Sunday, September 24, 2006

Looking Up Criminal Records

Court records available today include court case files for civil court and for criminal court. The latter features court records of convicted criminals and will often inform you about the nature of the crime, the warrant for arrest, court proceedings and the result of the case.

Now why would you want to look up someone's court records? Well, unless you stay indoors and never go out and thus not have contact with any other human being, then it is probably a normal occurence that you come into contact with different types of people all the time. Ordinary contact such as people you normally see on your commute to work may not be cause for you to look up if they have any criminal record, but anybody you place in a position of trust should be subject to one.

For example, are you hiring new employees, getting a new nanny for your kid(s), or getting a driver? If your child is off to college, how sure are you his/her roommates are 'ok'?

It is never bad to err on the side of caution. And with times today the way they are, there is much more to pay if you are not careful.

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