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Monday, 10 September 2012

North Carolina Updated Public Arrest Records

By Claire Dowell


North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern of United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. The state is also composed of one hundred counties. Historically, North Carolina is known as the Tar Heel State and the Old North State. According to the United States Census Bureau, the estimated population of North Carolina was 9,656,401 on July 1, 2011. Of the people residing in North Carolina, 58.5% were born in North Carolina, 33.1% were born in another state, 1.0% were born in Puerto Rico, United States Island areas or born abroad to American parents and 7.4% were born in another country. With the variety of people living in the state, the North Carolina Criminal Records is made available to the residents for their own safety and security.

Criminal records give out important information about a person name, current residence, age, case among others. Requests are only available and given for legitimate law enforcement purposes only and to authorized applicant agencies. Certain documents including a criminal record are requested for particular reasons which include applying for a job, getting a license, getting a certificate, foreign adoptions, visa or immigration and by agencies seeking authorization for background checks for would-be employees. This said document is strictly required for ensuring person and company security.

Residents were given three options to obtain a criminal record for an individual on a one time basis. First option is to call the Clerk of Superior Courts office for a single-county record check. Search for personal copy or another person criminal record is available only within the county. Request for a certified search form which is called the AOC-CR-314 which to be filled up and printed using the computer online. After printing the filled up form, the form will then be mailed address to the clerk office together with the $25 fee. Public access terminals are available in the clerk office for public viewing or criminal records for free. However, there is a small amount of charge to be paid for printing.

Second choice is to contact the State Bureau of Investigation for statewide record checks for yourself and others in case such request is not certified. It is in the State Bureau of Investigation where requesters get their own statewide criminal record with the submission of a fingerprint card and payment of a fee. Third choice is to contact criminal record check vendors for statewide record checks for yourself or others especially if it is not certified. Advertise companies that are on the list which can be seen in the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts.

Requesters are given three choices to obtain background check information on a regular basis. First choice is to get information directly from the mentioned office on an ongoing basis. Remote Public Access Program is made for requesters to run a statewide criminal background checks and civil searches. The information provided are the same when using the public terminal at any North Carolina courthouse. Second choice is to get information from third party companies that sell information regarding the record. The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts shows list of website companies that obtains information on an ongoing basis pursuant to a licensing agreement. Each company has its own set of charges, so fee varies in every company. Third choice is get information from the State Bureau of Investigation. The applicant can be contacted through mail or by phone. They will provide information regarding on the processing of the record.

Public Criminal Records can be viewed in the public access terminals for free, which was allowed by the said office court. The office is making sure that the information given to its people was accurate, with accordance, transparency and is accountable to the public records laws of the state. The state public records laws is covered or in accordance with the General Statute chapters 132, 126 and 7A. The chapters stated that the public records and public information compiled by the agencies of North Carolina government or its subdivisions are the property of the people. Therefore, it is in the policy that the people may obtain copies of their public records and public information for free or at minimal cost.




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