Friday, February 21, 2014

California Arrest Records Free Information Online

By Ben Kingsley


Criminal Records California is maintained by the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General. Crime-related records of each county in California are forwarded to the department. Every citizen has the right to access the records because they are deemed as part of the public domain. The department is obliged to entertain requests as long as the proper procedures are followed.

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.

Requesting the records is a common practice by people who perform background checks on others because they contain a lot of valuable pieces of information. The Department of Justice has an online database where requestors can download two different kinds of application form. The first is a California Background Check Request Form while the other is a Live Scan Form. The form should be properly completed before submitting it back to the department. The live scan can be obtained from a local police department or sheriff's office. A fee of $25 will be charged for obtained a record while the fee for the live scan varies from county to county.

You may request your own record if you want to. If you find some inaccurate information in it, secure the Claim of Alleged Inaccuracy or Incompleteness form so the proper corrections can be made. If you want to request the record of another person, you have to have the authorization from the court or from the Department of Justice. State why you want to obtain the record and if your reason is valid, you will be given an authorization but will only get the basic details such as the name of the criminal, the nature of the crime/s, when and where the crime/s was committed. It may also include the personal details of the criminals such as the home address, physical attributes, occupation, and many others. If the record is currently being used in an investigation, it will not be available to the public.

You can also get the files from online search tools that specialized in in storing and providing criminal files to the people. Such search tools either provide you the files for free or they render a small amount of fee. Free search tools can give you the basic details of a criminal file while those that render fees can provide you with an extensive set of information. However, prior to deciding which search tool to use, make sure that you know its background, particularly its reliability as a provider of criminal files.

Once you have the picking of a search tool to use for your search done, make sure that you are aware of the full name of the owner of the Criminal Records you wish to get your hands on. For names that widely used, supply as much extra information as you can so there is a bigger possibility of locating the right files.




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