I’ve learned my dad has been in jail for some reason. I’m not a confrontational person. My grandma brought it up as a casual sentence earlier today, and I had a feeling, but if I asked could a cop check his criminal records for me? I couldn’t find it anywhere on Google or anything.
Can LE legally check someone’s criminal record as a favor?
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No not without a legit reason, I.e. traffic stop etc. If someone runs a CH without a legit reason, they can get fired and possible charges against them. Pretty sure you can go online and pay a fee to get a CH run, kind of like when a landlord runs a CH check on you. At least this is what could happen in my jurisdiction.
Nope. It gets you in lots of trouble.
A lot of states have online judicial records available that you can search through. You could also probably find at least a booking date and/or charge(s) listed on the Sheriff Departments website.
What state? You may be able to check court records or do a FOIA-equivalent request