Ohio - Free Public Records for Background Checks

Driving Records
http://www.state.oh.us/odps/division/bmv/bmv.html

Bureau of Motor Vehicles
(Attn: Abstracts)
P.O. Box 16520
Columbus, Ohio 43266-0020

Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
4300 Kimberly Parkway
Columbus OH 43232
Phone: (614) 752-7692

Driving records available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is three weeks. Written request must include full name and one of the following: date of birth, SSN, or driver license number.

State Vehicle Information
http://www.state.oh.us/odps/division/bmv/bmv.html

Bureau of Motor Vehicles
4300 Kimberly Pkwy
Columbus OH 43232
Phone: (614) 752-7692

Fee per search. Bulk county records available

Worker's Compensation
http://www.ic.state.oh.us/

Industrial Commission of Ohio
30 West Spring Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215-2233
(800) 521-2691, toll free, nationwide
(614) 466-6136, Franklin County
TDD (800) 686-1589
Fax: (614) 728-4795

Limited access to records. For employment screening purposes, state will inform the prospective employer if the job applicant has filed a lost time injury. Request by telephone or mail must include the applicant's SSN. There is no fee. A signed release is not required for a claim number.

Accountancy Board
http://www.state.oh.us/acc/

Accountancy Board of Ohio
77 South High Street, 18th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43266-0301
Phone: (614) 466-4135
Fax: (614) 466-2628

Will confirm licenses by mail. Fee for written response. Include name and SSN

Secretary of State
http://www.state.oh.us/sos/

Ohio Secretary of State
Business Services Division
30 E. Broad St., 14th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43266-0418
Phone: 614 466.3910
Fax 614.466.3899

Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission, and trade names are available by mail or phone.

Vital Statistics
http://www.state.oh.us/doh/heovri.html

Bureau of Vital Statistics
Ohio Department of Health
Vital Statistics Unit
246 N High Street

PO Box 15098
Columbus OH 43215-0098
Phone (614)466-2531

Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has records since 1908, For earlier records write to Probate Court in County where event occurred. Marriage records available through Probate Court in county where marriage took place. Divorce records are available through Probate Court in court where divorce granted.

Hunting and Fishing Licenses
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/wildlife/wildlife.html

Division of Wildlife Headquarters
1840 Belcher Dr.
Columbus, Ohio 43224-1329
Phone: (614)265-6300
TTY 800-750-0750
800-WILDLIFE

Boat Registration
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/watercraft/

Division of Watercraft Department of Natural Resources
1952 Belcher Drive - C2
Columbus, OH 43224-1386
Phone: 614-265-6480

Child Support Enforcement
Office of Child Support

Office of Child Support Enforcement
Department of Human Services
30 East Broad Street - 31st Floor
Columbus, OH 43266-0423
Phone: (614) 752-6561
FAX: (614) 752-9760

State Clearing House For Missing Children
http://www.ag.state.oh.us/

Missing Children Clearinghouse
Attorney General's Office
30 East Broad Street, 16th floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3428
Phone: (614) 644-0122
(800) 325-5604
FAX: (614) 466-8226

Adoption Records
http://www.state.oh.us/doh/vitalinfo4.html

Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 15098Columbus, Ohio 43215-0098.
Phone: (614)466-2531

State Reunion Registry
http://www.state.oh.us/doh/oar.html

Adoption Reunion Exchange