If you have a criminal record, you have no right to adopt a child. Criminal record refers to the fact of the last crime and the punishment you received. Often used to have a criminal record, that is, you have been punished for some reason before. However, substantive judgment is needed. If the criminal record proves that the actor may do something that is not conducive to the healthy growth of the adoptee, he shall not be adopted according to law.

The conditions that constitute a criminal record are: criminals sentenced to criminal detention, fixed-term imprisonment, life imprisonment or suspended sentence. He committed new crimes after he got out of prison. If a criminal sentenced to public surveillance commits a new crime after his sentence is released, or if he is sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment and suspended, he has not committed a new crime within the probation period, but if he commits a new crime after the probation period expires, he is not considered to have a criminal record. When a criminal who is serving a sentence commits a new crime, it cannot be regarded as a criminal record, but it belongs to a new crime during his sentence. You can't adopt a child if you have a criminal record. In order to further strengthen the protection of the adoptee's interests, it is stipulated in the adopter's conditions that "the record of illegal crimes is not conducive to the healthy growth of the adoptee" and the civil affairs department is required to conduct adoption evaluation according to law. Children adopted by the people can only confirm the legally recognized adoption relationship and register in the household registration if they get the adoption certificate issued by the Civil Affairs Bureau. If the parties or one party to the adoption relationship requests notarization of adoption, it shall do so. After the adoption relationship is established, the public security department shall register the adoptee registered permanent residence in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state. A contract is an agreement between civil subjects to establish, change and terminate a civil legal relationship. Agreements on status relations such as marriage, adoption and guardianship shall be governed by legal provisions on such status relations; If there is no provision, it can refer to the applicable provisions according to its nature.

Legal basis: Article 1098 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC), the adopter shall meet the following conditions: (1) No children or only one child; (2) Having the ability to support, educate and protect the adoptee; (3) Not suffering from diseases that are medically considered unsuitable for adopting children; (4) All criminal records that are not conducive to the healthy growth of the adoptee; (five) at least thirty years of age.