Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Texas Public Criminal Records

Texas Public Criminal Records

By Ben Kingsley


Access to criminal records is vital to individuals seeking employment as well as companies who are looking to fill up vacancies in their companies. The records contain pertinent information as well as the person's history including places lived in and criminal records if there are any. Criminal records are available to the public as it is considered as public property. Texas criminal records, for example are available online. The criminal records are under the Public Information Act that guarantees the access of the public to any government information. Request for information should all be made in writing as the State does not recognize phone request and will not entertain it. E-mailed requests are accepted if the person requesting the information were to send it through the "Public Information Request Page" in the site or to the State's valid email address.

The State of Texas official website contains the necessary information to check the criminal records. The person requesting the information can access several search queries including checking for registered sex offenders in the state, checking for criminal history convictions, anti-auto theft programs, Recovery and Identification for farm owners and registration of metal recycle companies.

The Sex Offender Registry of the State of Texas contains information on registered sex offenders. One can view the records as well as download the registry. The Criminal history conviction search contains information on criminal cases where the accused has already received conviction. Records available are limited to public information only and some cases, which contain juvenile, sealed, or expunged cases, are not available. The Recovery and Identification program is dedicated for farm owners who want to register their farm equipment with the government. This helps to track the stolen equipment easily. Last but not the least is the Anti-auto theft program or the HEAT that is dedicated to help people whose vehicles were stolen.

For those people seeking criminal reports, they can access the Texas Conviction Database. This Database is part of the State's computerized criminal history system. The database contains criminal records from the State's counties that already have convictions and those arrests that were made in violation of the Class B misdemeanour as stated in the law. Some records are not available for public viewing and are only accessible by law enforcement agencies and other authorized agents.

To file for a request for criminal report, the person requesting should read the systematic guide presented by the State in CR63. Criminal records are under the Public Information Act of the US Law though failure to comply with the guide would leave the request unprocessed. Bear in mind that records that are allowed for the public are those records that have already received conviction or grants for adjudication. Requests may be made by email, mail or fax. Do remember to include all the pertinent details as well as the $10 fee for each request. The fee is accepted in money order or check form only.

For people who are only looking for basic info, they can check out free criminal records available in the internet. The search site offers free search of criminal records. Some also do offer full information for a fee. However, for those who are only looking for basic info, this is the best possible option to choose.




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