Wednesday, October 23, 2013

California Arrest Records

By Ben Kingsley


There are many reasons why a person would want to carry out a background check on oneself or on another person. A resident living in California for example who was arrested during his younger years can check their records and request for the records to be sealed and destroyed. An employer, on the other hand might want to check on the new hire to ensure that the workplace is safe. This is especially true if the job entails having to take care of young ones/kids or their loved ones, being tasked as a caretaker or a potential tenant for their room for rent. California criminal records with convictions are available to the public; however those cases that are still under investigations or involve juveniles are restricted from the public and only nominated agencies and directly involved individuals are allowed access. Other records that are restricted include domestic violence protective report, criminal history, probation and arrest reports that contain the victims contact info.

To check one's criminal records, they have to send their request to the DOJ. For those who are residents they can download a Record Review form, attach a $25 processing fee and head to the Live Scan agency to get their fingerprints. The person who made the request should submit the 10-fingerprint card to the Office for their request to be processed.

For residents who are not currently in California, they may send requests for their records by submitting a downloadable form available at the DOJ website and contact the fingerprint agency near their place. Mail the request to the DOJ Record Review unit and pay a $25 processing fee. Only payments made through money orders or checks that are drawn from US banks will be accepted. Do note that although the State prohibits the government agencies to charge for more than the cost of the photocopy of the record, however, the State allows agencies to collect rolling out fees. Rolling out fees is charged by agencies for Live Scan materials.

To obtain public criminal case records, the person requesting the report should indicate the case number to the DOJ or to the Superior Court. If the case number is unknown, one can perform a self-search by using the criminal case index database in the Superior Court. He can also visit the Clerk of the County Office where the case was filed to request for the copy. One can also send in their request through mail to the County Clerk. The search is free; however, searches that will take up more than 10 minutes searching time will incur charges.

One other way that makes the criminal records search easy is to avail of the services of commercial public search sites or third party sites that offer searches free or for a nominal fee. One can make arrests search, registered sex offenders search and background checks in the convenience of their own offices or homes. This is the best way to utilize the power of the internet while saving one's time and energy.




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