Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Massachusetts Criminal Records Accessible To The Public Online

By Claire Dowell


If you want to get your hands on Massachusetts Criminal Records, you can head to the state's Department of Public Safety and place a request there. The department maintains a system called the Criminal Offender Record Information where pieces of information on crimes are kept. The state and the department allow citizens to access the records to protect them from criminals.

When people conduct background check on others, they usually refer to criminal documents because of the amount of significant information it contains. In it, you can find the name of a criminal, the crime that was committed, the place, and date of the crime, to name a few.

It is permitted in the state to obtain your own files. In case you spot an error on the details that are written on your file, you can bring the problem up to where you got the files and request to have it examined and properly corrected. Obtaining the files of other people is also possible but it is a bit difficult to get access because you need to have the consent of the office in-charge of the files. And when you do get access, the amount of information that will be revealed to you will depend on who you are and your reason for requesting the files. Members of the law enforcement agency and lawyers have access to the files, especially if it is needed for an investigation. Employers and landlords are granted access to give them the power to evaluate the job applicants and possible tenants better. It is also permitted to check the history of a possible lifetime partner.

To initiate search, obtain the proper request form from the Department of Public Safety. The form can also be downloaded from the department's official website. Complete the form with all the required details such as the name of the person whose files you want to get, their address, how old they are, your contact details, and many more. Make sure the information you are writing down are accurate because it is important for the success or failure of your search. There are certain fees for obtaining the files at the department. You can pay them either by money order or through a certified check. Once fees are paid, no refund will be given regardless if the search is successful or not.

Another way of obtaining criminal records is through an online search. There are many online service providers that can help you get the records. More often than not, each one of these service providers will claim that are legit. However, you have to be careful where you do your search because there are bogus service providers. Run a quick background check on them first before availing their services.

There are two types of websites that can get you criminal documents: first are fee-based websites and, second, are free websites. The first one can get you an extensive version of criminal documents but you have to pay a certain fee for every transaction. If you are only going to conduct a search once, it is best that you choose a per transaction style of payment. If you are going to do it more than once, you should consider getting a monthly or an annual subscription because it is more cost-effective. The second kind of website will get you Free Public Criminal Records which contains the basic crime-related pieces of information.




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