Oklahoma Public Criminal Records

By Ben Kingsley


In Oklahoma, the public is given the right to access public records, including Oklahoma Criminal Records, per the Oklahoma Open Records Act. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is the office-in-charge of the state's criminal records. The records that are kept by the bureau are the ones that local police departments and sheriff's offices submit to them.

Any person can place a request for a certain record at the bureau or at the office where it was originally filed. There is a $15 fee for a name-based search and a $19 fee for a fingerprint-based search. The fees are payable only by money order and by check. If the records are not found, the bureau will not issue a refund. Also, if a requestor fails to include all specified requirements, the submitted request will be rejected.

There are several files that complete a criminal file. Files of sex offenders, driving history, arrests, police reports, and many more are all part of criminal files. The name of a violator, title of offense, date and place an offense transpired, physical qualities and other essential details can be found from these various files. You may use them as reference but never in such a way that will cause a negative impact on another person's life, unless if the situation calls for it, like in a court hearing. To defame, make a fool of, or cause damage to someone's name is not allowed. Anyone who fails to observe this will be punished appropriately by the court.

Teens are in the stage of their lives where they are very curious about a lot of things. There are instances where they get too curious that they find themselves in some sort of trouble. Parents, of course, want to know if their children are safe or not. They can refer to criminal files to get an idea about the backgrounds of people that their children are connected with.

Conducting background checks is becoming a regular thing especially with employers and landlords. Employers check the criminal background of job applicants so they can avoid having any troubles with the law in the future. Landlords use the information from the records to determine if it is safe to accept an applying tenant to their premises. A person may access his or her own records to check if there are inaccuracies. It is harder to get a job or find a place to stay for a person that has a criminal record under his or her name. Luckily, a person may request to expunge the records but that will depend on the gravity of the offenses committed.

To commence searching for Free Public Criminal Records, get your hands on a computer with an Internet connection and provide the full name of a person. If it a name is widely used, the search results will be broad. But if you can provide more details about the records, the search results will be filtered further and it becomes relatively easier to locate the correct records in no time at all.




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