College Alaska Background Check

A College background check pulls from the Fairbanks Police Department, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Police Department, and the Alaska DPS Criminal Records and Identification Bureau in Anchorage. College is a census-designated place just west of Fairbanks and home to the UAF main campus. Court files for College go through the Fairbanks Trial Courts and the public CourtView site. This page shows where to file a College background check request, what each office holds, and how the steps work.

College Background Check Basics

College is the home of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and law enforcement on the campus side runs through the UAF Police Department. The state lists about nine UAF officers in the most recent count. Off campus, the Fairbanks Police Department and the Alaska State Troopers handle calls in the College area. For a College background check, you start with one of three groups. The Alaska Department of Public Safety holds the central state criminal history file. The UAF and Fairbanks PD records units hold call logs and incident reports for the College area. The Alaska Court System holds case files heard out of Fairbanks.

Most College residents who run a background check want one of two things. They want the state criminal history file for a job, a license, or a personal review. Or they want to look up a court case. The first goes through the DPS portal. The second goes through CourtView.

Note: The UAF PD can pull campus call logs and incident reports for the College area, but it does not run a state criminal history check on its own.

DPS Criminal History for College

The Alaska Department of Public Safety runs the state criminal history program for College and the rest of the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The Criminal Records and Identification Bureau sits at 5700 E Tudor Road in Anchorage. The bureau phone is 907-269-5767 and the email is dps.criminal.records@alaska.gov. For College residents, the easiest path is the online portal at backgroundcheck.dps.alaska.gov. The site sends a secure link to your email after you submit a request.

A name-based College background check costs $20. A fingerprint check costs $35 and adds FBI data on top of the state file. The state lists approved fingerprint locations across Alaska. The Fairbanks site at 1979 Peger Road is the closest spot for College residents. Under AS 12.62, any member of the public may ask for their own record or for the record of another adult.

The DPS check covers adult arrests and convictions held in the Alaska Public Safety Information Network. It leaves out most juvenile cases, simple traffic infractions, and small civil violations. The DPS Background Check Home Page walks you through the full path. Plan on 7 to 14 days for a name search. A print check can take longer if the FBI step is part of the order.

College Court Records via CourtView

Court files for the College area go to the Fairbanks Trial Courts. The Alaska Court System runs CourtView, a free statewide index of trial court cases. You can find College area files in the same database as the rest of the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The Alaska Court System case search shows case number, party names, and case type for open files. Sealed, juvenile, and confidential files do not show up.

For a paper copy of a case, you go to the Fairbanks court clerk. The clerk charges $10 for the first certified copy and $3 for each one after in the same order. Audio recordings cost $20 per CD. Court staff research runs $30 per hour. The Alaska Trial Courts page lists the address and phone for the Fairbanks court. The CourtView information page spells out which case types you will and will not see in the online index.

State law caps what the court site will show. Under AS 22.35.030, a criminal case must come off the public site 60 days after an acquittal or full dismissal that was not part of a plea deal. Under AS 04.21.078, some minor alcohol and small marijuana cases also stay off the public site.

College Public Records and Statutes

The Alaska Public Records Act, at AS 40.25.110 to 40.25.125, sets the rules for public access to most state and local files. College residents can ask for police call logs, court files, and many other records under the act. State and local offices have 10 business days to reply. The Alaska Department of Law oversees how the act is used. For police reports, the Fairbanks Police Department records unit and the UAF PD both take requests for the College area.

For UAF campus call logs and the daily crime log, the College area police citizens resources page links to the UAF and Fairbanks PD info. The Clery Act requires UAF to keep an open daily crime log of incidents on or near campus. That log is open to anyone and is part of a College background check on a person who lived or worked at UAF.

Note: A UAF or Fairbanks PD call log shows police contact, not a court conviction, and you should still pull the DPS file for a full College background check.

College Area Borough Records

Since College has no court of its own, the Fairbanks North Star Borough records and the state CourtView site are the main stops for a College background check at the borough level. The borough records page covers court, vital, and law enforcement contacts for all of the borough, and that includes College.

The Fairbanks North Star records page lists key court and arrest links. Use it as a starting point and then go to the source for the actual file. The page is helpful for the contact info but is not the official state portal.

The Alaska Department of Health runs a separate background check path under AS 47.05.310 for people who work with kids or vulnerable adults. College residents who apply for a foster care role, a child care job, or a care job at a state-licensed facility will go through this second path. The Health Department check pulls the DPS file plus the certified nurse aide list, the federal LEIE list, and other databases.

College Inmate and Warrant Lookups

For a current inmate lookup, the Alaska Department of Corrections runs a public site that shows location and status for state inmates. The Fairbanks Correctional Center holds many of the people booked out of College and the rest of the borough. You can also call VINElink at (800) 247-9763 to check on an inmate from College. Open warrants in the College area show up on the Alaska State Troopers Most Wanted list with photos and charge data.

For a sex offender lookup, the state runs a public registry under AS 12.63 and AS 18.65.087. Search by name or by zip code to see who is registered in the College area. The list is one of the most open such registries in the country.

College Parent Borough and Nearby Cities

College sits in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, which is the home borough for any College background check at the borough level. Use the borough page for the full list of offices and Fairbanks court details.