Thursday, December 18, 2014

Quick Search For Free Criminal Records

By Claire Dowell


California Criminal Records are available at the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General. Any member of the general public has the right to access them per the Freedom of Information Act. The records contain vital pieces of information such as the name of the offender, the nature of offense/s committed, and the time and place where it was committed. If the offender is acquitted of the crime he or she was accused of, the records will not be revealed to the public.

Requesting your own criminal records is permitted by the Department of Justice so you can check if there is any inaccurate information. If there are any, you can have it reviewed and corrected by securing the Claim of Alleged Inaccuracy or Incompleteness form. Supply all the required information and submit it back to the department along with your criminal record.

To initiate a search, secure a Live Scan request form from the Department of Justice. Fill out the form appropriately with all the required details and also include your contact information. Then have your fingerprint scanned at the closest live scan site and get your fingerprint card. Submit the request form, fingerprint card, ID issued by the government, and the corresponding payment. There is a different payment for requesting the files and for the fingerprint scan. You can submit a request at the federal level by heading to the state's Federal Bureau of Investigation or at a county level by going to the arresting office where the files are initially filed.

Acquiring the files of other individuals is possible. However, this right can only be exercised by a few parties. Arresting officers are given this right, all the more when it is for a current case investigation. Employers are given this right so they can carefully select from the applicants those who are law-abiding citizens. Landlords also share this right so they can appropriately screen potential tenants. Individuals who conduct background check can get access to other people's files but will only be given the basic details.

There are certain websites that specialize in maintaining and providing criminal documents. There are a number of such websites available on the Internet. Prior to choosing which one to use, check out if they have a good track record because there are those who claim to be capable of providing genuine information when they actually cannot. You can get some vital information if you can check what past users are saying about their service.

There are two types of online service providers: fee-based and those that provide Criminal Records Free To Public. Fee-based service providers usually have the ability to provide extensive versions of the records, which means they can get you a lot of information, while free service providers usually just provide the basics. Once you obtain the records you want, make sure you do not use it to defame, embarrass, harass, or blackmail other people or else you will be punished accordingly by the law.




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