Sunday, August 17, 2014

Resources For Free Public Criminal Records

Resources For Free Public Criminal Records

By Claire Dowell


The job of safeguarding the safety and security of a widely populated state like California falls on the hands of its law enforcers. Their job is always tough because culprits always find their way around. To help ease their job a little bit and to protect the citizens better, the Department of Justice, the public office in-charge of taking care of CA Criminal Records, made criminal documents open for request by any citizen.

Criminal records are consisted of several crime-related records such as police reports, arrest records, in-mate records, traffic violations, and the likes. They are filed at the specific office that has jurisdiction over the crime committed and then forwarded to the state's central repository. People that perform background checks are known to obtain the records because of the valuable pieces of information that they contain.

Every individual has the right to access criminal records because they are part of public records. An individual may request for his or her own records to check if there are any wrong information. If there are, the proper correction can be made by submitting an appeal to the appropriate office. The Department of Justice is quite strict when it comes to handling requests for records that is not the requestors own. Lawyers and law enforcers are usually the ones given the freedom to access them anytime. If you are neither, you have to have a valid reason why you want the records, just like employers and landlords who use the records to screen their job applicants and applying tenants.

When requesting for a certain criminal file, supply the name of the owner of the file. It is advantageous if you happen to know more information about files because it makes the search process less time-consuming. It also gives you a better shot at locating the right file, especially when it comes to people that have widely used names. When you submit a formal request for criminal files, you need to prepare a fingerprint card. The card is usually produced at a Local Police department that does a Local Live Scan for a $25 fee.

There online search tools that specialize in maintaining and supplying criminal documents to the public, but with the consent of the government and the court. There are a number of search tools that deal with such documents but not all of them are genuine. To avoid getting non-genuine information, do a little research about the search tool you are about to use. Also try to find some indicators if they have satisfied their clients with their services or not. And if you do not have a clue where to begin you search, look for a search tool that is capable of letting you perform a nationwide search.

If you want to get more information about Police Arrest Records, you can head to the Local Police Department or County Sheriff's office that made the arrest. An arrest is recorded even if incarceration is not necessary. However, if the arrested person is proven not guilty of crime he or she is being accused of, the record will be sealed away from public access.




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