Thursday, July 24, 2014

Updated Information On North Carolina Police Reports

By Ben Kingsley


Among all the 50 US states, North Carolina or the Old North State still stands at number 10 on the top ten most populated states in the US with a population of more than 9.7 million based on the 2013 US Census records. In a state as densely inhabited as North Carolina, meeting different kinds of people is quite possible. Even meeting new friends and lifetime partners is likely to happen. Therefore, doing a background check on an individual you wish to build a relationship with is really important. Checking over North Carolina police records is definitely a good idea to delve deeper into the significant details of an individual you want scrutinized.

There are various ways to obtain a copy of a police record. You can go to the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court in the relevant county, to the State Bureau of Investigation, or to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In any of these offices, you have to file a request by filling up an application form which can be obtained directly from these agencies or be downloaded from their websites. The Office of the Superior Court provides copies of North Carolina police records for a fee of $25. The State Bureau of Investigation does the same service for a payment of only $14. The Federal Bureau of Investigation in the state also provides police records for a fee of $18. If you wish to search for a police record in the state without paying too much, you can refer to public access terminals available in the clerk's office for police records, either your own record or that of other individual. However, such searches and the records these public access terminals provide are not certified and you have to pay a minimal charge for printing.

Requisites in obtaining a police record in the Old North State include an application form containing the complete name and date of birth of the person you want to investigate and your details as the requestor such as full name and phone number where you can be reached. Aside from this, a fingerprint card is also required as searches for police records especially criminal records are fingerprint-based. A background check done by doing such searches is commonly called as "right to review" check.

Doing a background check can also be done through other repositories of North Carolina police records. There are actually vendors for non-certified statewide police records. These records such vendors have are provided by the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts. Police records provided by such vendors are precise replications of the information in the database of the clerks of court. However, the Office of the Courts in the state cannot warranty that the details these vendors give to their customers are up-to-date or correct.

Moreover, there are other websites in the web that also provide police records but are not associated with the North Carolina Administrative Courts Office. These are independent online service providers which proffer police records for a minimal fee only. Aside from saving money, you get to save time as well as these online record providers can give you the police record you need in just minutes. Technological advancements of today really made most, if not all, transactions be accomplished in a way that is more expedited and convenient compared to how things were done back in the previous centuries.

Undeniably, public police records are very essential as these document any misdemeanour or felony committed by an individual. Thus, background check is really important to know more about a particular individual before even deciding to let that person into your life as this is a sure way of not only protecting yourself but your loved ones as well.




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