Dominican Republic Criminal Record Check

## Who is the source of criminal check data in the Dominican Republic? Courts and Tribunals of Dominican Republic ## What is the process in the Dominican Republic? 1. The requesting party will request the check from the ATS or their Zinc account. 2. Automated instructions are delivered to the candidate to provide some personal details in a dynamic web form. 3. Zinc submits the request to the authorities. 4. Zinc receives the results (digitally) and provides a signed digital report. 5. The candidate receives a notification to say the process is complete. ## What details are required from the candidate to submit the check? - First Name - Last Name - Birth Date - Last registered address in the Dominican Republic ## What is covered in the criminal check? The Court Search process in the Dominican Republic provides information on criminal judgments from the Supreme Court of Justice and the Council of the Judiciary of the Dominican Republic, going 7 years back. The first-instance courts of the jurisdiction are not included since they do not publicly disclose their cases unless referred to a higher instance (the Supreme Court of Justice and the Council of the Judiciary). Please note that this is a nationwide search and is not restricted to a specific locality. The address is required not for conducting the search itself, but rather as an additional identifier—used only when a second identifier is not available. In cases where search results, such as judgments, orders, or decrees, include the applicant's address, this information supports accurate matching and verification of the retrieved records. ## Restrictions, Exclusions, and Limitations - Due to privacy laws, there might be restrictions in accessing case information that the parties to the case have explicitly prohibited the public disclosure of. - The search only includes Supreme Court and Council of Judiciary judgments. The search does not cover lower court judgments unless there is an appeal to the Supreme Court. - Please note that we only provide audit trails as evidence for this service. Exceptionally, if you need evidence for "Records Found" we can share the snippet or judgment with an additional cost. ## What is the expected turnaround time? [Here.](https://zincwork.com/turnaround-times) ## Period covered by the check The records are kept based on the legal prescription and rehabilitation periods applicable for each type of conviction provided by the local regulations in Dominican Republic. For accurate reporting purposes, cases from up to 7 years ago will be included in the report. ## Privacy statement The details contained in this report should not be used as the sole reason for making a decision. Zinc Work Ltd is not liable for any inaccuracies or incompleteness in the information appearing in this report since it is provided to Zinc Work Ltd by third parties. This report has been produced for the purchaser of the report and Zinc Work Ltd will have no liability to loss.