Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Quick Access To California Criminal Records Available Online

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.

Criminal documents contain vital pieces of information that are very useful especially for people that want to check the criminal backgrounds of others. The Department of Justice run their own online database and in that database are two types of request form, namely: the California Background Check Request form and the Live Scan form. There are fields that requestors are obliged to fill-out before they can send it back to the office. A live scan can be procured at a local Police Department or at a sheriff's office and fees are different depending on the county. A fee of $25 per copy will be charged to the requestor and another one for procuring a live scan.

A person may request his or her own personal files so that the details included in it can be checked. If there are any errors in any of the information included, the owner can have them corrected by obtaining a Claim of Alleged Inaccuracy or Incompleteness and submitting it back to the files' custodian. Requesting the files of other individuals can also be done but the consent of the Department of Justice or the files' custodian is required. The requestor should say his or her reason for requesting the files of another individual and if the court is convinced that the reason is valid, the requestor will be given access to the requested. However, only the basics of a file such as the name of the criminal, the crime/s, and the place and date where the crime/s took place are included. The physical features, place of residence, job description, amongst others are also revealed. Files that are being used in the investigation of a certain case cannot be accessed by the general public.

There are service providers available on the Internet that caters to maintaining and supplying criminal records to the public. There are two types of service providers available: fee-based and free ones. The former can supply you with a comprehensive set of information while the later can only you supply you the basics. Be careful when choosing a service provider because not all of them are credible. Perform a background check on them first so you can assess their credibility.

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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