What does it mean that a person has no records?

That the judicial authorities have not reported final convictions against them. It is the situation of most citizens and is expressed with the check's standard legend.

Do investigations or ongoing cases appear?

No. Under article 248 of the Constitution, only final convictions count as criminal records; an open investigation does not appear in the check.

Is the result equivalent to the official record certificate?

Croma returns the information exactly as the Policía publishes it, with informational value. For official purposes, verification is done directly through the entity's own check.

Criminal recordsPolicía Nacional

Name: Policía Nacional
Creator: Policía Nacional de Colombia

The Policía Nacional publishes the online criminal record check, which reports whether a person has a judicial record according to Colombia's judicial authorities.

Operated by Policía Nacional de Colombia · Visit the official site

What the criminal record check is

The Policía Nacional's criminal record check reports whether a person has judicial records (antecedentes) reported by the judicial authorities. Under Colombia's Constitution, only convictions handed down in a final, binding judicial sentence count as criminal records, so the result answers with a standard legend rather than case details.

Croma queries the criminal record check by cédula number and returns the answer exactly as the Policía publishes it: a quick verification for client onboarding, counterparty screening and due diligence.

How fresh the data is

Croma queries the Policía Nacional live at the moment of your search. The result reflects the information the judicial authorities have reported and the entity has incorporated up to that moment.

Coverage and limits

The check answers with the official legend on whether the person has records or not; it does not detail cases, offenses or dates.
Only final, binding judicial convictions count as records; investigations and ongoing cases do not appear.
It covers judicial records; disciplinary and fiscal records are kept by the Procuraduría and the Contraloría.

What you can look up

Free tools that answer with data from this source. All of them are also available through the API and MCP.

Policía NacionalColombia criminal record check
Check whether a person has pending matters with Colombia's judicial authorities.
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Frequently asked questions

01What does it mean that a person has no records?: That the judicial authorities have not reported final convictions against them. It is the situation of most citizens and is expressed with the check's standard legend.
02Do investigations or ongoing cases appear?: No. Under article 248 of the Constitution, only final convictions count as criminal records; an open investigation does not appear in the check.
03Is the result equivalent to the official record certificate?: Croma returns the information exactly as the Policía publishes it, with informational value. For official purposes, verification is done directly through the entity's own check.

Croma queries the official source and returns the information exactly as the register publishes it. This page is informational and is not legal advice; for official purposes, verify directly with the corresponding register.