if you are arrested do you get a criminal record?

Answer 1

Only if convicted.

Answer 2

Absolutely not you only have a criminal record if you are convicted or accept a Police caution.
If you are arrested and taken into custody you be arrested on suspicion of whatever the offence, if you are subsequently found not guilty there is no entry made at the Criminal Records Bureau, therefore there is no record of proven criminal conduct.

However since the introduction of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 the Police will take and retain finger prints and DNA material from all defendants brought into police custody, the result is that whilst you would not have a criminal record you will remain known to the police and be easily identified by all police forces in the future.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

The arrest is recorded but this does not constitute a criminal record.

You need to be convicted or to accept a Police caution to get a Criminal Record, It is not generally realised a Police Caution counts as a Conviction but you try getting a Taxi driving license or have a criminal records check done because you want to work with kids and the Caution will cause you big problems.

Answer 5

You only get a criminal record when you are convicted of a crime. If you are found not guilty there are court records that are kept showing that you have been tried and found not guilty of that crime. This is necessary since you can't constitutionally be tried for the same crime twice. It would be double jeopardy. I believe that there are also records of arrest that are kept but that is not public information. I think police departments are allowed to keep records of arrest but are required to keep them from the general public. So just because you get arrested doesn't mean that you have a criminal record but you may have an arrest record.

Answer 6

Being arrested for an offence does not of itself result in a criminal record. If teh arrest leads to conviction by a Court of law, then you will have a criminal record. If I am arrested for, say, burglary, and I did not commit the crime, if I am then found not guilty in court there will be no stain on my character and I will have no criminal record.

Answer 7

You only get a criminal record, one that would affect a police check for instance if you are actually convicted of the offence that you were arrested for.

Answer 8

No, but if you are charged you will get a criminal record. If you are cleared of the crime at a later date, you will not have a criminal record. You have to give DNA and fingerprints though so you will be known to the police.

Answer 9

It goes on your police record for a certain amount of time, but such records are kept by each county and state.

But an arrest generally does not stay on the public criminal record permanently. How long it remains varies by state.

Answer 10

Innocent till proven guilty, so no criminal record till convicted. DUI might work differently about record. Don't know if they repealed it, but in Florida being accused of crimes against children gave you record that could stop employment in some areas, Jokingly can think one more possible acception. If GB bunch thought you were terrorist you could end up in dungeon in Europe.

Answer 11

Nope not always, only if you are charged! However because your DNA is taken as a matter of routine you will get a police national computer number, which is not a criminal record, but police will know you have been nicked before and what for! (Applies to Uk anyway)