Colorado Background Check Information
Learn about the Background Check Process in the state of Colorado.
PrintScan Colorado Background Check Guide
The fingerprinting and background check process can be complicated. We decided to put together this guide as a quick reference to make your [state name] fingerprinting experience easier.
Colorado Fingerprinting and Background Check Information
Agency with the authority to run the background check process:
Colorado Bureau of Investigation, 690 Kipling Street, Suite 3000, Denver, CO 80215-5825
(303) 239-4201
https://colorado.gov/pacific/cbi/employment-background-checks
State statute (Pub. L. 92-544) or authority exists to authorize submission of CJIS background checks to the FBI database for vendors and private sector contractors who have direct access to criminal justice information/systems.
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Authorized channelers?
None.
Required documents to initiate a background check:
Signed agreement with SBI, Method of payment, active contract with CJIS language, Fingerprint instructions, Blue 10 print card (FD258).
Preferred method of submission of required information.
US Postal Service
Are fingerprint cards from outside the state accepted?
Yes
Process for non-criminal justice checks:
Information can be found at: https://colorado.gov/pacific/cbi/employment-background-checks
Time required for obtaining results of a non-criminal-justice background check.
7-10 business days
Fees involved:
$39.50 per fingerprint card submitted.
Does the state offer a central repository that allows for the saving of fingerprints and background check information that can be shared with other agencies within the state to indicate that an individual has already been approved and a background check successfully completed?
Yes, through the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
Does the state have a RapBack program? If so, are there fees for participating?
Yes. Currently only state data. Have applied for the FBI Rap Back program.
Other notes or relevant information.
N/A
Frequently Asked Questions
We know you have questions, we can answer them!
Q. Does the FBI have my fingerprints?
If you have ever been fingerprinted to get a license or a background check then the FBI does keep a record of your fingerprints in their criminal database.
Q. How long does an FBI fingerprinting session take?
Printscan's fingerprinting sessions for FBI background checks average at 20 minutes.
Q. How far back does an FBI background check go?
An FBI background check goes back for the entire applicants lifetime.
Q. How do I know if I need my FBI background check apostilled?
If the country you wish to visit is part of the Hauge convention then you will need to apostille your FBI background check.
Q. What payment do you accept?
We accept cash, or any major credit card. (Visa/Mastercard/Discovery/American Express)
