Saturday, January 17, 2015

Online Request For Arizona Police Records

By Claire Dowell


Criminals have different styles of carrying out their unlawful ploys against other people. Fortunately, with the help of Police Records Arizona, civilians are better informed of who they should stay away from. It is the task of the state's Department of Public Safety to store the documents and to entertain requests.

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 records are considered public records, however, in Arizona, only law enforcers and approved employers are allowed to view or request police records of other people. Law enforcers are given access if it is necessary for an investigation. Employers, on the other hand, are given access so that they can carry out a background check on their existing employees and job applicants.

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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