Sunday, April 13, 2014

New York Criminal Records

By Ben Kingsley


NY Criminal records are considered as public document but it doesn't necessarily mean that it is easy to obtain. The document has been made open to the public when the Freedom of Information Act was in place. This law only allows the resident of a given state to get a copy of their personal files only. With that being said, those who wish to access the files other individual needs to have a special request to be granted access to the files of other people.

The arrest records of New York are only one of the many types of criminal files that the state issues to its residents. One can get an arrest report if the laws of the state and nation have been violated. Law enforcing agencies of the state such as the police department, sheriff's office and the traffic department can issue an arrest if necessary. A person can have several arrest records coming from those mentioned agencies. One can then get a copy of an arrest record directly from the office that issued or made the report.

An arrest record would contain information about the arrest of an individual. One would find the case number, date and place of arrest as well as the crimes that the individual has committed that lead to his arrest. The document would also show the personal details of the individual such as the birth details, address of residency and other significant information about the individual. One would know the status of the case and the outcome of the arrest. The charges that were filed against the individual as well as the sentence given to the person are indicated on the record. The document however, is only made public, only after the case has been resolved, otherwise it is kept private only to authorized individuals.

The New York State Office of Court Administration is where all the criminal records of New York are kept including arrest records. There is no such thing as nationwide criminal check only a state record search. This means that one cannot search for the arrest records of the same person in another state while they are in New York.

In order to get a copy of an arrest record in the state of New York, one has to know the basic details of the record that is being requested. The search form has to be completely filled out with the necessary information to obtain the requested document. One has to pay $65 as a processing fee in order to proceed with the retrieval process. The state office accepts mailed-in requests; however, the results can take a while.

Delay can be avoided if the search is done over the Internet. This method has made the retrieval process easy and fast. Getting arrest records for free through the Internet is also possible. Some websites lets its users to test their system and then after a few days, users can choose to end the free trial or continue with the service by paying for it.




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