Connecticut Criminal Case, Conviction and Inmate Record Lookup
Search a pending Connecticut criminal case, check a recorded conviction, request an official State Police criminal-history report, locate a person in Department of Correction custody, or find the police agency that holds the original arrest report.
Connecticut Does Not Use One Statewide Arrest-Record Database
Connecticut records are divided by purpose. The arresting police department holds the original arrest or incident report. The Judicial Branch publishes separate searches for pending criminal cases and convictions. The State Police Bureau of Identification provides formal criminal-history reports, while the Department of Correction search covers people currently under DOC supervision.
Contact the municipal police department or Connecticut State Police troop that made the arrest.
Use the Judicial Branch pending-case search by defendant name or docket number.
Use the separate conviction search and verify the birth year and court location.
Request the formal State Police Bureau of Identification report.
Use CT DOC inmate search by name, date of birth or DOC number.
Use PACER for federal court records and the BOP locator for federal custody.
Check official eligibility and confirm whether the court search has updated.
Call 911. Online criminal-record tools are not emergency-reporting systems.
Choose the Connecticut Record You Need
Select your immediate question. This browser tool does not request or transmit a name, birth date, docket number or other personal information.
Follow the Source That Controls the Information
A search may fail simply because the user opened the wrong database. The five lanes below show how Connecticut information moves from an arresting agency to court, criminal-history and correctional systems.
User intent | Correct official source | What to prepare | What the result does not prove |
|---|---|---|---|
Find a new arrest | Arresting municipal police department or Connecticut State Police | Name, incident date, town and report number | That charges were filed or resulted in conviction |
Check an active criminal case | Judicial Branch pending-case search | Last name, first initial, birth year or docket number | That the case will end with the displayed charge |
Check a conviction | Judicial Branch convictions search | Last name, first initial, birth year and court location | That the entry has not changed through erasure, pardon or correction |
Obtain an official state history | State Police Bureau of Identification | Required form, identity details, payment and mailing materials | That a state-only check is a complete national background check |
Find current state custody | Connecticut Department of Correction inmate search | DOC number, legal name or date of birth | That current incarceration means the person was convicted |
How to Search Pending Connecticut Criminal Cases
Use this search when the person has an active criminal or motor-vehicle case. The portal is different from the conviction search and from a formal State Police background report.
Use the official Judicial Branch search hosted on jud2.ct.gov.
Open Pending Criminal Cases SearchThe last-name field is required and works as a “begins with” search. Start with the complete surname, then shorten it if spelling is uncertain.
These fields help distinguish people with similar names. Use the year-range option only when the exact birth year is uncertain.
Choose the Geographical Area or Judicial District shown on the paperwork or connected with the arresting town.
Use the category that matches the matter. A motor-vehicle case requiring a court appearance may be separate from an ordinary infraction search.
Compare the defendant details, courthouse and case information. Use the docket number for court calls and future searches.
How to Find Today’s Connecticut Criminal Court Docket
When the main question is whether someone is scheduled for court, use the Judicial Branch docket search by court location or defendant. Daily dockets may not include later add-on matters.
Select the courthouse to view the available criminal and motor-vehicle docket for the listed date.
Open Docket Search by CourtUse the Geographical Area directory for criminal courthouse directions and current telephone numbers.
Open Geographical Area Court DirectoryHow to Search Connecticut Criminal Convictions
Use the convictions search when you need a recorded criminal or motor-vehicle conviction rather than an active case. The Judicial Branch warns that conviction information can change through erasure, corrections, pardons and other modifications.
This is the official public search for recorded Connecticut criminal and motor-vehicle convictions.
Open Connecticut Conviction SearchThe search looks for names beginning with the entered letters. Start with the full surname and broaden only when necessary.
Use the first initial, birth year and year range to reduce wrong-person matches.
Select the location when the town, courthouse or prior case paperwork is known.
Choose Criminal or Motor Vehicle according to the record being researched.
The portal displays the date through which the information is current. Save the docket number, statute and conviction date when needed for Clean Slate review.
How to Request an Official Connecticut Criminal-History Report
The Connecticut State Police Bureau of Identification maintains state criminal-history records. This is a separate process from the free Judicial Branch pending-case and conviction searches.
The official Bureau page currently lists $75 for a Connecticut state criminal-history check.
General criminal-history requests are mailed to the State Police Bureau of Identification.
The Bureau says criminal-history requests are not accepted for drop-off or pick-up service.
Call the State Police Bureau of Identification at 860-685-8480 before mailing an uncertain request.
Read the current fee, payment and request information before printing a form.
Open State Police Bureau InstructionsUse the ordinary criminal-history route only when it matches the purpose. Visa, foreign adoption and immigration requests may require the separate Letter of Good Conduct process.
Use the complete legal name, date of birth and other required identity details. Do not guess identifying information.
Open Criminal History Request FormThe Bureau instructs users to pay applicable services separately. Call before mailing when fingerprint, state or federal components are uncertain.
