Court Records Overview
Court records are meticulously kept for any proceeding, either criminal or civil, and are available to the general public upon request. Certain extraordinary cases will prompt a judge to seal a case or a set of court documents—so that the general public cannot access them—however, this practice is typically frowned upon since court records are viewed as part of the public realm.
Court records can be used to verify or confirm a person's job application or story and may often be used as the basis for the confirmation or denial of a job applicant. Judicial records concerning such socially frowned-upon crimes as DUIs or domestic battery are typically available, even if the guilty party wishes to keep them from the public view.
Some court records involving minors may not be available, but the laws vary from state to state. In order to acquire a records involving a minor, the first step is to contact the jurisdiction in which the alleged crime took place to inquire about privacy rights with respect to court records.
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