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What Are Criminal Records California

By Claire Dowell


The California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General is the office in-charge of the safekeeping of California Criminal Records. The files are originally filed at counties where crimes are committed and then redirected to the Department of Justice. Citizens are given the privilege to request them by observing the appropriate methods required by the department. Criminal files normally include the name of the offender, nature of offense committed, and when and where it occurred.

The records are often requested by people who want to conduct a background check on other people. California is a widely populous state and it is a big challenge for law enforcers to keep the peace and order intact. Giving the public access to the records empowers them with information that could save their lives.

If you want to start a search, secure the Live Scan from by downloading it from the Department of Justice's official webpage. Fill out the form with all the required fields of information and have your fingerprint scanned at the nearest authorized live scan operator. You will be given a fingerprint card which you will present at the department along with the completed request form. There is a fee for getting your fingerprint scanned and it varies depending on where you had it done. The fee is separate from the fee you have to pay to get the criminal document.

Requesting for your own files is allowed by the Department of Justice so you can examine if there are any inaccuracies regarding the information included on your files. If you spot any inaccuracy, you can have it checked and/or fixed by filling out a Claim of Alleged Inaccuracy or Incompleteness form. Supply all the required information and send it back to the department together with your actual criminal file.

Criminal records of other individuals are not given to just anybody in order to protect the privacy of its owners. However, there are a few people who are given the right to access them depending on the circumstance. Law enforcers may access the full copies of criminal records of other people if it is necessary for an ongoing investigation. Employers, landlords and licensers are also given access but not the whole version of the records. They are given access because it is essential to their businesses that they hire only those who do not have any issues against the law. Anyone who is given access and uses the records to defame, harass, embarrass, or blackmail other people shall be dealt with accordingly by the law.

If you want to secure California arrest documents, you can head to the state's Department of Correction and Rehabilitation. However, you have to pay a certain amount of fee for the documents. If you want to avail Arrest Records For Free, inquire if there is a certain agency in your locale or within the state that offers them to the public that can provide you with free criminal documents. You may also search if there are websites that does the same thing. All arrests are properly documented even if does not lead to imprisonment. Documents of arrests that did not require imprisonment are kept hidden from the public.




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