Sunday, March 1, 2015

California Criminal Records And Background Checks

By Claire Dowell


Background checking has always been a part of the employment-hiring protocol of companies and workplaces all across the globe as an attempt to mitigate or avert potential liabilities. Such task can be effectively done by asking for the prospective employee's arrest records.

The reasoning behind the above procedures is that criminal records compile a person's encounters with the Law. Infringements contained therein range from misdemeanors to felonies. Other background checking activities that utilize such registers include positions for public office, volunteer work, and the dispensation of government-issued documents such as professional licenses.

The chief entity that is responsible for the stockpiling and distribution of arrest records in California is the Office of the Attorney General, a branch of the California Department of Justice. Consistent with Section 6254(F) of the California Government Code, all coexisting arrest information of a person arrested in the State must be made known to the public, if they desire to do so. However, once court verdict has been made, the public is not anymore allowed access to the case. It becomes local criminal history information and is now only limited for use in any legitimate law purposes, and by authorized employment agencies. Furthermore, the arrestees themselves can access to their own records of arrest for a comprehensive review of its correctness and completeness.

Informational copies are available for parties not otherwise specified by the above statute. Informational copies bear the same information as their certified counterparts, and they only serve to provide information for initiatives such as genealogy studies and background checks, because they are not valid documents.

The agency in charge of maintaining, updating and distributing California arrest records is the Office of the Attorney General of the State Department of Justice. To initiate the procuring process, you must first obtain a Request for Live Scan Form by personal appointment or downloading it from the website of the aforementioned state department. Since your intentions for obtaining a copy of your arrest record is to review its extensiveness and precision, place a check on the "Record Review", and write "Record Review" on the "Type of Application" and "Reason for Application sections of the form, respectively. The rest of the form is to be filled up with information about the arrest, including your full contact and postal information. Submit the accomplished Live Scan Form to the nearest Law Enforcement office or to any fingerprint scanning services offered online. Upon the completion of your electronic fingerprint scan, mail them, along with the processing fee of $25.00 to the Office of the Attorney General of the California Department of Justice. Results are expected to be processed within a few days to a few weeks. According to the policies imposed by the Department of Justice, any requests coming from third parties will not be received nor honored.

Earth's inhabitants in the 21st century have been blessed to have a continuously-evolving technology. A good evidence convenience ushered in by today's advancements manifests in the procurement of public records via the Internet. In recent years, government bodies and online records retrieval solutions have brought such services over the World Wide Web to cater more requests. Fast, accurate and reliable results can be achieved within minutes after performing a quick search in their respective databases. These alternatives can absolutely make a difference especially if the document is urgently needed for whatever intention you are planning to use it for.




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