What is an Identity History Summary Check (IHSC)?

An Identity History Summary Check (IHSC) — often referred to as a criminal history record or a “rap sheet” — lists certain information taken from fingerprint submissions kept by the FBI and related to arrests and in some instances federal employment, naturalization, or military service.

If the fingerprint submissions are related to an arrest, the Identity History Summary includes the name of the agency that submitted the fingerprints to the FBI, the date of the arrest, the arrest charge, and the disposition of the arrest, if known. All arrest information included in an Identity History Summary is obtained from fingerprint submissions, disposition reports, and other information submitted by authorized criminal justice agencies.