Louisiana Background Check from Abroad
State criminal history check
Louisiana Background Check from Abroad
Yes. A current original ten-print FBI applicant card taken by a law enforcement agency, plus the fee.
- Fee
- $26.00
- Processing
- Fifteen to twenty-one business days
- From abroad
- Possible
What to send, and where
| Agency | Louisiana State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information |
|---|---|
| Form | Right to Review request under R.S. 15:588 |
| Fee | $26.00 |
| Payment | Money order, cashier's cheque or business cheque. Cash and personal cheques are refused at all times. |
| Processing | Fifteen to twenty-one business days |
| Post to | Bureau of Criminal Identification, PO Box 66614, Mail Slip A-6, Baton Rouge, LA 70896 |
The Louisiana State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information page for this request
Specific to Louisiana
- Louisiana issues a certified copy, which is what you want if it is going on to be apostilled.
- The prints must be current. An old card you already have will not do.
Getting fingerprinted where you are
Local police, a private fingerprinting service, a U.S. post if it still offers it, or ink at home. Take more than one card. Use the FD-258 unless Louisiana specifies its own form above, in which case order that form first and allow for it reaching you overseas.
After it arrives
A Louisiana criminal history check is a state document, so it is authenticated by Louisiana, not by the U.S. Department of State. Most states require the response to be notarised or certified before the authenticating authority will touch it, and several sell a notarised version for exactly this purpose. Buy it at the time rather than discovering later that you have to start again.
We handle the apostille
Once your Louisiana check exists we can authenticate it, legalise it for a non-Convention country, and have it translated. Tell us the destination and the deadline.
Questions people actually ask
Can I request my Louisiana record from outside the United States?
Yes. A current original ten-print FBI applicant card taken by a law enforcement agency, plus the fee.
What does it cost?
$26.00 Money order, cashier's cheque or business cheque. Cash and personal cheques are refused at all times.
How long does it take?
Fifteen to twenty-one business days. Add international postage in both directions on top of that.
Do I need the Louisiana check as well as the FBI one?
Only if the authority asking has said so. The FBI record already includes arrests that Louisiana reported federally. Ask before paying for both.
Will it need an apostille?
If it is going to a foreign authority, yes. A Louisiana check is a state document, so it is authenticated by Louisiana rather than by the U.S. Department of State, and it usually has to be notarised or certified first.
This guide is published by a private document processing service. It is not legal advice and we are not a government agency. Requirements change without notice, so confirm anything critical with the mission before you post documents.
