Arizona Police Reports

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By Ben Kingsley


Criminals use different tactics to take advantage of innocent people. But with the availability of Police Records Arizona, civilians can now use public information as a means to protect themselves from criminals. The records are maintained by the Department of Public Safety. The department is also in-charge of providing the records to the public, upon request.

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 entertains formal requests for the documents. A request form can be obtained from their office or downloaded from their official website. All required particulars of the form should be supplied before you submit it to the department. A fingerprint-based search is the only kind of search you can do at the department. It requires you to present a fingerprint card, obtainable at a local police department, along with the request form. The department will not charge you anything for requesting your own documents but you will have to pay for getting the fingerprint card.

There are service providers that are authorized by the Department of Public Safety to provide such records. You can virtually search for the records anywhere with just a computer and a connection to the Internet. The first step is to look for a service provider - they are either free or fee-based. Then you have to conduct a background check to find out if a service provider is a credible source of information. You also need to be aware of the full name of the person whose records you want to obtain. Type that name unto the search box of the service provider, press enter, and wait for the results, which will be displayed in just a matter of seconds.

The Department of Public Safety is the central repository of all police files and other crime-related files which are later jointly known as criminal files. Local Police Departments and County Sheriff's Offices initially file Local Police Records. They are also responsible of forwarding it to the Department of Public Safety.




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