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Yes, the initial incident or criminal complaint report is a public record.
However, any subsequent police report on a criminal complaint (such as the record of the investigation, interviews, evidence, and any leads or suspects), are not public record unless/until the information comes out in open court as part of testimony.
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Can I purchase accident police reports in Hammond Indiana?
Accident reports are public records. The investigating agency can supply copies of the accident. Usually there is a small administrative fee. Be prepared with the date and location of the accident.
Where can you get free criminal reports?
You can request free criminal reports from your local police department or sheriff's office. Some states also offer online access to criminal records through their department of public safety or state police website. It's important to check the specific policies and procedures of your state or county for requesting these records.
How can you view Police Reports for Bensalem PA?
No jurisdiction, that I am aware of, makes its police reports available on-line, you must go to the agency's headquarters to see them - AND - it depends on WHAT kind of reports you wish to see. If you're asking if you can just go to the police station and rummage through their report files, no, you obviously cannot. The only public records that can be made readily available to you are the daily arrest and booking records. To review copies of other reports (i.e.: accidents, crimes, etc), you should know the date or report number, and the individuals involved. HOWEVER- if you are referring to copies of police CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, they are notconsidered public records and will not be released without an FOIA request or a court order to produce them, and then, only if the case is closed or concluded.
DUI and your credit?
a DUI is a public record and serious public records show on the credit reports
How do you access Chicago police records and reports from a shooting in 1907?
Chicago Public Library is a good place to start. There is a comprehensive website at http://homicidenorthwestern.edu/ that has information on murders until 1930.
Can someone not involved get a police report?
Police incident and criiminal event reports are public documents and are available to the general public.However - that normally only applies to the initial report of the offense but does NOT include the complete files on the event. The detectives investigation, interviews, evidence, and conclusions arrived at by the investigators are NOT public records and cannot be viewed by the public.
Is it legal for my City or Police Dept to be giving or selling my police report and personal information to law firms without my consent?
Police Reports are public information and they are available to the public.
Are phone books public records?
Yes phone books are public , but phone records..are not.Phone records would be calls in and out from specific phone numbers.The police have access to that information.
If 911 didn't keep your name anonymous and the person arrested found out in report you called what recourse do you have?
None. If you were the complaining witness on the offense, your name will HAVE to appear in the police report as the basis for the police responding in the first place. Since all police reports are public records, ANYONE can look up the information.
Police reports of Halloween shooting of Norma DeBooth in Reading PA?
Norma DeBooth was shot in the neck with a .410 gauge shotgun on Halloween night 1988. Steven K. Anderson was convicted of the crime and sentenced to 11 to 22 years in prison. Police reports and curt records are available as part of the public record through the Reading, PA courthouse.
Where are Police brutality reports located for Chattanooga TN?
If your city has a 'Citizen/Police Complaint Review Board' or some similar type of body, they should have records of these types of complaints. If not, the department's Internal Affairs Division more than likely maintains a file. Depending upon the details contained within the files they may, or may not, be public records.
A place where public records are kept?
Public records are documents that get filed at government agencies (city, state, federal, etc.) They are placed into large databases. These documents are available to the public, but they can be difficult to access. Companies that provide public records reports (people searches, background checks, reverse phone lookups, etc.) pay to access these databases. They then provide reports to consumers who are interested in obtaining this data quickly and easily.
