Thursday, February 19, 2015

California Arrest Records Can Now Be Obtained Online

By Claire Dowell


A Monterey County Arrest Log can be obtained by visiting the Monterey County's Sheriff's Office or police department. Members of the general public can place a request at either of the two agencies because they have to abide to the Public Records Act of the State of California Code 6254 which states that all citizens have the right to view or access arrest files.

Arrest logs contain a lot of vital information that citizens can use to protect themselves from criminals. The same pieces of information are useful for background checks. When a person is arrested, an arrest log is automatically recorded even if it does not result to incarceration. If a person is proven guilty of the crime charged against him or her, the log will become available for public access. If it does not, it will not be revealed to the public but it will remain in the sheriff's office or police department's storage of logs for future references.

To begin a search, you must first secure the proper request form from the sheriff's office or at the local police department. You can also download from their respective websites. Complete the form with as much information that you know about the arrest log you want to obtain and also include your contact information. Make sure that all the information you provide are accurate because it will be important to the success or failure of your search. There are fees that you need to pay to get the logs, all of which are non-refundable, regardless of the outcome of the search.

You may acquire your own arrest log in the Monterey County. Once you go over the log and you feel that some of the details include in it are inaccurate, you can call the attention of the agency where you got the log and request them to have it evaluated and have the appropriate corrections done. You can also get access to other people's logs but the process will be stricter compared to getting your own log. Stating your reason for wanting to get the log is required. If the sheriff's office or the police department does not find your reason to be valid, they have the right to deny your request.

Another method requestors can use to obtain arrest logs is by performing an online search. There are websites that are in the business of maintaining and providing the logs to the general public. There are several of such websites, but, although they claim to be, not all of them are capable of putting together high-quality copies of arrest logs. Before you actually use any of the websites, list a few of them that you consider using. Next, perform a history check on them and find out everything you can about them. Check out what kind of feedbacks their past clients have on them.

If you intend to obtain CA Arrest Records, you can proceed to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, under their Identification Unit. To start a search, you only have to provide the full name of an inmate and the date of their birthday. Requests can be made by making a phone call to the department or sending them a fax.




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