Arizona Arrest Records

By Ben Kingsley


Do you know that public records are important and can in fact verify a person's background? Doing background checks for criminal records, checking for birth, death, marriage and divorce are essential as they contain information about an individual. Although public records are accessible by the public, there are some instances wherein access to such records is limited. An example would be Arizona arrest records; these records are restricted when the case has not yet reached conviction or is still undergoing investigation. One can however check one's own criminal background and it is easy to do so in Arizona.

For arrest records that are available to the public, researchers can request a copy by contacting the Record's Office. Requests should be in written form or sent through online means. One can send the request via fax or standard mail. The Office will process the request and will send the invoice for which the researcher should pay before records are released. The invoice will be sent via email, fax or USPS to the researcher's mailing address.

To pay for the records, researchers can pay through several payment methods. They can send in a business check, money order or a cashier's check. Personal checks are not accepted. Once payment is received, the records will be released to the person requesting the information. Processing can take within 15 to 20 days upon the receipt of the request. The Arizona Public Records Unit does not have an entrance for walk in or in person requests. Request should be dropped off the public counter at the Department Records Unit. All records are subject for review and as such, a researcher should make an appointment with the Document Custodian to review the record's content.

Fee schedule differs depending on the media format that the researcher requests. A nine pager can cost about $9 with each succeeding page costing $1 each. For copies in DVD/CD format, the cost is $25. For audio cassettes, cost is $5. Thumbnail sheets cost $10, and photographs of 8 x 10 cost $35 each. Researchers have the chance to review the records by making an appointment with the Custodian of the Documents. Once the review is done and everything is okay, one can proceed and purchase the records.

For those individuals who want to get or do a background check on himself or herself, they can do so for free in Arizona. Simply download the "Records Review Packet" available from the government site, fill in the application form, follow the rest of the steps and mail the documents. Processing usually takes about 15 days and records will be sent to the person's mailing address.

For those who need to find arrest search records, the fastest and most convenient way to do so is to use commercial public record sites instead of the government site. Commercial public search sites allow one to check several records conveniently at a time and thus can be ideal for big companies that require background check of their employees or candidates. Other records are also accessible using commercial online search sites such as vital records, property, criminal records and warrants of arrest.




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