Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Online Database For Criminal Records

By Claire Dowell


If you want to get your hands on New York Arrest Records, you can head over to the state's Department of Corrections. The state offers the records to the public because they are part of the public domain. To begin a search, secure the proper request form from the department or you can download it from their website. Complete the form appropriately with the necessary pieces of information. Verify the information you are providing if they are accurate or not because they are vital to the success or failure of the search process. You should at least be able to provide the full name of the arrested person to start a search. Certain fees apply for obtaining the records, payable by money order or through a certified check. All fees paid are non-refundable regardless of the outcome of the search.

An arrest is properly recorded even if it does not lead to the imprisonment of the arrested person. The record includes the name of the arrested person, nature of the crime, date and place where it happened, and the name of the arresting officer, to name a few. If the arrested person is proven guilty, his or her records will become permanent and eventually become available for public access. It proven otherwise, the records will be kept away from the public but will remain in the hands of the authorities for future references.

It is permitted to acquire your own arrest files, if there are any. In case you spot some errors on the information included on your file, you can ask for it to be corrected by the keeper of the files. If you want to get your hands on the files of others, you have to be a law enforcer, a lawyer, a landlord, or an employer, amongst others. The amount of information that will be granted on you depends on the reason why you want to acquire the files.

There are certain laws that need to be observed in terms of the use of the records. The records are recognized by the court as an official supporting document for a court hearing. They can also be used as a source of information as when conducting a background check. No one is allowed to use them to harass, embarrass, defame, or blackmail someone. Violators will be dealt with accordingly by authorities.

Another way of getting arrest documents is by looking for them from certain websites. There are sites that are authorized to be in the business of maintaining arrest documents and supplying to whoever places a request for them. Be careful when choosing a website to conduct your search on because not all of them are legit. Run a background check on them first prior and find out everything you can about them until you are convinced that they can get you legit arrest documents.

You can also perform a search for Criminal Records Free To Public. Find an online search tool that allows you this kind of search. If you cannot find any, try looking them up at the state archives and see what information is available there. Because it is free, you will most probably be provided with the basic details of a criminal file.




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