Fingerprinting Services & Background Checks

About Us

The Identification Section performs several  functions including:

• Registration of all Denver parolees, probationers and sex offenders
• Verification by fingerprint, the identity of all persons arrested in Denver
• Testimony as expert witnesses in habitual criminal trials
• Creation of photo lineups for our detectives and other agencies
• Processing of all Denver excise and license permits. This includes permits for liquor licenses, armed and unarmed guards and taxi drivers
• Archival of all Denver records from paper to a computer database
• Creation of City employee identification cards. These include police, fire, district attorney, probation and Career Service employees
• Making of arrests
• Sealing of records as ordered by courts
• Filing and recording restraining orders from the Denver courts
• Processing FBI returns (Research and add FBI and state identification numbers to our records)
• Processing firearm background checks for other agencies

Background Checks

Information furnished by the Denver Police Department for this purpose is limited to arrests occurring within the City and County of Denver (Juvenile arrests and Denver Summons to Appear will not be included).  To obtain arrest records for arrests which occurred outside of the City and County of Denver, please contact the Colorado Bureau of Investigation at www.cbirecordscheck.com.

To obtain a notarized Records Query-Letter of Police Clearance:

• Download and complete the Arrest Records Form (PDF), selecting the type of report.
• This request MUST be submitted in person between 10 am and 5:30 pm Monday-Friday with a current, valid government identification at:

            Denver Police Department Administration Building
            1331 Cherokee St, Room 416
            Denver, CO  80204

• This query will only be performed on the person making the request.
• Fee - $25.00 (check or money order payable to MANAGER OF REVENUE) with a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
• The requester will be cleared for warrants when the request is made.
• The arrest record check will be performed and the notarized letter will be mailed within 5 business days.

To obtain an Arrest Record:

• Order Arrest Records Online
• Download and complete the Arrest Records Form (PDF), selecting the type of report requested.
• This request can be made via mail at:
  Denver Police Department Administration Building - Identification Section
  1331 Cherokee St. Room 416
  Denver, CO  80204
• Fee - $15.00 (check or money order payable to MANAGER OF REVENUE) with a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
• The arrest record check will be performed and the notarized letter will be mailed within 5 business days of receipt of the request.