OPP record check service moving online
Administrator | Jun 08, 2022 | Comments 0
People living in OPP-policed communities will have to go online to submit requests for police record checks.
The Ontario Provincial Police is moving record checks online as of June 13, 2022 at opp.ca/recordchecks The online application process will allow members of the public to apply a criminal record check, criminal record and judicial matters check, vulnerable sector check and OPP non-parent custody check.
Payment will be collected electronically as part of the online application process, with results delivered directly to the applicant through a secure portal link.
The fees for record checks remain unchanged:
Record checks cost $41; fingerprints $90 and volunteer checks are free of charge.
Additional information will be available for the public at opp.ca/recordchecks as of June 13.
“On average, the OPP completes 140,000 police record checks every year,” said Deputy Commissioner Chris Harkins, field operations. “We are so pleased to launch the new online system, which will significantly streamline the application process for both our members and the public. Moving police record checks online allows the OPP to efficiently and effectively meet the needs of the communities we serve.”
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