Easy Online Access to Texas Criminal History Records

2008-04-23 16:09:01

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Site for Texas Department of Public Safety

The Texas Department of Public Safety has a website where you can access criminal history records of individuals.

The site contains computerized databases of criminal records, including information about arrests, convictions and status of criminal cases committed in the state. The site gets information from registries when the convicted person needs to register all details regarding himself.

The data you need may either be contained in the public access section or the secured access section. Texas criminal history records in the public access section involve mainly public crimes, especially sex offenses and homicides. On the other hand, you can only access the secure section if you have specific eligibilities.

Eligibility to Access the Secured Section

You need to belong to a government agency, especially ones that deal with criminal justice. Or you must be an employee of a private school, housing authority, volunteer center or health care provider. Other authorized agencies include transport authorities, city governments, fire departments, employment and licensing authorities who need to verify individual identities.

These agencies need to know any private crimes that the individual may have committed, so that they can decide whether to grant licenses, employment or permits to these individuals.

Payment for Searching Texas Criminal History Records

The site does charge a minimal fee for each search, whether you are able to get information or not. Fees are prepaid, and you can use checks or credit cards to pay for the search credits.

In most cases, one search attempt may be enough to get positive identification of the individual. However, it's better for you to buy several search credits especially if you are not sure whether you will be able to get answers the first time you make an attempt.

Benefits and Limitations of Online Texas Criminal History Records

In seconds, you can get details regarding individuals that you may have considered accepting as students or hiring as employees. You can prevent sex crimes and other serious offenses just by verifying if someone you've just met has been convicted of the crime.

On the other hand, the online records don't go back as far as the early Texas settlers, or you may get very sketchy accounts of these offenders. The online Texas criminal history records may also be subject to inaccuracies, especially with the names of the individuals. In such cases, you may need to search databases of other agencies, or go directly to the authorities with your inquiry.


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