Saturday, July 27, 2013

Florida Public Arrest Records

By Claire Dowell


Florida arrests records are important documents that may contain information about the number of arrests of a specific person. Criminal history information is readily available upon request however some information are kept confidential (sealed information) that can only be given to authorized agencies.

The records are usually kept by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). You may be able to obtain other information such as expunged criminal history and juvenile criminal history. For juvenile criminal history records, they are available only if the individual was caught with an offense that is considered as a felony if he was an adult. There may be records in the FDLE that can't be found in NBI.

The arrest records have a variety of uses. It's a personal reference or document for some people. For some, they use their record as an additional document for job applications. You can obtain your record even if you haven't been arrested and use it with your job application to boost trust. Getting licenses may also require your record. Usually you need it for license to own a gun or drive. Important documents like passport and visa will always require your record to be filed with your application. A company may also do a background check of their employees at any given time. They usually do this to screen new applicants or during incident investigations. There are two types of background checks. The first one or level 1 refers to name and employment history check. Level 2 is more extensive. The records are only available for the same type of institution. If the records were used to obtain gun licenses, then it can only be used for said purpose and not for other purposes like job application.

You can easily get your own records from the Florida department of law enforcement. Just bring a valid ID and the required fees to request your records. Background checks depend on the type. Level 1 checks will just need your full name and other important details such as height, age etc. Level two background check will require fingerprints to be checked in the database.

Obtaining the records may cost you depending on what you need. A standard check of arrest records will cost a total of $24.50. Obtaining records for licenses like a gun license will cost $31.50. For other purposes that require high security checks may cost about $40.50 dollars. Rechecking or renewing the record will incur the same fees.

Police arrest records are dynamic and can change every day. This means that the record you obtained now may be obsolete by tomorrow as new arrests and other incidents may have been added. That's why online searches of the records are essential so that you won't be wasting time going to the FDLE.




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