Alaska Background Checks

State of Alaska Data

• Capital: Juneau
• Largest city: Anchorage
• Area: Ranked 1st
• Population: Ranked 47th
• Admission to Union: 1959
• Abbreviations: AK
• Website: www.alaska.gov

Resources in Alaska

In Alaska Department of Public Safety provides a statewide services site where you can find information about criminal records, background checks and more. The criminal records and Identification Bureau is the agency where criminal history records and fingerprints are maintained, the fingerprint system or AAFIS participates in identifying criminals within a nine-state western identification system. People over the age of 21 in Alaska, may carry a concealed weapon without a special permit. but posession of firearm is restricted in certain areas. However people in Alaska should obtain a license with those states that Alaska has a reprocity agreement if they are planning to travel there.