Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Florida Arrest Records

By Ben Kingsley


Arrest records are generally issued to individuals who have violated the laws of the state or nation. In the state of Florida, any law enforcing agencies can issue such reports when necessary. FL arrest records are public documents which mean that the residents are allowed to request for a copy of an arrest record.

A public arrest record would have the personal details of the involved individual. This includes the real name of the reported individual as well as other names he/she is known for. Details of the person's birth and residency are also included on the file. A detailed description of the individual can also be found on the record which includes the mug shot of the individual and one would know if the person has any significant markings that can be found on his body. The reason for the arrest of the individual is detailed on the document along with other crimes and offenses he has committed before. Whether the person was charged for his crimes and was given sentence, details about it are also indicated on the document.

Arrest records are primarily used to conduct a background check. Employers also look into the criminal history of their people to make sure that the ones who work for them have clean history. Local residents of Florida would look into to records of their neighbors, caretakers and those in their neighborhood to make sure that they are surrounded with good people. Investigators also use this type of document when they are conducting a case investigation.

Access to the arrest records of an individual can help many; however, it can pose a problem to the involved individual. This is evident when a person who has previous arrest records applies for a job. These people may have difficulties in getting a decent job because of his criminal history. Getting the desired position may be very difficult for these people and most of the time they experience discrimination in the workplace. But this can be avoided by expunging the records.

Access to the document is limited only to the person whose name is on the record. This means that people who need to access the records of others need to have a special request to proceed. One should know that the basic information of the record that is being requested has to be known to make the search easier. The requesting individual should also be prepared to provide their contact details since it will be used to track the access to the document. One has to go to the office of the Department of law Enforcement in Florida in order to file the request but the office only releases document which have been registered since 1950. The retrieval fee would cost only $24 to have the request processed. Sending a mail order is also accepted but this can take a while before the results of the search can be delivered.

Florida arrest records are now available online. The development of the Internet has made the retrieval process and convenient. One can even do a free criminal records search online through websites that offer such service.




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