Saturday, October 11, 2014

California Arrest Records And Criminal Documents

By Claire Dowell


Hiring the most qualified applicants is a tedious process undertaken by enterprises all over the globe. This lengthy and meticulous procedure includes the assessment of a person's criminal history. Not performing these background checks puts the company in danger of work-related violence, fraud and theft. In order to mitigate such disfiguring risks, employers rely on the information transcribed in criminal or arrest records.

Criminal records are documentations of a person's previous happenstances with the law and its enforcers, making it a good medium for scrutinizing a person's background as in the cases of candidates for public office, volunteer workers, and the issuing of most professional licenses. Every charges and arrests are recorded in these documents, from misdemeanors to felonies.

The government institution tapped to act as the main repository for public arrest records California is the Office of the Attorney General of the California Department of Justice. Pursuant to Section 6254(F) of the California Government Code, the arrest information of persons arrested in the State of California must be revealed to the public, so long as court proceedings are still ongoing and a decision has not been made. This data becomes local criminal history information, and will be restricted to the persons named in the record, legitimate law enforcement purposes, the federal government, and any authorized applicant agencies.

Obtaining California arrest records is done by first downloading or requesting a copy of a Request for Live Scan Form from the nearest county Sheriff's Office or at the official website of the Office of the Attorney General in the California Department of Justice. Two of the most important parts of this form are the sections for "Type of Application" and "Reason for Application". "Records Review" must be checked and entered in the following selections, respectively. Then complete the rest of the information required in the form. Submit these completed forms to any institution that offers electronic fingerprint scanning services, or at the nearest law enforcement office in your place. Send the fingerprint scans, along with the $25.00 fee via check or money order payable to the California Department of Justice.

In order to obtain a copy of your own criminal record in the state of California to review accuracy and completeness, you must first procure a copy of a Request for Live Scan Form. This can be obtained from a law enforcement office near you and online by downloading it from the official website of the Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General. One must take note of the two important parts of the form, namely the "Type of Application" and "Reason for Application". They must be ticked and written with "Record Review", correspondingly. Complete the remainder of the form with the required information. The completed scan forms must then be submitted to any entity that offers live fingerprint scanning services, either online or at the closest Sheriff's Office in your locality. Lastly, send the fingerprint scans together with the required $25.00 fee to the aforementioned State Department. The normal processing time for a request will take around two to three days to a few weeks. Requests for California arrest records from any third party organizations will not be privileged nor sorted out.

It is fundamental to human nature to continuously look for ways and means to achieve convenience. Such ideals are one of the many reasons behind the creation of the Internet. The 21st century has been endowed with the latest technologies to live a better life. Public records have also joined the various services and commodities orderable with just a single click, thanks to the initiatives of government agencies and authorized records retrieval solutions. Modern alternatives such as these can significantly save good amounts of money, effort and time, and are best suited for urgent and non-urgent matters alike.




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