Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Arizona Police Records Available Online

By Ben Kingsley


If you are searching for Police Records Arizona, you can find them at the state's Department of Public Safety. It is the duty of the department to take care of the files and accept requests from the public. Unlawful individuals are everywhere and they are just waiting for their chance to perform their unlawful plans. It is fortunate that police files are accessible in Arizona because it increases the public's awareness on who they should watch out for.

When a person commits an act that is against the law, a police document is automatically created by the arresting officer because that is part of their duties. An arrest and incarceration is not even required to create the document. A police document contains the name of the criminal, nature of the crime, and the location where the crime transpired. Details of the appearance of the criminal such as the height, weight, complexion, unique body marks, and many others are also included. In Arizona, it is allowed by the government for a person to retrieve his or her own documents so that if errors are present, they can be corrected immediately. A person can file for an appeal to correct errors on the documents so that only information based on facts is included. If all the charges are dropped or acquitted, the owner of the document can request to exclude it from public access.

Police records are considered public records, however, in Arizona, only law enforcers and approved employers are allowed to view or request police records of other people. Law enforcers are given access if it is necessary for an investigation. Employers, on the other hand, are given access so that they can carry out a background check on their existing employees and job applicants.

The Department of Public Safety maintains their own website and from there you can obtain a request form by downloading it. You may also get the form at their office. All required particulars should be provided before giving the form back to the department. A name-based search cannot be done in Arizona. A fingerprint-based search, however, is possible. You can secure a fingerprint card from a local police department. Obtaining the files is free while a fingerprint card has a corresponding fee.

You can also retrieve police documents online. There are websites that have the consent of the government to supply such documents. All you need is a computer and Internet. Such websites are either free of charge or render a corresponding amount as fee. Before you actually avail the services of a certain website, make sure you research first if they have a reputation of supplying reliable information. Prior to starting a search, you should have knowledge of the full name of the owner of the document you want to retrieve. Type the name on the search box of the website you chose and results will be projected on your computer monitor instantly.

Local Police Records are initially filed at a local police department or at a sheriff's office where a crime was committed. Once it is properly recorded, it is then forwarded to the Department of Public Safety and merged with other crime-related records to form a criminal record.




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