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.
It is a requisite that a police file is constructed if an individual commits an act that is not in accordance with the law. No arrest or imprisonment is needed in order to make it. In it you will find the basic pieces of information of the case such as the name of the offender, what that person did that was against the law and where it happened. Other vital information included is the physical features of the offender, which includes the height, weight, skin complexion, birthmark and the likes. Fortunately, obtaining your own personal files is tolerated in Arizona so that you can go through your file to search for any errors. If there are, you can contact the office-in-charge so that the proper corrections can be done. If the court finds that there are no sufficient evidences to prove that you are guilty of what you have been charged with, the public will not be able to access your files at any time.
Police documents, by nature, are deemed as part of the public domain. However, only arresting officers and authorized employers have the right to view and retrieve the police documents of other people. Arresting officers can use the documents for an ongoing investigation while employers can use them to screen their current and future employees.
The Department of Public Safety maintains their own website and from there you can obtain a request form by downloading it. You may also get the form at their office. All required particulars should be provided before giving the form back to the department. A name-based search cannot be done in Arizona. A fingerprint-based search, however, is possible. You can secure a fingerprint card from a local police department. Obtaining the files is free while a fingerprint card has a corresponding fee.
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.
Local Police Records are initially filed at a local police department or at a sheriff’s office where a crime was committed. Once it is properly recorded, it is then forwarded to the Department of Public Safety and merged with other crime-related records to form a criminal record.
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