Saturday, March 10, 2012

The Need To Find The Free Criminal Records Of Illinois Online

By Barry Penn


The Implementation of the Uniform Conviction Information Act in 1991 has made criminal records in the state of Illinois to be accessible by the public. The state repository under the police department in the Bureau of Identification manages the Illinois criminal records.

The criminal history files in the state of Illinois are used to check out the records of a suspicious individual loitering around. Not only that the records are used to check a suspicious person but it is also used to check the records of just about anybody. Employers are now very cautious about the people they hire and by doing a background check on their employees; they can ensure peace and order in the company. Others also prefer to check out their neighbors. Some would even check the criminal history of their gardener, nannies, tutor and caretakers.

The criminal record in the state of Illinois contains the convicted individual's full name. Other physical attributes of the individual are documented on the file. These include the person's gender, height, weight, race, birth date and even the color of the eyes and the hair. Important information about the crime is detailed on the record which includes the case number, the date of the crime and the details about the arrest. The mug shot of the individual as well as the information about the convict's lawyer are included on the record.

In Illinois, the retrieval of the criminal record cost $16 only. Only the person on the file and some authorized people can request for the file. Authorized people are those who are coming from any government agencies. The retrieval of the record is done for free when a certain person request for their own record from a government agency.

In Illinois, the police department manages the criminal history of an individual. One has to get a request form from the Bureau of Identification. One can also request for the criminal history of a certain person by going to the office of the Department of Corrections. It can also be obtained through any of the law enforcing agencies or government bodies of the state. The emergence of the Internet has developed a new way to have a hassle free search.

Searching for a criminal record using the Internet can be effortless and very convenient. One can do a free criminal record search on a free website. Unfortunately the results given by such websites are very limited and can sometimes be erroneous. Paid websites give out the most accurate and complete result since the database they search on are coming from a lot of servers from private and public sources. Such websites also offer a refund policy for records that are not found in any database.




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