Are You OK?

Are You OK? is a computer system devised to make daily telephone checks on elderly or ill people who reside alone and have no one in the local area to check regularly on their welfare.

Criminal History Records Check

Must complete and submit a “Local Records Check" form.  There is no charge for a general record check.  If you require a notarized "Letter of No Record", there is a $2.00 notary fee, pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes 41-316 and A.A.C. R2-12-1102 (The Arizona Administrative Code Rules). 

You can only request a criminal history on yourself and you must provide picture identification.

Requests received by mail require a notarized copy of picture identification along with the Local Records Check form.

Requested report and/or letter will be ready for pick-up within 72 hours.  The records checks and/or letters of no record will only be kept on file for 2 weeks from the date of request.

For more information, contact our Records Department at (928) 329-2254

Click on the links below for the fill-in forms.

Local Records Check Form PDF
Local Records Check Form-Spanish PDF

NOTE:  The local records checks done by the Yuma County Sheriff's Office will only include any contact with this department.  For other local agencies, you must contact each agency separately. 

For information regarding criminal records in the state of Arizona, contact the Arizona Department of Public Safety's Criminal History Records Section at (602) 223-2000.

A national check or clearance can be provided by the FBI by contacting them at:

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Correspondence Unit
1000 Custer Hollow Road
Clarksburg, WV 26306
Telephone: 304-625-3878

Crime Prevention

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Identity Theft

Vacation Safety Tips

Federal Firearms Applications

As the Chief Law Enforcement Officer in Yuma County, the Sheriff of Yuma County is responsible for accepting and processing Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) Form 1--Application to Make and Register a Firearm and Form 4--Application for Tax Paid Transfer and Registration of a Firearm.

In order to process the BATF Form 1 and Form 4, you must complete, sign and submit a Weapons Records Check form to the Sheriff’s Office when you submit the BATF forms for signature. This Weapons Record Check form authorizes the Sheriff’s Office to conduct a local records check as well as a nationwide NCIS and ACJIS records check. 

All paperwork must be submitted in person to the Sheriff’s Office along with picture identification which will allow our agency to begin the process.
 

Other BATF Forms

The following is a list of other BATF forms that must be submitted to the Sheriff for filing:

Please mail completed CLEO (Chief Law Enforcement Officer) copy for the above listed forms to:

Yuma County Sheriff’s Office
Attn: Sheriff Ralph E. Ogden
141 S. 3rd Avenue
Yuma, AZ 85364

Important to Know...

The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office does not furnish the BATF forms. To obtain current forms, contact BATF by telephone or visit their website at http://www.atf.treas.gov/ to download the forms.

Please note that the Sheriff’s Office does not perform quality control regarding any of the forms used by BATF. Any questions on how to complete the BATF forms or any other related questions must be directed to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms directly. The Sheriff’s Office is not responsible for returned forms due to improper completion by the applicant.

Fingerprinting

Monday, Wednesday & Friday (excluding holidays)
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Tuesday & Thursday
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Cost:  $3.00 per card

Must bring fingerprint card. Card must be filled out in black ink.
Picture identification is required.

Notary Services

Monday - Friday (excluding holidays)
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Cost:  $2.00 - pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes 41-316 and A.A.C. R2-12-1102 (The Arizona Administrative Code Rules). 

Picture identification is required.

Report Request

Must complete and submit "Report Request Form"

Picture identification is required at the time of request and pick up.

Requested report(s) will be ready for pick-up within 5 days of request.

Cost:       $3.00 for accident reports
               $3.00 for full copy reports
               $1.00 for basic report (single face sheet)

Add 50 cents for postage if report is to be mailed

Click on the links below for the fill-in forms.

Report Request Form  PDF

Report Request Form Spanish  PDF

For more information, contact our Records Department at (928) 329-2254

Vacation Notifications

Citizens residing in the unincorporated areas of Yuma County can submit a "Vacation Notification Form" prior to departing the area for an extended period of time. 

You may call the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office at (928) 783-4427 and request an intensive patrol (711) of your home. The patrols are conducted by our Deputies. Keep in mind that these home checks are on a “as time permits basis”. In most cases, a good neighbor keeping an eye on your home is much more effective than any intermittent law enforcement patrol.