Send the completed materials to the State Police Bureau of Identification, 1111 Country Club Road, Middletown, CT 06457.
Retain the completed form, payment information and tracking details. Do not mail an original identity document unless the official instructions specifically require it.
How to Request a Connecticut Arrest or Incident Report
A State Police criminal-history report is not the same as the original arrest report. The agency that investigated or made the arrest normally controls its incident report, arrest paperwork and related public-record request.
Contact the police department for the town or city where the arrest occurred. Look for Records, Reports, Freedom of Information or Public Records on its official website.
Use DESPP Reports and Records for State Police incident-report and accident-report routes.
Open State Police Reports and RecordsUse the handling courthouse when you need filed pleadings, orders or docket material rather than the police investigative report.
Find the Criminal CourthousePrepare these details before requesting a report
How to Use Connecticut DOC Inmate Search
Connecticut operates a unified state correctional system rather than county-operated jails. A person arrested locally may initially be in police or court custody and may not appear in the DOC search until intake into a DOC facility.
Use the CT.gov wrapper page, which routes users to the current inmate-search system.
Open Connecticut DOC Inmate SearchA Connecticut DOC number is more precise than a common name and lowers wrong-person risk.
Try the surname alone or an alternate spelling when the full-name search produces no result.
Compare the complete name, DOC number, date of birth, facility and status information.
DOC updates the public information daily, but status can change quickly. Youthful Offender and ICE-held records are not included in the public database.
Contact the DOC Public Information Office at 860-692-7780, Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
How to Check Bail, Court Location and Legal Representation
Bail and release information may appear in the pending case or be available from the arresting agency, courthouse, bail staff or DOC facility. Confirm the exact case and current order before paying a bond agent.
Use the defendant search to identify the docket number and court location. A docket number is the best reference when calling the courthouse.
Search Pending CasesUse the Geographical Area directory for court staff and telephone information. Ask about the next date, bond order and where payment questions are handled.
Find GA Court ContactsConnecticut regulates professional bail bondsmen and surety bail-bond agents. Confirm licensing and obtain written fee and collateral terms before signing.
Open Bail Bondsman InformationDo not rely on a caller’s name or a screenshot. Match the pending case and current custody record.
Ask whether the bond changed at arraignment and whether another case, warrant or hold exists.
The process can differ depending on whether the person is at a police department, courthouse or DOC facility.
Use official licensing resources and do not choose a company solely because it called first.
Ask about the premium, financing, collateral, refund rules, missed-court consequences and who may seize collateral.
Release may take time and can be blocked by another lawful hold. Keep every receipt and confirmation.
Connecticut Public Defender and Private Lawyer Routes
A defendant who cannot afford private counsel may ask the court about Public Defender eligibility. Use the office directory to find the Geographical Area or Judicial District office handling the case.
Chief Public Defender Office
55 Farmington Avenue, 8th Floor
Hartford, CT 06105
860-509-6400
Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Use the Connecticut Judicial Branch attorney lookup to verify an attorney’s status. Ask for a written fee agreement and confirm who will personally handle the criminal case.
Open Judicial Attorney ResourcesConnecticut Inmate Visits, Phone Calls, Money and Messages
Start by locating the inmate and identifying the assigned facility. Visiting schedules and rules differ by facility, so do not reuse instructions from another correctional institution.
Before visiting, the person must generally be placed on the inmate’s approved visiting list. The application process can take time.
Open General Visiting InformationAfter approval, open the specific correctional facility page and read its current in-person and video schedule. Visits are not held on state-observed holidays.
Find the DOC FacilityThe general DOC visiting page says no more than two visitors are allowed per visit, including children. Facility-specific restrictions still control.
You no longer need to be on the visitor list to send funds. Use the official Inmate Account page and confirm the eight-digit inmate number.
Open Inmate Account InstructionsCall the Inmate Trust Fund at 860-692-7670. Money orders may require at least ten working days to post.
CT DOC publishes Securus phone information. E-messaging is available through approved JPay accounts and inmate contact lists.
Open Inmate Phone InformationConnecticut Custody and Court Notification Resources
The unit provides notification programs for eligible victims and representatives concerning accused and sentenced inmates, including certain custody, release and community-status changes.
24 Wolcott Hill Road
Wethersfield, CT 06109
888-869-7057
doc.victimservices@ct.gov
CT SAVIN can provide available court and correctional notifications by phone, email or TTY. Users who want both correctional and court notifications may need to register under both applicable record tabs.
Toll-free: 1-866-277-7477
Open Connecticut VINELinkHow Connecticut Clean Slate Changes Criminal Records
Connecticut Clean Slate can erase qualifying old and lower-level conviction records after the required waiting period and completion of all sentences. Eligibility, timing and whether a petition is required depend on the conviction date and offense.
Eligible convictions imposed on or after January 1, 2000 may be processed through the automatic-erasure program.
Read About Clean SlateEligible convictions imposed before January 1, 2000 generally require a petition rather than automatic processing.
