Monday, May 19, 2014

Arizona Criminal Records Available Online

By Ben Kingsley


Do you know that public records are important and can in fact verify a person's background? Doing background checks for criminal records, checking for birth, death, marriage and divorce are essential as they contain information about an individual. Although public records are accessible by the public, there are some instances wherein access to such records is limited. An example would be Arizona arrest records; these records are restricted when the case has not yet reached conviction or is still undergoing investigation. One can however check one's own criminal background and it is easy to do so in Arizona.

Requests are easy and can be made either through online access, via standard mail, fax and walk in. All requests however should be made in writing or submitted through the online section of the State's website. Once the Office starts the retrieval process, they would send out a receipt or an invoice for the total amount to be paid. This can be through USPS, by e-mail or faxing the person requesting the information.

Payment is convenient as the Office accepts several forms of payment including cashier's checks, money order, or business checks. The Office is not authorized to accept personal checks as payment. Once the payment is received, the records will be sent to the person. Processing will take about 20 days starting from the time the Office receives the request. The Office does not accept any walk in; however, a person can submit or drop their request at the public counter. All records are checked and reviewed before the Document's Custodian for any errors.

Fee schedule differs depending on the media format that the researcher requests. A nine pager can cost about $9 with each succeeding page costing $1 each. For copies in DVD/CD format, the cost is $25. For audio cassettes, cost is $5. Thumbnail sheets cost $10, and photographs of 8 x 10 cost $35 each. Researchers have the chance to review the records by making an appointment with the Custodian of the Documents. Once the review is done and everything is okay, one can proceed and purchase the records.

For those who want to do background checks on themselves, one can visit the Criminal History Records Section. The Record section is the State's central database for all criminal reports in the State. Requesting for personal criminal background check is free and one would only need to obtain a copy of the records review packet to request the report. The packet contains a request form and a guide on how to make the request. Processing time can take about 2 weeks depending on the volume of requests received by the Records Section. The report is sent to the person's mailing address.

For those who are interested, want to do bulk arrest search, and are time constrained, one way to make a quick search is to check out commercial public records websites that offer public record query. Many sites online offer such services and some do provide the service free for basic information and a minimal fee for complete access to the record. Additionally, one can do bulk searches as well thus enabling one to complete the examinations in a shorter time.




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