Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Texas Free Criminal Records

By Ben Kingsley


The access of public records such as birth, death, marriage and crimes are important as they contain vital information that is required in dealings with the government or any other company. Criminal records are important as they contain information or background of the person including any arrests made. The records are available by request through the official website or by emailing the person or office where the records are made available. Texas criminal records, for example, are available under the Public Information Act. The requests should all be made in writing, as telephone requests are not honoured. Information requests are also available by submitting the same to the site's Public Information Request Page as well as sending email requests to the sites official email address at OGC.Webmaster@dps.texas.gov.

For those who want to check criminal records, they can go to the official website of the Texas Department of Public Safety. The site offers different services such as the Sex Offender Registry, Criminal History Conviction, Recovery and Identification program, Anti-Auto Theft program and Registration of Metal Recycling companies.

The Sex Offender Registry of the State of Texas contains information on registered sex offenders. One can view the records as well as download the registry. The Criminal history conviction search contains information on criminal cases where the accused has already received conviction. Records available are limited to public information only and some cases, which contain juvenile, sealed, or expunged cases, are not available. The Recovery and Identification program is dedicated for farm owners who want to register their farm equipment with the government. This helps to track the stolen equipment easily. Last but not the least is the Anti-auto theft program or the HEAT that is dedicated to help people whose vehicles were stolen.

To do a Criminal History Name Search, the Texas state provides the Conviction Database, which are records obtained from the DPS Computerized Criminal History System or CCH. The records that are available for research are those records that have received conviction or deferred adjudication. Records that can be searched include arrests, prosecutions and case dispositions of those arrested due to Class B misdemeanour.

To file for a request for criminal report, the person requesting should read the systematic guide presented by the State in CR63. Criminal records are under the Public Information Act of the US Law though failure to comply with the guide would leave the request unprocessed. Bear in mind that records that are allowed for the public are those records that have already received conviction or grants for adjudication. Requests may be made by email, mail or fax. Do remember to include all the pertinent details as well as the $10 fee for each request. The fee is accepted in money order or check form only.

People who want to check only basic information can do so by accessing free criminal records in the internet. The records are available from several search engines or websites that do offer public search query.




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