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Limited Criminal History Check

Applicants for licensure as an educator in Indiana are required (IC 20-6.1-3-7.1) to submit a limited criminal history report with their application. The report must be obtained through the Indiana State Police Central Repository.

Limited Criminal History Information is defined as all arrest, indictment, information or other formal criminal charges less than one (1) year old but only those arrest, indictment, information or other formal criminal charges over one (1) year old that include a final disposition. 

You are not required to submit your fingerprints to obtain the limited criminal history check.

The limited criminal history report is valid for one year after the issuance of the criminal history report regardless of the number of license actions requested with that time frame. 

The Indiana Professional Standards Board must retain the original copy of your limited criminal history report. Our office will not provide copies of the report. The Central Repository does retain the limited criminal history information for 90 days.

The following process applies to requests for all original (standard, limited, reciprocal) licenses, substitute certificates; renewal and addition, and professionalization actions; and name changes, degree changes, and license corrections: 

	Download the Limited Criminal History Request Form.
	Complete the request form 8053, including the requested personal information at the top of the form. Note that the authority requested for box 2 is IC 20-6.1-3-7.1 You are the requester and the subject of the request.
	Submit the following to the Central Repository at the address listed below: Request for limited criminal history information, state form 8053. Money order or cashier's check for $7.00 (no personal checks) payable to the State of Indiana. The results will be returned to you.
	Make a copy for your records and then include your original limited criminal history report with your application.