Open Petition GuidanceThe applicable waiting period may be seven or ten years depending on the conviction type, and all criminal sentences must be completed.
Check Clean Slate EligibilitySave the statute, conviction date, docket number and court location from the Judicial Branch conviction search.
Check the offense type, conviction date, waiting period and sentence-completion requirement.
Convictions imposed before January 1, 2000 may require a petition even when the offense is otherwise eligible.
Request an official criminal-history copy when needed to confirm which records remain.
Open Criminal Record Access GuidanceAn erasure does not guarantee that every copied private page or search-engine snippet disappears immediately.
After confirming the official record, send the exact URL and redacted proof through the private website’s correction or contact process.
Connecticut Criminal Records and DOC Contact Locations
1111 Country Club Road
Middletown, CT 06457
Criminal-history questions: 860-685-8480
Fingerprinting is appointment-only, Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m., excluding state holidays. Criminal-history requests follow the published mail process.
24 Wolcott Hill Road
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Main office: 860-692-7480
Inmate information: 860-692-7780
Inmate-information assistance is published for Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Why a Connecticut Arrest or Criminal Record May Be Missing
The person may still be in municipal police custody, transport, arraignment processing or DOC intake.
A police report, pending case, conviction record, criminal-history report and inmate record are separate sources.
Search using the beginning of the surname, a former surname, a first initial and the correct birth year.
Dismissals, statutory erasure, Clean Slate, pardons or corrections can change what remains publicly searchable.
Youthful Offender and juvenile information may be confidential and is not included in the DOC public search.
Use PACER for the federal case and the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator for federal custody.
A current DOC result may no longer appear or may reflect a changed status. Search the court case separately.
Try the Geographical Area court connected with the arresting town and then check Judicial District records where relevant.
Try a current desktop browser, allow required cookies and JavaScript, and avoid opening several record searches at once.
Information to Prepare for a Connecticut Record Question
Verified Connecticut Arrest and Criminal Record Resources
Open the source that matches the task. Using the wrong database can produce an incomplete or misleading answer.
Connecticut Arrest Records FAQs
Is there one official statewide Connecticut arrest-record search?
No. Original arrest and incident reports are held by the arresting municipal police department or Connecticut State Police. Pending cases, convictions, formal criminal histories and DOC custody are searched through separate official systems.
How do I search a pending criminal case in Connecticut?
Use the Connecticut Judicial Branch Pending Criminal and Motor Vehicle Cases Search by Defendant. Enter the beginning of the last name, then add the first initial, birth year, court location and category to narrow the result.
How do I search Connecticut conviction records?
Open the Judicial Branch Criminal and Motor Vehicle Convictions Search by Defendant. Search using the last name, first initial, birth year, court location and Criminal or Motor Vehicle category. The information may change through erasures, corrections, pardons and other updates.
How do I obtain an official Connecticut criminal-history report?
Follow the Connecticut State Police Bureau of Identification instructions, complete the required criminal-history request form and mail the request with the applicable payment to 1111 Country Club Road, Middletown, CT 06457. The current state criminal-history fee is listed as $75.
How do I find someone currently incarcerated in Connecticut?
Use Connecticut DOC Inmate Search with the DOC number, legal name or date of birth. If the search is unclear, call the DOC Public Information Office at 860-692-7780, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Why is a recently arrested person missing from CT DOC search?
The person may still be in municipal police custody, transport, court processing or DOC intake. The person may also have been released, held federally, listed under another identity format or excluded because of Youthful Offender confidentiality.
How can I find a Connecticut criminal court date?
Search the pending case to find the docket number and court location, then use the criminal docket search by courthouse or defendant. Confirm important hearing details with the handling Geographical Area court because schedules can change.
How can I find a Connecticut Public Defender office?
Use the Connecticut Division of Public Defender Services directory and select the Geographical Area or Judicial District office handling the case. The Chief Public Defender office can be reached at 860-509-6400, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
How do crime victims receive Connecticut custody notifications?
Contact the Connecticut DOC Victim Services Unit at 888-869-7057 and register for available notifications. CT SAVIN and VINELink also provide eligible court and correctional notifications through phone, email or TTY.
How can a Connecticut criminal record be erased through Clean Slate?
Check the official Clean Slate eligibility rules, conviction date, waiting period and sentence-completion requirements. Eligible convictions imposed on or after January 1, 2000 may qualify for automatic processing, while eligible earlier convictions generally require a court petition.
Official-resource review completed July 31, 2026
This independent guide is not affiliated with the Connecticut Judicial Branch, Connecticut State Police, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Department of Correction, Division of Public Defender Services, Clean Slate Connecticut or VINELink.
Court entries, criminal-history fees, agency procedures, custody status, facility assignments, visiting schedules and erasure processing can change. Confirm time-sensitive information through the linked official source.
Responsible-use notice: An arrest is not a conviction. Do not use this page or a public-record result for harassment or for employment, housing, credit, insurance or another purpose that requires a legally compliant consumer report.