Argentina Criminal Record Check Process and Requirements

## Who is the source of criminal check data in Argentina? Ministry of Justice ## What is the process in Argentina? 1. Request the check from the ATS or your Zinc account. 2. Provide your personal information via your Zinc account (you will receive automated instructions). 3. Follow the email from Zinc’s checking partner, which includes step-by-step instructions and a link to the Authority’s portal. 4. Create an account on the Authority’s portal, input your personal information as required, and make payment for your criminal certificate. 5. After the payment is done and the search completed, download your criminal record certificate using the link you receive by email. 6. Send the downloaded certificate back to Zinc's checking partner for validation. 7. Zinc receives the validation and provides a signed digital report. 8. You will receive 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 - Email Address - Consent ## What is covered in the criminal check? The copy of the Criminal Record (**Certificado de Antecedentes Penales**) issued by the RNR – Registro Nacional de Reincidencia has nationwide coverage, including citizens and foreigners over 16 years of age. The issuance of the certificate is subject to the candidate’s explicit consent (Generic) which is performed through the direct participation of the candidate and is intended to serve one particular purpose indicated during the application process. The RNR (Registro Nacional de Reincidencia) reserves the right to issue or reject the issuance of the certificate after careful assessment and scrutiny of the nature of the request. The Certificate contains information for all the following criminal convictions or offences, except those deleted by rehabilitation laws or considered spent: - Offences against the constitution (e.g., electoral offences, corruption, trespass, etc.) - Misuse of public force - Offences committed by public servants - Offences against the public interest - Offences against the private interest - Offences against the public authority, influence, and fraud, perversion of justice, refusal to assist justice - Disobedience to judicial orders - Obstruction of public service - Offences against state guarantees - Usurpation - Guarantee of the national economy - Felonies and misdemeanours against the general interest (e.g., public safety, offences against the public peace, public economy, public health, public decency; public worship) - Felonies and misdemeanours against the private interest (e.g., killing, harm, intentional force, private liberty, sexual offences, personal tranquility, confidence, property, insolvency, children, and family) - Simple offences The legal prescription of a sentence varies, depending on the type of offence committed and the sentence pronounced. The Certificate is valid for a period of 5 days, but can extend up to 60 days from the issuance date and is issued in Spanish. ## 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 Argentina. All the records are maintained by RNR – Registro Nacional de Reincidencia. The authority receives the request conducts a detailed review and issues the certificate based on the above. ## 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.