Criminal Records Free To Public

By Claire Dowell


The California Department of Justice, office of the Attorney General, is the state's repository of California Criminal Records. All criminal documents are initially documented at a particular county prior to it getting forwarded to the state repository. Any member of the general public is given the right to access document as long as the correct requesting procedures are followed. Criminal documents normally contain the full name of an offender, description of the offense committed, and the time and place where it was committed.

Requesting criminal files is a move that is popular to people who initiate background checks on other individuals. In a widely populated state like California, it is highly difficult to keep all the citizens safe from criminals. But by giving the public the right to get criminal files, they will be equipped with the necessary information they can use to protect themselves from criminals.

A search can be started by securing the Live Scan Form, which can be downloaded from the official website of the Department of justice, and providing it with all the vital pieces of information. The next step is to find an authorized Live Scan site to have your fingerprint scanned. A fingerprint card will be given to you, which you will submit to the department along with the completed request form and corresponding payment. The cost of fingerprint scanning varies depending on the location of the Live Scan site and is separate from the fee that you need to pay for the files.

Requesting for your own files is allowed by the Department of Justice so you can examine if there are any inaccuracies regarding the information included on your files. If you spot any inaccuracy, you can have it checked and/or fixed by filling out a Claim of Alleged Inaccuracy or Incompleteness form. Supply all the required information and send it back to the department together with your actual criminal file.

Criminal records of other individuals are not given to just anybody in order to protect the privacy of its owners. However, there are a few people who are given the right to access them depending on the circumstance. Law enforcers may access the full copies of criminal records of other people if it is necessary for an ongoing investigation. Employers, landlords and licensers are also given access but not the whole version of the records. They are given access because it is essential to their businesses that they hire only those who do not have any issues against the law. Anyone who is given access and uses the records to defame, harass, embarrass, or blackmail other people shall be dealt with accordingly by the law.

If you want to secure California arrest documents, you can head to the state's Department of Correction and Rehabilitation. However, you have to pay a certain amount of fee for the documents. If you want to avail Arrest Records For Free, inquire if there is a certain agency in your locale or within the state that offers them to the public that can provide you with free criminal documents. You may also search if there are websites that does the same thing. All arrests are properly documented even if does not lead to imprisonment. Documents of arrests that did not require imprisonment are kept hidden from the public.




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