ALL COUNTIES – Updated 9/12/11, updated in FRS 9/12/11
How Many websites to search? 1 https://secure.vermont.gov/DPS/criminalrecords/ **THIS IS A STATEWIDE SEARCH
The fee is $30 each search, this will show up on Court Fee – additional charges, this requires approval from manager to run a credit card. This is a site we need to pay for each search. You will need to write up a Credit Card Authorization Form when you receive these requests, once authorization is approved you may run the search.
SEARCHING A NAME
Specific Website instructions: SEARCH SMITH JOHN (LAST NAME 1ST ALL LETTERS OF 1ST NAME) Search as client requested
**We can search 2 alias for the same fee, so if there are aka’s enter those, if there are not aka’s and the name has nicknames, please take the time to enter other names you may think of (I.e. Robert – you can also search Rob & Bob).
If you need to narrow down your search:
Ease of Site Name Look Up: (1 Easy, 2 Difficult): 1
CRIMINAL RECORDS FOUND
Ease of Criminal Record Look Up: (1 Easy, 2 More Difficult, 3 Very Difficult): 2
Once you find a criminal record- Website Instructions: Paste results into FRS
How far back do the records go on this site?
Does the site include Felony & Misdemeanor cases? Yes, site does not have arrests
Other County or State sites that may be helpful in researching case files, records (I.e. BOI, AOC, DEPT OF CORRECTIONS, ETC.)
Researcher who covers this county:
*NOTE YOU NEED TO ONLY RUN ! STATEWIDE SEARCH IF LIVED IN MORE THAN ONE COUNTY**NOTE RUTLAND, CHITTENDEN & FRANKLIN IS SET UP ON CONVERGENCE, IF WE DO ONLY RUTLAND, CHITTENDEN &/OR FRANKLIN $4.75 WE CAN SEARCH IT THROUGH CONVERGENCE, IF WE DO ANY OTHER VT COUNTY ALSO – WE WILL NOT RUN RUTLAND CHITTENDEN & FRANKLIN THROUGH CONVERGENCE