The passing of the Freedom of Information Act granted American citizens the right to have free access to anyone’s criminal record report and this act was passed to ensure the safety of every individual especially when dealing with people they have just met. Aside from juvenile records and other sensitive criminal records, public criminal records such as DUI, felony and misdemeanor convictions, arrest reports and other criminal offenses have been made accessible to the public by the law. These available records are perfect tools when a person wants to look for an individual’s background specifically criminal backgrounds.

Using the traditional method of obtaining a criminal record, all you need to do is go to the state where the person you want to investigate is based for the past seven years.  There you have to file a request with the federal government and wait for several weeks before you could finally get your requested document. It is also wise to visit a local police or the county Tulsa County Courthouse where the crimes were committed and call for a copy of said criminal report. An authorization request is a pre-requisite before permission is granted.  Although this method can give you an accurate criminal report, another downside is when the person you want to check does not live in the state where you live. It will mean that you have to travel places just to be able to get said document.

But now, another option of getting updated and reliable criminal report is using the internet. There are several state funded websites hosting record search services or private third parties which are not related to any government agencies but can get hold of the record you are looking for. When choosing this option, all you need to know is the name and last name of the person in question and the database can do the research for you thus saving you a lot of time and effort. You may choose from free search services or those sites that offers record retrieval for an equivalent amount of fee.

Criminal reports reveal all the details about a person which includes the charges that have been committed like theft, traffic citations, tax evasion, sex offenses, and other related crimes. The information may range from petty crimes to felony cases which could really be helpful to you when you want to do a criminal background check on a particular person.

The best thing about obtaining criminal report online, although you have to pay a small fee is you will have the information that you need in a matter of seconds saving a lot of your time and effort. Furthermore, the research done by an online service is inclusive of the public records in all 50 states so it is guaranteed that nothing is missed out.

For personal purposes, you can also use these criminal reports that can be obtained online to keep tab of your own record. You can easily check whether your identity was stolen thus making you catch errors immediately. Government agencies are often difficult to work with when requesting for a criminal report that is why online sites can be very beneficial.