Welcome to WORCS
Alert
- Effective October 1, 2026, the FBI portion of fingerprint-based background checks will increase by $3.00 per search. A notice was sent to account contact email addresses with more information.
- For more information, please copy and paste this URL to take you to the Federal Register website: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/08/2026-11435/fbi-criminal-justice-information-services-division-user-fee-schedule
The Wisconsin Online Record Check System is designed for individuals or organizations to submit criminal background checks and retrieve results online.
Please review the Training Documentation if you have questions about how to use the site.
You will need to Register your user account to update, edit or create a billing account in WORCS. If you experience problems receiving emails please check with your System Administrator to ensure that noreply@doj.state.wi.us is not blocked by your email exchange server.
Certain background checks such as a “Police Certificate” and “Statement of Good Conduct” cannot be completed online. Please mail in the APPROPRIATE REQUEST FORMS and include a letter asking for a certified background check.
If you submit a background check without registering you must write down your order reference number (available on the bottom of your receipt) in order to retrieve your results at a later date.