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Instant Search For Public Criminal Records

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By Claire Dowell


It is the task of the Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General to maintain California Criminal Records. Citizens are given the privilege to request the files, thanks to the Freedom of Information Act. Included in the files are important details like the full name of the criminal, crime committed, and when and where it was committed. In cases where the criminal is proven not guilty of a certain crime filed against him or her, that information will not be exposed to the public.

You are allowed to acquire your own files so that you can check if there is any incorrect detail/s included. If you believe that there are details that are not incorrect, secure the Claim of Alleged Inaccuracy or Incompleteness form and supply it with all the required information and send it back to the Department of Justice together with the requested criminal file

To begin a search, get the Live Scan form at the Department of Justice. Supply all vital information and then have your fingerprint scanned at an authorized live scan operator. You will then be given a fingerprint card which you will need to present when you submit your request. On the day that you submit your request, submit altogether the completed Live Scan form, your fingerprint card, a government-issued ID, and money for the fees. Different fees apply for acquiring the documents and for having your fingerprint scanned. You can do a federal level search by heading straight to the California Federal Bureau of Investigation. If you want to do a search on a county level, you may also do so by heading to the exact arresting agency where the criminal documents were originally filed.

The records of other people can also be requested but there are only a select group of people that are allowed to do so. Law enforcers are allowed to access criminal records of people especially if it is necessary for an ongoing investigation. Employers are allowed so they can make sure that they hire employees that abide by the law. Landlords are given access so they can carefully select who they accept as tenants. And there are special cases where an ordinary citizen can view the basics of other people's records for the purpose of conducting a background check.

The records can also be obtained from online service providers that specialized in providing them to the public. There are several of such providers that are authorized by the government but there are also some that are bogus ones. To make sure that you are getting authentic information, conduct a background check on them first. Try to see if other users are satisfied with the kind of information that they were provided with.

There are two types of online service providers: fee-based and those that provide Criminal Records Free To Public. Fee-based service providers usually have the ability to provide extensive versions of the records, which means they can get you a lot of information, while free service providers usually just provide the basics. Once you obtain the records you want, make sure you do not use it to defame, embarrass, harass, or blackmail other people or else you will be punished accordingly by the law.




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