Thursday, April 10, 2014

California Arrest Records

By Ben Kingsley


If you want to acquire access to Criminal Records California, visit the Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General. Criminal documents of the state of California, which are originally recorded at various counties, are stored in their repository. Every citizen possesses the right to place a request for the documents because they are part of the public domain. However, the department will only entertain requests if the standard procedures are observed.

In a big state like California, which has a really big population as well, even the best efforts of Law Enforcers to safeguard the safety and security of the states' citizens is not enough. But because the citizens have access to criminal documents, which is vital for their protection, they now have a better idea which persons to stay away from.

Requesting the records is a common practice by people who perform background checks on others because they contain a lot of valuable pieces of information. The Department of Justice has an online database where requestors can download two different kinds of application form. The first is a California Background Check Request Form while the other is a Live Scan Form. The form should be properly completed before submitting it back to the department. The live scan can be obtained from a local police department or sheriff's office. A fee of $25 will be charged for obtained a record while the fee for the live scan varies from county to county.

You may request your own record if you want to. If you find some inaccurate information in it, secure the Claim of Alleged Inaccuracy or Incompleteness form so the proper corrections can be made. If you want to request the record of another person, you have to have the authorization from the court or from the Department of Justice. State why you want to obtain the record and if your reason is valid, you will be given an authorization but will only get the basic details such as the name of the criminal, the nature of the crime/s, when and where the crime/s was committed. It may also include the personal details of the criminals such as the home address, physical attributes, occupation, and many others. If the record is currently being used in an investigation, it will not be available to the public.

Certain websites also maintain and offer criminal documents to any person who wishes to acquire them. Such websites are categorized into two types: paid websites and free websites. Paid websites are capable of supplying a lot of valuable information to the person requesting criminal documents while free websites will only supply with basic information. It is important that prior to choosing a website to use, you have an idea of what kind of information they can supply you with. You can perform a quick history check on a website so you can better assess if they are credible or not.

Once you have the picking of a search tool to use for your search done, make sure that you are aware of the full name of the owner of the Criminal Records you wish to get your hands on. For names that widely used, supply as much extra information as you can so there is a bigger possibility of locating the right files.




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