at:

Orlando Police Headquarters
Records Unit
1250 West South Street
Orlando, Fl 32805

Each background check is $10. We accept credit cards, debit cards, and money orders.

You will receive your background check immediately as a printed document.

Gather your materials

You will need the following to request a background check:

Name
Birth date
Social security number
Whether the request is for a job, apartment, immigration or adoption
A business check, cashier's check, or money order for $10. We do not accept cash or personal checks.
A self-addressed stamped envelope

Mail the information for your request and your self-addressed stamped envelope to:

Orlando Police Headquarters
Attn: Records Unit
1250 West South Street
Orlando, Fl 32805

We will send your background check by mail within three business days of receiving it.

Orlando Police Department

1250 West South Street

Orlando, FL

32805

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