Tuesday, March 11, 2014

California Free Public Criminal Records

By Ben Kingsley


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.

It is the right of every citizen to obtain criminal documents because they are part of public records. If people want to request for their own documents, they may do so. The government allows such action so they can check if there are false details included on their personal documents. If false details are present, they can be corrected by the alerting the office handling the documents. If a person wants to obtain the documents of another individual, the requestor must be the attorney of the documents' owner or is a law enforcer. If the requestor is neither, he or she must state his or her reason for wanting to obtain the documents. Landlords and employers are given access to other people's documents, but only if they use the records to conduct a history check on an applying tenant or job applicant.

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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