Saturday, October 25, 2014

Online Check Of Public Criminal Records

By Claire Dowell


Quality assurance is a long-standing concept existing in most companies and work institutions. There are many procedures that are undergone just to ensure it. One of the measures resorted is to closely examine a candidate for employment's history to ensure that any form of liabilities can be avoided and averted. Candidates are typically required to present copies of their criminal or arrest records in order to fulfill this demand.

A person' records of arrest contain every concurrent and past arrests and charges towards a person in a particular jurisdiction, from minor violations to charges for the most heinous felonies. This vast source of information is the reason such documents are utilized for background history checking. Besides regular employment, background checks for candidates for public office positions, volunteer workers, and applicants for professional licenses.

In the State of Florida, arrest records are disseminated, stored and taken care of by a central repository that is the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Division of Criminal Justice Information Services. State-wide criminal records are free to the public, whenever requested.

Criminal records are free to the public when requested. There are two ways to request for copies of a person's criminal record. The first option is to send and download the Criminal History Information Request Form from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Information about the arrest that must be indicated in the form are the person's complete name, any known monikers, the date of birth or the exact age, race, sex, and if known, the Social Security Number and the last known address. There will be a $24.00 fee charged per request. The completed forms, together with the payment in the form of a check or money order payable and a complete return address are afterwards sent to address of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Each request will be processed around five business days, excluding the postal delivery times.

Another approach towards acquiring a copy of Florida arrest records is to search for them online, using the application found on the website of the said state department. The search is done by entering the same information about a person described earlier. The application will give you multiple matching results, and it is up to you to decide which information belongs to the person you are researching about. Furthermore, there is a possibility the no results will be found in this search. You can immediately print out the results or have it sent to you via e-mail. A fee of $24.00 per record searched will be charged from your credit card. One should be cognizant that certified copies of criminal records, sealed information, expunged records and juvenile criminal history records are not available in this search function.

In the event that the record you are searching for is not found, your request will be returned and is stamped with the statement, "FDLE found NO Florida criminal history based on the information provided. No criminal record check was conducted for other states or for the FBI." Furthermore, processing fees for requests are non-refundable. For more accurate results, you can also send the fingerprint card of the person, if they are available.

Over the years, the Internet has gained much favor as a premiere bearer of goods and services. Because online search for public records has become one of the most popular search activities done via the Internet, approaches such as the ones developed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and other service providers that offer such, are commonly flocked by requesting parties who want results at the fastest possible time. These modern innovations have saved countless amounts of time, money and exertion, and have helped a lot of end-users accomplish their various intentions.




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