Our founding fathers deemed that there would be no secret trials in our country. Thus, judicial proceedings are generally open to the public and the documents (paper or electronic) are accessible to the public. The degree of difficulty in obtaining records, however, varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. In California, for example, there is no statewide policy establishing rules for the handling of court records. The rules can change from county to county and, sometimes, from courthouse to courthouse.

Sex Offender and Prison Records are, by their very nature, conviction records. Court records, however, are not necessarily so.
Many of the court records in the Megacriminal Database are 'filings'. It falls to the end user to call the court in question, give the clerk the case number, and ask for a disposition before making any determination with regards to employment etc. As a rule, if you have a case number, clerks will be willing to provide the disposition information over the phone.

An arrest does not infer a conviction and third party hearsay doesn't make  the arrest so. The user must pay specific attention to the jurisdictions covered and their quoted time frames. Except for the F.B.I. no private concern has 100% of the criminal records in the country in one database and F.B.I. records are not public records. There are business concerns that specialize in 'court house running'. This means they will send a person to a local courthouse to look at the files. Obviously, this practice is considerably more expensive than would be a Megacriminal Search.

Only the jurisdiction who has the file can proffer any certification. Having identified the existence of a case, the easiest (and cheapest) way to get hard copy is to look in the phone book and find a messenger service near the courthouse.

The answer here is yes. However, there are more variables at play in a hiring scenario. Was the person truthful about disclosing
his conviction history. If not, falsifying the job application becomes an issue. Was the conviction related to something that would affect work performance. For instance: If a person will be handling money and was convicted for theft - the employer can deem the prospective employee as undesirable without liability. Ninety Five percent of the people will never set foot into a criminal court room (except for minor traffic offenses). The bulk of the crime is committed by only five percent of the population - repeatedly.

No. The Megacriminal Search identifies the existence of a case and tells you where the records are. The Rules of Evidence will require certifications of court documents for evidentiary purposes.

:No, only a court order can do this. Megacriminal is a private business. You must return to the jurisdiction of conviction and petition the court for the expungement. If you qualify - the record will typically be updated to be a non-conviction. Expungement, generally, does not erase the existence of the case. This rule may change from state to state.
 

As with any acquired skill or knowledge, the acquisition takes time. There are many good books floating around the net that
can give you a start on the subject. Megacriminal, however, is not in the business of instruction although we do provide excellent after sale support to our clientele.

There are many sad tales out there and, over the years, we've heard most of them. Megacriminal is not in a position to offer
legal advise or legal expertise. These can only be had from a licensed attorney.

We didn't write the story of your life - you did. We just read the script that you wrote. In the seventeen years of our operation, we have never been sued and never will be. The truth stands on its own merit.

We at Megacriminal are fanatics on this subject. We do not change or alter the data we receive from the various jurisdictions.
We do reformat it it, but the actual datum remains exactly as we received it.

There is no such thing as a perfect 'anything'. These records are created by civil servants and they do make errors before we
get our hands on them. We do guarantee that everything we've received is exactly as we've received it.

We obtain our data from the jurisdiction who is the appropriate holder of the records. This is usually a governmental agency.