Friday, December 27, 2013

Arizona Police Reports

By Ben Kingsley


Criminals use different tactics to take advantage of innocent people. But with the availability of Police Records Arizona, civilians can now use public information as a means to protect themselves from criminals. The records are maintained by the Department of Public Safety. The department is also in-charge of providing the records to the public, upon request.

When a person commits an act that is against the law, a police document is automatically created by the arresting officer because that is part of their duties. An arrest and incarceration is not even required to create the document. A police document contains the name of the criminal, nature of the crime, and the location where the crime transpired. Details of the appearance of the criminal such as the height, weight, complexion, unique body marks, and many others are also included. In Arizona, it is allowed by the government for a person to retrieve his or her own documents so that if errors are present, they can be corrected immediately. A person can file for an appeal to correct errors on the documents so that only information based on facts is included. If all the charges are dropped or acquitted, the owner of the document can request to exclude it from public access.

Police documents, by nature, are deemed as part of the public domain. However, only arresting officers and authorized employers have the right to view and retrieve the police documents of other people. Arresting officers can use the documents for an ongoing investigation while employers can use them to screen their current and future employees.

If you want to make a request for police records, you can head to the Department of Public Safety and secure a request form or you can download it from their official website. The form should be filled-out appropriately. A name-based search is not applicable at the Department, only a fingerprint-based search. You need to present a fingerprint card which you can get from a local police department. There is no fee for requesting your own records but there is a fee for obtaining the fingerprint card.

There are service providers that are authorized by the Department of Public Safety to provide such records. You can virtually search for the records anywhere with just a computer and a connection to the Internet. The first step is to look for a service provider - they are either free or fee-based. Then you have to conduct a background check to find out if a service provider is a credible source of information. You also need to be aware of the full name of the person whose records you want to obtain. Type that name unto the search box of the service provider, press enter, and wait for the results, which will be displayed in just a matter of seconds.

Local Police Records are initially filed at a local police department or at a sheriff's office where a crime was committed. Once it is properly recorded, it is then forwarded to the Department of Public Safety and merged with other crime-related records to form a criminal record.




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