Certificate of Criminal Record in Puerto Rico; steps and requirements to obtain it
El Certificate of Criminal Record or Good Conduct, is an essential document to carry out most of the legal procedures in Puerto Pico.
Currently the government together with all its institutions, such as: the Justice Department: https://www.justicia.pr.gov, el Departamento de Transportación: https://www.dtop.pr.gov y el Departamento de Policía: https://policia.pr.gov; have come together to make the internet issuance process faster and more efficient.

This new system allows processing the Criminal record, online and at the same time they comply with all the most strict security controls. Each certificate has a unique code, which serves to verify the authenticity and truthfulness of its content.
In addition, this is a very important document to make the request for other procedures, such as: Unemployment Denial Certification and Certification ASSUME.
Certificate of Good Conduct How to obtain the Criminal Record Certificate?
Get the Certificate of Criminal Record or Good Conduct, in Puerto Rico it is almost no longer done in person, since people They no longer want to go near an office, to begin this processing process.
Although of course, there will be one or another person that is still willing to be a participant in long lines and the fatigue and irritation that they produce, but there are many more people who, in order to avoid the possible contagion of Covid-19; They prefer the option of applying online.
This service is completely free and validity is thirty (30) days, counted from the day of its issuance. Likewise, the request can also be made in one of the National Police offices.

How to obtain the Criminal Record Certificate online?
The user who wishes to request the Online Criminal Record Certificate, must follow a series of steps detailed below:
- Enter the Official website of the Government of Puerto Rico, through this link: https://pr.gov/Pages/default.aspx.
- In the main menu find the option "Online services" and click on the box.
- Select the option "Criminal record".
- Enter the Email address.
- check box "continue".
- Wait for the email to arrive with a message containing the link to obtain it.
- When you open the link, a window opens where there is a box called “Proceed to form”, click on it.
- Select which one it is the method of verifying identity, whether it is social security number or driver's license number. Complete the required fields.
- Completing this step, email the document will be sent within 10 days.
- Download the file, open and print.
- If there is an error in its content, the person must contact the Justice Department, to request the correction. Another option is to enter the platform of the Online services from the platform of the Puerto Rican Police, through the following link: https://policia.pr.gov and continue with the following steps:
- The user must have a Email address.
- Own a valid identification document or driver's license, issued by the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP).
- Having the updated social security number.

Requirements to obtain the Certificate of Good Conduct
- Full Name.
- Birthdate.
- The address of the current address.
- Number of the social Security.
- Data from some identification document issued by the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP), What can be: a Puerto Rican driver's license, for example.
- An email to which you can send the data relating to the Criminal Record Certificate.
How to validate the Criminal Record Certificate?
There are two ways in which Criminal Record Certificates can be verified: through:
- The Validation Application and
- The Official Web Portal of the Government of Puerto Rico: https://pr.gov/Pages/default.aspx.
Through the application you can also validate the new certificates, issued by the Puerto Rico Police. For which the QR codes, that They are supported only by internet pages with official domain of the Government of Puerto Rico. To validate online you must enter the PR website from the Government of Puerto Rico: https://pr.gov/Pages/default.aspx y follow the steps detailed below:
- In the main menu find the option "Online services" and click on the box.
- Select the option “Validate your certificate here.”
- In the menu that appears select branch where the request was processed.
- Enter the code found at the bottom of the document.
- Sign In the social security number (the last 4 digits).
- click on "Look for".
- Wait for the system to issue a statement, where confirms authenticity.

What is a Criminal Record Certificate or Good Conduct Certificate?
The Criminal Record Certificate is a document that unfortunately many people are unaware of, it is a document that accredits, before an institution, company, or organization, the lack or existence of a criminal record. This certificate is necessary both for the same country of nationality of the person; as for a foreign country.
It can also be said that the Criminal record, or as it is also known Certificate of good standing; It is a document issued by the Police Department, whose content includes crimes (serious or less serious), for which a person has been found guilty.
How long does the criminal record certificate last in Puerto Rico?
Because it is a document with a fairly fleeting use, in many places in the world it is usually not have an extremely long validity period.

In Puerto Rico, the Criminal record, barely It is valid for thirty days (30), so if it is needed for a very urgent procedure, you must keep this information in mind.
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