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Court Activity Record Information (CARI) Request Form

This interview will help you complete a Court Activity Record Information (CARI) request form. With your permission, the court uses this information to look at your court record to confirm if you have ever been arrested, convicted of a crime, or ordered to stay away from someone under a restraining order.

You may need to give a copy of this form to the court before you ask to be made a:

• Guardian ad litem
• Conservator
• Guardian, or
• Adoptive parent

Or before you can change your name.

You may need to write your Social Security number on this form before you can file it with the court.

More information:

• CARI Request Form

Can I use this interview?

Anybody who needs to give the court information about their arrest, criminal record, or restraining order history can use this form.

Before you start

Before you start, you need to know:

• The name of the court you will file this case in
• The kind of case you are filing in. For example: a name change or guardianship case.

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