Searching California Criminal Records Instantly

By Claire Dowell


It is the task of the Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General to maintain California Criminal Records. Citizens are given the privilege to request the files, thanks to the Freedom of Information Act. Included in the files are important details like the full name of the criminal, crime committed, and when and where it was committed. In cases where the criminal is proven not guilty of a certain crime filed against him or her, that information will not be exposed to the public.

Requesting your own criminal records is permitted by the Department of Justice so you can check if there is any inaccurate information. If there are any, you can have it reviewed and corrected by securing the Claim of Alleged Inaccuracy or Incompleteness form. Supply all the required information and submit it back to the department along with your criminal record.

To initiate a search, secure a Live Scan request form from the Department of Justice. Fill out the form appropriately with all the required details and also include your contact information. Then have your fingerprint scanned at the closest live scan site and get your fingerprint card. Submit the request form, fingerprint card, ID issued by the government, and the corresponding payment. There is a different payment for requesting the files and for the fingerprint scan. You can submit a request at the federal level by heading to the state's Federal Bureau of Investigation or at a county level by going to the arresting office where the files are initially filed.

It is allowed to access the documents of other individuals but only on special situations. Law enforcers can get access if they need it for an investigation. Landlords are given access so they can have a better idea on their possible tenants. Employers usually access the files when they want to gain some knowledge on their applicants, especially if they want to know if they have done anything against the law or not. Citizens can only access the documents of other citizens if the reason is to conduct a background check; however, only the basic pieces of information are revealed.

There are certain websites that specialize in maintaining and providing criminal documents. There are a number of such websites available on the Internet. Prior to choosing which one to use, check out if they have a good track record because there are those who claim to be capable of providing genuine information when they actually cannot. You can get some vital information if you can check what past users are saying about their service.

There are websites that ask for a certain amount of fee for the documents while there are some that provide Criminal Records Free To Public. Websites that require fees are capable of providing an extensive amount of information regarding criminal documents. On the other hand, free websites will usually give only the basic facts of a document. It is prohibited by law to use the documents against other people such as in defaming, harassing, embarrassing, or blackmailing. Anyone caught not observing this will be penalized accordingly.




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