California Public Criminal Records

By Ben Kingsley


If you are looking for Criminal Records California, they are under the custody of the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General. Each county within the state forwards all files that relate to crimes to the department. The files are categorized as part of public records, thus making them available for public access. The department welcomes requests from any person, considering that the correct steps are observed.

Police enforcers are visible on the streets of California. However, it is still nowhere near easy to safeguard the safety and security of people because it is a big state and it is largely populated. Fortunately, with the availability of criminal files, the citizens of California will become knowledgeable of important details that can help them avoid being victimized by law violators.

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.

After choosing a website, include the name of the Criminal Records' owner that you intend to acquire. If the owner's name is shared by too many individuals, include additional details that you know of the documents so the likelihood of tracking the exact document is higher.




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