Authentic List of Criminal Records OK

By Claire Dowell


The State of Oklahoma has one of the fastest growing economies in the nation. It ranks among the top states in per capita income growth and gross domestic product growth. Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city in the state. Oklahoma State is located in the south central region of the United States of America. The state government has three branches and these are the legislative, executive and judicial branches. The State of Oklahoma has two courts namely the state Supreme Court and the state Court of Criminal Appeals. The Supreme Court holds civil cases of Oklahoma while the Court of Criminal Appeals holds criminal cases and Oklahoma Arrest Records as well.

Legislative branch of Oklahoma consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It has the responsibility of raising and disturbing the money necessary to run the government. Executive branch of Oklahoma consists of the Governor, its staff and other elected officials. The responsibility of this group is submitting the budget, ensuring the state laws are well enforced and ensuring peace within the state. Judicial branch of Oklahoma consists of a Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals where civil and criminal cases are its responsibilities.

Arrest record is defined as that act of taking a person is custody under lawful authority. Conviction record shows that the person has been found guilty or pleaded guilty and has been arrested. Oklahoma State has made a law that covers about the privacy of the criminal and arrest documents of the arrested individuals. This law is called Expungement and it is under Section 18 of the state law. This law will seal your files from the public viewers.

Even thought the record is being Expunge from the public, the judge allows certain people to view the record. These are the people that were allowed to view the records: the attorney general, the police departments, district attorney or others that have request granted by the judge to have access to the criminal records. With expungement, a person that has a criminal record can deny to others about it. The 991(c) allows expungement of a plea of guilt or no contest after the successful completion of a deferred sentence. It may seal an entire record while the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation will reflect "plead not guilty, case dismissed" in the record.

The advantage of online search is that it can be done privately anywhere and anytime as long as you want. The Oklahoma Department of Correction has created an online site for the public to easily access using such advancements. Just visit the website of the mentioned office and provide the full name or corresponding number of the arrested person you want to look up and click Search. Within minutes the result will appear on your screen. You can search more people as long as you want with convenience.

Background research and background check can be attained through the use of Internet. Oklahoma Department of Correction has provided a website for the citizens to have access to Criminal Records Free. Aside from their official website, you can also search at the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for more details regarding this record. Both of these online companies provide the same information on criminal history, recent status and any expungement made to the record.




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