Florida Free Police Reports

By Claire Dowell


The state of Florida is the 22nd most extensive and the 4th most populous of the 50 United States. It is also nicknamed as "The Sunshine State". With its huge number of people moving around in the region, it's difficult to assess the people you are dealing with everyday. If you want to know if you can trust the people in your neighbourhood, you can search through Florida police reports.

The state is considered an open records state, which means that anybody can access criminal records and background checks. Every major conviction is listed; however, confidential information will not be given to the general public. The details which you can find in an arrest record includes personal details such as the first and last name, any other aliases, age, date of birth, place of birth, race, physical descriptions such as weight, gender, height, eye color, photo, arrests, date of arrest, location of arrest, any disposition, and details about convictions and probation.

Records of convictions which transpired after the year 1950 are conserved at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. If the data that you are exploring is dated prior 1950, you can communicate with the county clerk of court where the arrest occurred.

Arrest files are listed and brought up to date at the diverse levels of government law enforcement such as the office of the sheriff, criminal justice groups, highway police officers and the county police units. The above mentioned files are dispatched to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Information Services unit, the main storehouse of the state. You can delve into the agency's wide-ranging database for a nominal amount of $24.00 per criminal document, and payment must be made by means of credit card. In a situation wherein no record can be established, the amount you paid will not be refunded. If you are requesting via mail, you must first download the official request form online, fill-out the vital items such as the individual's first and last name, any other fictitious name, birth date, race, gender and Social Security Number, if obtainable. Enclose the documents in an envelope bearing your address and make sure to include your payment of $24.00 in money order or cashier check.

It is worthy to note that there is no 100% assurance that the person identified in the criminal history document is the person in question, unless there is a match in the fingerprint comparison. If you still want to investigate more, you can also check with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Such agency maintains an identification records with fingerprints. To obtain a copy of the document, you must send an application by mail, with a set of fingerprints and a payment of $18.00.

Police reports play a key role for business organizations that are assessing their new staffs and those folks who are probing into their neighbours, acquaintances, relatives or anybody. You can consult the different sites that are accessible online whenever, wherever. The outcome you will acquire will assist you to get away from the chances of putting yourself and your loved ones in danger.




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