Tuesday, October 15, 2013

California Criminal Records

By Ben Kingsley


California is the most populous state in the America. With the sheer number of residents living in the state, it is not easy to maintain the peace order despite the presence of law enforcement officers. To promote a safer environment for its residents, the government allows them to have access to arrest files. The files are kept at a federal, state, and county level. If you want to search for arrest files in California, it is ideal that you head first to the Public Records Ombudsman and place a request there. However, if you know the specific county where the arrest files you are searching for were originally filed, you can go there directly. If you are looking for Sonoma Arrest Records, you can request for it at the Superior Court of California County of Sonoma.

Any member of the general public has the right to access arrest documents because they are part of public records but certain guidelines must be followed. Procuring the documents is not for free as there fees for them which you can pay by including a money order or a check. Usually, the return period of requests in government offices is a couple of weeks. In case the documents you requested are not located, your payment will not be refunded. And if the documents are located, but the case is still ongoing, you will not have your hands on them as of yet.

Individuals or groups that want to run a history check on certain individuals usually turn to criminal files, which arrest files are a part of. There are a number of data that are useful in people running background checks such as the name of the criminal, date and location of the crime, the crime committed, physical attributes of the criminal, and many more.

An arrest file is automatically created under a person's name when he or she is arrested regardless if incarceration is necessary or not. It is a good thing though that it is possible to hide an arrest filed under your name. But that can only happen if the evidences against you are not enough to put you to jail or sentence you.

Arrest documents are usually kept at where it was originally filed but you can look for them in other places as well such as in an online search tool that deals with providing the documents to the public. There are various search tools that are available on the Web, it is just a matter of determining which one can help you best. Also, it is a must that you investigate the background of the search tool you intend to use so you can check of the details you are getting are based on facts.

The pieces of information that you will find on Arrest Records are very useful but are also delicate. That is why you must be careful with how you intend to use them. You can use them as a source of reference to know the background of the people you and your love ones are associated with. However, it is prohibited to use the files to purposely aim at another person without a valid reason. Corresponding penalties will be imposed by the court for violators.




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