how do i fine a criminal record? with out going to the police dept?

Answer 1

districtcourt/yourstate.gov

Answer 2

Go to the Clerk of the District Court's office in your county courthouse. They handle all the records for felony cases, protection orders, divorces and name changes. They should have a computer terminal where people can look up court cases by the name of the accused.

There are things to watch out for. First, there are common names. Do you have any idea how many Bill Smiths there have been in this country? If you are looking up Robert Williams, you might find 2000 cases listed in your county. You can rule out any where your Robert Williams would be too young to be tried in District Court (age 18 and younger would be in Juvenile Court and those records are usually sealed). Now you might still have 40 or so cases that are possibly committed by your person; you will have to look at each case and check the arrest information and mug shots to see if you have a match.

The next thing is to also check for common misspellings. A "Peterson" can become a "Petersen" also look under propper names and common shortenings like William & Bill or Thomas & Tom.

Just remember this record search is only for felonies. There is plenty of other stuff your person might have done that only went to the lower courts. Often, DUI, shoplifting, and the like are handled by the lower courts. If you worry about those types of crimes, you will have to go to The Clerk Of The Court's office and repeat your search.

Juvenile court records are usually sealed, if you are checking out a youngster, you will never know for sure, but it is done so that kids get a second chance to learn the errors of their ways. A sneaky way to check into a kid's background is to search for protection orders filed against the child's parents or guardians. If the child is causing touble, the protection order has to be filed against the parent/guardian. It is the parent's job to keep their chid away from whoever filed the order.

Finally, remember that being charged with a crime is one thing. Being convicted is completely different. Double check the verdict while you have the case records in front of you.

Now you know whether or not your person has been in trouble in your county. Neighboring counties might or might not be tied into the same system; asl employees at the Clerk's office if there is a way to do statewide searches. If you live in a major city, you might also have a Federal Courthouse in your area. You may also wish to check them out there, but usually the Federal cases start out in the county courthouse and move up (except for bankrupcy and tax fraud).

Answer 3

in my city we have it online goto the sherrifs website or the county then the online docket searches