Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Learn To Investigate The Court Of Records For Criminal Information

By Sheila S. Robison


Searching the court of records is done for many different reasons and by a variety of people and businesses. Businesses will often conduct a pre employment criminal backgrounds check. It has also become common for parents to check for criminal background prior to employing a care provider or nanny for children. Additionally, single people have started conducting background investigations on potential dates.

For the business or the individual conducting a search, it is important to check addresses as a false address can be a red flag that something may not be right. Additionally, checking a driving history could uncover serious traffic violations such as driving while under the influence.

The first step to take in conducting criminal records checks, is to be sure that you know where to search. Each county, municipal, and state court house stores criminal public records. In addition, criminal information is also held at the federal trial courts.

To begin the search for a background criminal check, it is important to know where documents would be for that particular person. The best place to start is to check the public courts records in and around the areas the person has lived. In addition, use their work history to check the surrounding areas where they have worked.

Next you will want to check records of arrest in the counties criminal courts based on the addresses the person provided for work and home. After checking with the county, move on to the state and then federal courts. Be aware that some courts may ask for a release before they will allow you to view files. Also, if you want to have a copy of information you find, there may be a charge.

Start your search with the county courts then move to the state level. Checking state or federal courts before you have investigated at the county level may cause you to miss something that has not yet been transferred from the county courts. However, you should be sure to check all levels so that you do not miss any arrests or convictions that occurred in surrounding areas.

Due to the advances in our technology we are now able to find information on individuals on the internet. Investigating a persons background is easy when you have the right information to start since much of the criminal information is now searchable online. You will need to gave the right information, however, to obtain any information online. This information includes date of birth, and the states in which the person has lived.

The internet also provides web sites that have already gathered information from public files from every state in the country and gives access to them online. The sites make it possible for you to search files across the country to check criminal background.

With the use of the internet it is becoming more common for individuals to conduct background checks on the people they are dating or are considering dating. Records of marriage, criminal history, education history, and financial information can all be obtained online. The basic information that is need to search is the persons month, day, and year of birth, and a past and present address.




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