Request for extract of criminal record (Bulletin No. 3)
Verified 08 décembre 2022 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of Justice
You were born overseas
The procedure to follow depends on where you were born overseas.
You were born abroad
The national criminal record service may consult the European database to search for convictions handed down in other countries of the European Union in respect of non-European nationals residing in France.
The service must also include in the European database convictions handed down in France against non-European nationals.
The application for a criminal record extract (Bulletin No. 3) is free of charge. You can apply online or by mail.
Request on the Internet
You must use the online service of the Ministry of Justice:
Online application for a criminal record extract (bulletin n°3)
You must attach a digital copy (double-sided) of an identity document (ID card, passport, driver's license, etc.) except if you are using FranceConnect.
If your newsletter does not contain any condemnation, it will be sent to you by email or by post.
If you have used FranceConnect, sending by email takes a few minutes. Otherwise, you will receive the email within about an hour.
The mail is sent within a maximum of 2 weeks.
Warning
if the bulletin mentions convictions, disqualifications or incapacities, it will be sent to you by registered letter with notice of receipt, within 2 weeks maximum.
You can request a criminal record extract (Bulletin No. 3) for your minor child and for any adult whose guardianship.
The law does not provide for a period of validity for the extract from the criminal record. In general, the organization or employer that asks you for Bulletin No. 3 specifies the desired seniority. For example, less than 3 months.
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
Telephone administrative information - Allo Public Service
The informants who answer you are from the Department of Justice.
Cost: free service
Service available at the following times:
- Monday: 8.30am to 5.30pm
- Tuesday: 8:30 to 12:15
- Wednesday: 8:30 to 12:15
- Thursday: 8.30am to 5.30pm
- Friday: 1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m
- Lundi : de 08h30 à 17h30
- Mardi : de 08h30 à 12h15
- Mercredi : de 08h30 à 12h15
- Jeudi : de 08h30 à 17h30
- Vendredi : de 13h00 à 16h15
Obtaining a Criminal Record Excerpt
Request for a record overseas
Online service
Online service
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