Wednesday, March 26, 2014

California Police Records

By Ben Kingsley


Situated on the west coast of the United States, California is the most populous state in the country with more than 37 million inhabitants. The California police records that are being kept and maintained by the state's authorities are just as diverse as they are extensive. Although the state has a huge collection of criminal accounts, it is relatively easy to obtain access to such information in this state compared to other parts of the country.

Just like in any other state, there are certain procedures and requirements that applicants must adhere to in order for their requests to be processed accordingly. In the golden state, the California Department of Justice is the government agency tasked with the appropriate housing and distribution of all criminal accounts. All data that are being stored in this agency's main repository mostly comes from the state's courts and law enforcement agencies, which can later be access for future reference.

The California Department of Justice has a direct affiliation to the Attorney General's office, since it is mostly involved with the state's court system. This makes the DOJ the perfect source of reliable police reports and criminal records for background checks and criminal history searches. In this agency, requests are processed via a fingerprint-based search, although applicants will have to undergo fingerprinting as well as a prerequisite for the request procedure.

Prior to being granted access to your California police records, you will first need to download a Live Scan Form from the Department of Justice's official website. After completing the form, you must specify the application type by checking the box next to "Record Review". You will then take the form to your local law enforcement agency to have your fingerprints documented. The cost for this transaction varies between police departments. The DOJ, on the other hand, will require a $25 processing fee.

The type of criminal accounts that the aforementioned office maintains include misdemeanor and felony arrests, detentions, dispositions and convictions. All of which are, of course, submitted by the courts and various law enforcement agencies. These documents will stay in the DOJ's system until the subject reaches 100 years of age. For access to third party criminal accounts, only law enforcement officials and authorized employers are permitted to do so.

Luckily, because open criminal history accounts and police reports are accessible by the general public, commercial record providers and data search websites will most definitely make excellent search options. Given that such resource is relatively new and perhaps unconventional, government information services are sometimes impractical and inefficient with the rules and requirements they impose. In comparison, data search websites will only require a one-time membership fee in exchange for its services. Users and members can practically run criminal history searches anytime and anywhere without restrictions or delays.




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