Cuyahoga Falls Criminal History Search

Cuyahoga Falls criminal history records are kept by the Cuyahoga Falls Police Department and the Summit County Clerk of Courts. The police Records Division on Second Street handles incident reports, arrest records, and local record checks. Felony criminal cases go through the Summit County Common Pleas Court in Akron. Misdemeanor charges stay in the Stow Municipal Court, which covers Cuyahoga Falls. The city sits in Summit County just north of Akron. You can request records online, by phone, or in person at the police department lobby during business hours.

Cuyahoga Falls Police Records

The Cuyahoga Falls Police Department Records Division is in the police department lobby at 2310 Second Street. The records phone number is 330-971-8303. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. You can submit requests online, by phone, or walk in during business hours. Reports can be emailed to you or picked up in person.

The department offers a Local Record Check release form. This is useful if you need a record check from Cuyahoga Falls police specifically, such as for a landlord or employer who wants to see if you have any local incidents on file. The form is available at the station or through the city website. For a more complete background check that covers all of Ohio, you need to go through the BCI system instead.

Copy fees follow standard Ohio rates. Video record requests have extra fees under HB 315 because of the staff time needed for redaction. Accident reports from Cuyahoga Falls are also available through the Ohio DPS system for crashes on public roads. The department applies redaction to all records that contain exempt information before releasing them to the public.

Summit County Criminal Court Records

The Summit County Clerk of Courts handles all felony cases for Cuyahoga Falls. The Criminal Division is at 205 S. High St, 1st Floor, Akron, OH 44308. You can reach them at 330-643-2211. The clerk's online case search tool lets you look up cases by name, case number, or filing date. Results show charges, hearing dates, pleas, and how the case ended.

Summit County has three municipal courts: Akron, Barberton, and Stow. Cuyahoga Falls misdemeanors go through the Stow Municipal Court. The Stow court handles lesser offenses, traffic violations, and preliminary hearings on felonies that originate in Cuyahoga Falls. If you are not sure which court has a case, try the Summit County search first since it covers felonies countywide. The clerk reports all dispositions to BCI, so the records feed into the statewide criminal history system.

The Summit County Clerk charges specific fees for court records. Copies cost 10 cents per page. Certified copies are $1 per page. Computer docket printouts are 10 cents per page. These are among the most clearly posted fee schedules in the state.

Background Checks Near Cuyahoga Falls

The Summit County Clerk of Courts offers fingerprint-based background checks through WebCheck. Fees at the Summit County office are set:

• BCI and FBI combined: $60
• BCI only (Ohio records): $32
• FBI only (national records): $34

Other WebCheck locations near Cuyahoga Falls may have different fees. The WebCheck system uses electronic fingerprints and returns BCI results in a few days. FBI results take longer. You need a valid photo ID. The fingerprint process itself takes just a few minutes at any location.

For free searches, the ODRC Offender Search covers people in Ohio state prisons and on post-release control. It does not include Summit County Jail inmates or people on local probation. The eSORN sex offender registry under ORC Chapter 2950 is another free tool. Search by name or zip code to find registered offenders near Cuyahoga Falls.

Criminal History Laws

Ohio's ORC 149.43 makes criminal records from Cuyahoga Falls police and Summit County courts public. You can request them without giving your name or explaining your purpose. Exemptions cover sealed records, active investigation files, and juvenile cases. If any part of a record is withheld, the office must cite the specific law that allows it.

Expungement filings go through the Summit County Clerk. Under ORC 2953.32, eligible people can petition to seal certain convictions. The filing fee is $50. A probation investigation follows. The court then decides whether to grant the seal based on the offense type, time elapsed, and the person's record since conviction. Sealed records are removed from public access but not destroyed.

The Ohio Sunshine Laws give you additional protections when seeking public records. The Attorney General's mediation program is available if any office in Summit County refuses a valid request.

Note: For complete background checks covering all of Ohio, contact BCI directly rather than relying on local police record checks.

Nearby Cities

Criminal cases in Summit County sometimes involve multiple cities. Check these pages for records resources in nearby areas.