Friday, May 17, 2013

Florida Public Police Records Database

By Claire Dowell


Police records are used when conducting a background check on an individual. It can be accessed by the local residents of any state. Florida Police records are maintained by the Division of Criminal Justice Information Services at the Department of Law Enforcement. It is where one can check the background of the citizens of the state.

A background check can be done in order to ensure one's safety in the place where they live. Most of the employers now are doing a background check on their employees and applicants. By doing so, employers would be able to know if the applicant is qualified for the job. Other also use the police records to check the criminal history of the people they interact with daily such as their neighbors, caretakers, nannies, relatives and friends.

In the state of Florida, police reports are documents that contain a lot of information. Even if there was no arrest made to the involved individual, police records are still generated for documentation reasons. Information like the person's name and address are indicated on the report. A detailed description of the incident is also included on the record. Details about the incident and any other criminal activities are detailed on the record. It would also indicate if the person is allowed to carry any firearms. Information about any person that has been involved with the incident is indicated on the police report. Some of the information is used to solve a criminal case.

Requesting for a copy of the police record would only cost $24. One can send a letter of request to the office of the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services. One will be required to provide the name and the county of the person you are conducting a background check on. The person who request for the information will also be required to provide their name and their address for documentation purposes.

When requesting for a police record in Florida, one can go to the Department of Law Enforcement Division of Criminal Justice Information Services. Police reports can also be retrieved at the Florida State Repository. The easiest way to retrieve the record is by retrieving the police records online.

The use of the internet to search for police records in Florida is easier and can be done for free. Websites that offer free service provide information that is not easy to understand. One still has to analyze then results before using it. Fee based websites, give out results that are ready to be used and understood by just about any person. Many prefer to choose the fee based service since the records are ready to be used in any legal matters.




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