County Arrest Records And Online Criminal Reports

By Claire Dowell


It has been universal protocol for most workplaces, companies and business establishments all over the world to examine a job applicant's background history. These measures are done in order to minimize or avert potential hazards that can compromise the safety and integrity of the institution.

Criminal records are documentations of a person's previous happenstances with the law and its enforcers, making it a good medium for scrutinizing a person's background as in the cases of candidates for public office, volunteer workers, and the issuing of most professional licenses. Every charges and arrests are recorded in these documents, from misdemeanors to felonies.

The government institution tapped to act as the main repository for public arrest records California is the Office of the Attorney General of the California Department of Justice. Pursuant to Section 6254(F) of the California Government Code, the arrest information of persons arrested in the State of California must be revealed to the public, so long as court proceedings are still ongoing and a decision has not been made. This data becomes local criminal history information, and will be restricted to the persons named in the record, legitimate law enforcement purposes, the federal government, and any authorized applicant agencies.

Parties excluded from the criteria stated by the aforementioned statute can settle for informational copies of a certain arrest record. The contents of informational copies are identical with their authorized counterparts, but can only be used to provide information and not establish identity, as they are not valid documents.

In order to obtain a copy of your own criminal record in the state of California to review accuracy and completeness, you must first procure a copy of a Request for Live Scan Form. This can be obtained from a law enforcement office near you and online by downloading it from the official website of the Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General. One must take note of the two important parts of the form, namely the "Type of Application" and "Reason for Application". They must be ticked and written with "Record Review", correspondingly. Complete the remainder of the form with the required information. The completed scan forms must then be submitted to any entity that offers live fingerprint scanning services, either online or at the closest Sheriff's Office in your locality. Lastly, send the fingerprint scans together with the required $25.00 fee to the aforementioned State Department. The normal processing time for a request will take around two to three days to a few weeks. Requests for California arrest records from any third party organizations will not be privileged nor sorted out.

Obtaining records nowadays has become hassle-free by simply siphoning the power of the Internet. To achieve optimal convenience using today's modern alternatives in the field of records retrieval, simply enter the necessary details on the database of entities that offer online search and retrieval of records. The vast amounts of time, money and effort have made such measures one of the most popular search activities on the Internet.




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