How to Access County Arrest Records

County arrest records are maintained by each county in all fifty states. These records are created by gathering information on all arrests in a particular county. They contain information about the people who have outstanding arrest warrants against their names. Outstanding warrants are those arrest warrants that are waiting to be executed. The arrest records also contain information on those people who have been arrested previously for some reason. The records also enumerate why the individual was arrested, whether he was freed of all charges or proved guilty of the offense, and what the court sentence was.

Accessibility of Records

These records are maintained by the county Sheriff’s office in most of the cases. These records are released for the general public to access and view them. This enables employers to run a background check on their prospective employees, and screen the potentially harmful candidates. This helps in reducing workplace mishaps. The general public can view these records to know about any neighbor or any other person they may be suspicious about, or to know about any past records of a new nanny or baby sitter for their kids. They may also want to view their own arrest records in order to seal or expunge them.

Differences in Accessing Records

Different counties have different laws regarding maintenance and release of the records. You may access the records by visiting your county Sheriff’s office. For example, in Hillsborough County, in the state of Florida, arrest records are considered as public information except those which have been sealed or expunged. The Sheriff’s office stores the records electronically and you may access them via the Internet. Once expunged, the records cannot be viewed by anyone anymore. If you are a resident of Hillsborough County, Florida and wish to remove your arrest records visit the website by copying the following link: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/expunge/.
 
If you want to view any person’s criminal records, you must contact the office of Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Public Records. You may visit their official website by copying www.fdle.state.fl.us/CriminalHistory. You may perform an online arrest inquiry by visiting http://www.hcso.tampa.fl.us/pub/default.asp?/Online/sname01. You may conduct the search by name, sex, race, date of birth or you may also conduct the search by entering the booking number.

If you are living in Broward County, you may search for arrest information of any recently incarcerated inmate. For an online search, go to http://sheriff.org/apps/arrest/. You will have to provide the last name and the first name of the person. For any further information you may call the Department of Detention, Broward County at (954) 831 5900. You may also search the arrest records of sex offenders in your county. Contact the Sheriff’s office at the following address:
Broward Sheriff’s Office
2601 W. Broward Blvd.
 
Similarly, for any other county that you may stay in, you may visit the official website of that county and gather information on how to conduct an arrest records search, the person to contact and the office address and also the mailing address. This will help you know all about your own or any other person’s arrest records.
 

Specific County Arrest Record Information

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