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    Default Police Officer Checking a Criminal Record for Private Purposes

    My question involves criminal records for the st
    ate of: north carolina

    A little background info...my girlfriend has a child with her ex. Her exes mother is a dispatcher fir the county sheriffs office. Girlfriends neighbor is a detective for that sheriffs office.

    Unclear as to why...but girlfriends exes mother(dispatcher) had extensive criminal background checks done on both myself and my girlfriend. Her neighbor (also detective )stated that she had asked him to do the checks as she wasn't authorized to do so. He never stated whether or not he actually followed through with the request. There were several items on my report that are incorrect and list neither ssn or dob. There are a few that took place when I was in elementary school so obviously I didn't receive a dui at that age.

    My question ...are either of the parties that are involved with LE within the scope of the law pertaining to obtaining this extensive criminal background? I've neither been arrested nor are currently involved in any investigation of any sort. There is alot of spite involved between exes mother and my girlfriend.

    Was/is the detective (neighbor) within the law to pull these records? Are they public record available to whomever wishes to pay the fee? Am I legally required to authorize the request for this record? Should I have been?

    Thanks to anyone that can contribute to my questions

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    Unclear as to why...but girlfriends exes mother(dispatcher) had extensive criminal background checks done on both myself and my girlfriend.
    How do you KNOW this?

    And how were they conducted? These can be done through paid on-line services, private investigators, or a search of public records. A law might only be broken if the check included a check of otherwise confidential state or local records and accessed for personal reasons only.

    My question ...are either of the parties that are involved with LE within the scope of the law pertaining to obtaining this extensive criminal background? I've neither been arrested nor are currently involved in any investigation of any sort. There is alot of spite involved between exes mother and my girlfriend.
    If you have any proof at all that criminal records were accessed unlawfully, you can start y complaining to the employing agency who can look into it. You could also contact the state's Attorney General's Office as I believe they have a division that oversees NC criminal history records and can investigate ... provided you have something more to go on than supposition.

    Was/is the detective (neighbor) within the law to pull these records? Are they public record available to whomever wishes to pay the fee? Am I legally required to authorize the request for this record? Should I have been?
    Most criminal history records in NC seem to be available to the public for a fee. Court records might even be free. That does not mean that the employees can search their state and local databases for the information, but the information is not likely confidential.

    Before you start accusing people of what could be serious criminal offenses, you had best have SOME proof that an unlawful records check was done.

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    Default Re: Police Officer Checking a Criminal Record for Private Purposes

    The detective/neighbor plainly stated that she(exes mother) asked him to preform the check due to her inability without certaina credentials. The exes mother told my girlfriend she had done so ...I have 7 pages of things she put in her(girlfriend ) mailbox when she was not at home. The neighbor /detective verified this.

    That's the whole point of this thread...to determine if an unlawful check WAS performed.

    With both parties being involved in an LE agency...and this check having been done as a FAVOR from one Leo to another Leo for ones personal use...is this within the scope of the law.


    Edited to add- this search was performed via the states NCIC system via the county dept.
    That info is included on the papers I have. As well as several department, source, to and from codes.

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    The detective/neighbor plainly stated that she(exes mother) asked him to preform the check due to her inability.
    ASKED is not the same as doing.

    The exes mother told my girlfriend she had done so ...I have 7 pages of things she put in her(girlfriend ) mailbox when she was not at home. The neighbor /detective verified this.
    If you can show that the information could only have come from department accessed databases and not from a publicly accessible web site or physical records, then she can go to the employing agency and, perhaps, report it to the Attorney General's office as well.

    That's the whole point of this thread...to determine if an unlawful check WAS performed.
    We cannot possibly know as we cannot see the printouts or know where they came from. The agency and the state can find out who accessed some types of information so they might be able to backtrack it.

    Edited to add- this search was performed via the states NCIC system via the county dept.
    That info is included on the papers I have. As well as several department, source, to and from codes.
    Then speak to the employing agency, and consider contacting the Attorney General's office.

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    Default Re: Police Officer Checking a Criminal Record for Private Purposes

    As stated in my original post...he may or may not have performed the search...he never stated.

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    As stated in my original post...he may or may not have performed the search...he never stated.
    And, that's the rub. If he DID, then he could well have committed a criminal offense. If he did not, then no offense. No one here can determine that. You or your girlfriend will have to speak to the agency involved and make a call to the AG's office to see how they want to proceed.

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    Default Re: Police Officer Checking a Criminal Record for Private Purposes

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    My question involves criminal records for the st
    ate of: north carolina

    A little background info...my girlfriend has a child with her ex. Her exes mother is a dispatcher fir the county sheriffs office. Girlfriends neighbor is a detective for that sheriffs office.

    Unclear as to why...but girlfriends exes mother(dispatcher) had extensive criminal background checks done on both myself and my girlfriend. Her neighbor (also detective )stated that she had asked him to do the checks as she wasn't authorized to do so. He never stated whether or not he actually followed through with the request. There were several items on my report that are incorrect and list neither ssn or dob. There are a few that took place when I was in elementary school so obviously I didn't receive a dui at that age.

    My question ...are either of the parties that are involved with LE within the scope of the law pertaining to obtaining this extensive criminal background? I've neither been arrested nor are currently involved in any investigation of any sort. There is alot of spite involved between exes mother and my girlfriend.

    Was/is the detective (neighbor) within the law to pull these records? Are they public record available to whomever wishes to pay the fee? Am I legally required to authorize the request for this record? Should I have been?

    Thanks to anyone that can contribute to my questions
    Trust me, if he told you that the ex mother ask him to pull a report, then Im sure he DID NOT atleast not through the internal systems, otherwise he wouldnt be telling you as he could lose his job and pension.

    Now anyone can get you background for a price online

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    Default Re: Police Officer Checking a Criminal Record for Private Purposes

    The only way to truly tell if the report was run at all is to get in contact with the person in charge of records for the police department. You will need to know the approximate date and time the records were requested. If you know the shift she works you may have a possible time. If your information was requested through the system it will show when and who ran you.

    If there is no case against you nor are being looked at for a future criminal case then IMHO, that it is an invasion of privacy.

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