The country's own registry
- Law To protect children, the criminal records authority makes data on people convicted of listed sexual offences against children available through an online interface, accessed with government electronic identification (Act XLVII of 2009, § 75/B(1)). It shows the person's name, year of birth, town of residence (district in Budapest), latest frontal photograph, the time of the offence and the date the judgment became final.
Source: 2009. évi XLVII. törvény a bűnügyi nyilvántartási rendszerről (Act XLVII of 2009 on the criminal records system), §§ 75/B–75/C - Law Data are shown only for offences committed as an adult, linked to listed offences such as sexual violence, sexual abuse, child prostitution and child pornography, or to a permanent ban from an occupation, and for no more than 12 years after entry in the register of people with no criminal record but still under adverse legal consequences (§ 75/B(2)).
Source: 2009. évi XLVII. törvény a bűnügyi nyilvántartási rendszerről (Act XLVII of 2009 on the criminal records system), §§ 75/B–75/C - Law Access may be requested only by an adult who is a relative of a specific child, or who raises, supervises or cares for that child. The applicant must state why the check is needed, attach supporting documents, and name the child and the person to be searched. The authority decides within 8 days (§ 75/B).
Source: 2009. évi XLVII. törvény a bűnügyi nyilvántartási rendszerről (Act XLVII of 2009 on the criminal records system), §§ 75/B–75/C - Law Data seen through the interface must be kept confidential and used only to protect the child. No copy, screenshot or summary may be made (§ 75/C(2)).
Source: 2009. évi XLVII. törvény a bűnügyi nyilvántartási rendszerről (Act XLVII of 2009 on the criminal records system), §§ 75/B–75/C - Finding No published rule found as of October 30, 2026. No rule entering a foreign national's U.S. conviction in the Hungarian register was found.