Monday, February 17, 2014

Police Records Arizona Free Information Online

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.

A police record is created even when an arrest is not executed or imprisonment is not necessary. It is a standard operating procedure of law enforcers that need to be done if an individual encounters some trouble with the law. Police records reveal the full name of an offender, the offense committed, and the place where the offense occurred. It also includes details of the physical attributes of the offender such as the height, weight, skin color, and birthmarks, to name a few. It is legal to request for your own police records so you can check for any false information that might exist on your record. If you find any, you can file for a formal request to correct them so your reputation will not suffer further damage. If you are not proven guilty of the crime charged against you, you can request that the records be expunged.

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.

You can also retrieve police documents online. There are websites that have the consent of the government to supply such documents. All you need is a computer and Internet. Such websites are either free of charge or render a corresponding amount as fee. Before you actually avail the services of a certain website, make sure you research first if they have a reputation of supplying reliable information. Prior to starting a search, you should have knowledge of the full name of the owner of the document you want to retrieve. Type the name on the search box of the website you chose and results will be projected on your computer monitor instantly.

The Department of Public Safety is the central repository of all police files and other crime-related files which are later jointly known as criminal files. Local Police Departments and County Sheriff's Offices initially file Local Police Records. They are also responsible of forwarding it to the Department of Public Safety.




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