Oregon - Free Public Records for Background Checks

Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles
1905 Lana Avenue NE

Salem, OR 97314
Phone 503 945-5000
Portland 503 299-9999

Driving records are available by mail for a fee. Turnaround time is two to three days. Written requests must include driver's full name of birth, license number, and reason for request. Request must be on Oregon form 735-48 (9-85). Contact above office to obtain copies of this form.

State Vehicle Information
http://www.odot.state.or.us/dmv/index.htm

Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles
1905 Lana Avenue NE
Salem, OR 97314
Phone (503) 945-5000
Portland (503) 299-9999
Dave 503 378-6912

Fee per request for mail in. Telephone service provided after account has been set up. Available: automated voice processing: DAVE can be accessed 25 hours per day.

Worker's Compensation
http://www.cbs.state.or.us/external/wcb/index.html

Workers' Compensation Board
(Spinnaker Pointe, Salem Hearings Division)
2250 McGilchrist St. SE
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: (503) 378-3308

Requests are available mail or fax. All inquiries must include the subject's name, DOB, and SSN. Inquiries Should be submitted on company letterhead. Fee per search. A signed release is required. Contact above office to obtain a requestor ID number.

Accountancy Board
http://www.boa.state.or.us/boa.html

Oregon Board of Accountancy
3218 Pringle Rd SE #110
Salem OR 97302-6307
503.378.4181
Fax - 503.378.3575

Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name.

Secretary of State
http://www.sos.state.or.us/corporation/corphp.htm

Corporation Division
Public Service Building
255 Capitol St. NE, Suite 151
Salem, OR 97310-1327
Phone: (503) 986-2200
Business Registry Facsimile (503) 378-4381
UCC Facsimile (503) 373-1166

Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission, and trade names are available by mail or phone.

Vital Statistics
http://www.ohd.hr.state.or.us

Oregon State Health DivisionVital Records
PO Box 14050
Portland OR 97293-0050

Street Address:
Oregon State Health Division
Vital Records
800 NE Oregon Street, STE 205
Portland OR 97232

(Recorded message: "How to order"
Telephone: (503) 731-4095
Telephone: (503) 731-4108
Order by fax: (503) 234-8417
Program FAX: (503) 731-4084

Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has records since January 1864. Some earlier records for the city of Portland from approximately 1880 are available from the Oregon State Archives.

Include name at birth, date of birth, mother's maiden name, father's name.

For death records, include name, date and place of death, relationship, and reason for requesting record. Anyone can obtain records with a notarized release.

Marriage records from 1906 are available for a fee. Include name, marriage date, spouse's name, maiden name, city or county where married. Divorce records available at county Courthouse where divorce granted

Hunting and Fishing Licenses
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
2501 SW 1st - PO Box 59
Portland, OR 97207
Phone 503-229-5400

Boat Registration
http://www.marinebd.osmb.state.or.us/
State Marine Board
435 Commercial Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0650
Phone: 503-373-1405 ext. 244

Child Support Enforcement
http://dcs.state.or.us/

Department of Human Services
Support Enforcement Division
1495 Edgewater Street N.W., Suite 170
Salem, OR 97304
Phone 503 986-6090
Fax 503 986-6158

Oregon State Archives
800 Summer St. NE
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: (503) 373-0701 ext. 1

Southern Oregon Historical Society
Research Library
106 N. Central Avenue
Medford, OR 97501-5926
Phone: (541) 773-6536

Oregon Historical Society
1230 S.W. Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: (503) 306-5247

VA Regional Offices
http://www.odva.state.or.us/

Oregon Veterans' Building
700 Summer Street NE
Salem, Oregon 97310
Phone: (503) 373-2000
1-800-828-8801
TTY: (503) 373-2217