how can i look up a perspective date's criminal history...cannot afford to pay fee?
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if you have persons name, birthdate, you can go to most city or towns courthouses, this info is whats called public info, just ask the court clerk ,ther'll give you a printout of all charges and dispositions of each case
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Questionman is wrong: Criminal records are public information. The Sixth Amendment's provisions for public trial  (http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html) says so.\n\nThat said, most states charge for the time and effort it takes to find a criminal record; they aren't charging for the record itself, but rather their effort at locating it and reproducing it. \n\nSome do provide the information for free on the Web. Start with the state Web site where the person was charged.\n\nShort of that, you are probably going to have to pay.\n\nFinally, in order to get criminal records, you almost always need the person's full name and date of birth. You may also need to know his last known residence and / or other identifying information.
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I don't think there are any that do it for free, but www.zabasearch.com can get you more information than you might expect(for free) and even more than that it you pay.
108734
go to the state hwy patroll ofice it has to be the main state headquarters and pay the fee in mo it is five dollars difrent states may charge diferently. and ask for a crimnal background check and they print it out and give it to you.
259515
background checks... there are a bunch of sites on line. you can do it for i want to say like 30-50 dollars
886139
Got to go the the court House and fill out a Chase paper, anything on Public record will be given to you, I have not seen any web sites that do it for free.. If you go to the court house you will have to pay for any copies that you have to make..  Not much is free anymore..
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There is usually a way to look at public records for free, if you go to the location itself. You have to be really specific and know exactly what you are looking for though, dates, names, etc,. Otherwise you can waste hours looking though log books or unindexed records. What you are paying for typically is photocopies or technology improvements to make these records web search-able or at least posted to a computer terminal. Some public records contain sensitive information and it is not in the government's best interest to make the data widely available (people's soc numbers, drivers license, birth records, etc,.). There is always the free alternative, but it usually will cost you more in your time than letting the professional have a crack at it.
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There are public records available from the courts, and sherriffs office and jails where the records are held. These days a lot of that info is on the web, it is just that you have to find the website of the court, find the website for the sherrifs ofice and so on. The people who charge for background checks are charging because this is what they do. They go through all sorts of different databases and complie the info. Its work. So if you want free do the leg work yourself. Start by listing all the towns this person is know to have lived in. Then find the names of the courts in that jurisdiction, and the names of the police dept or sherrif ofice, and try to find their website. Most have websites these days, but if not call them on  the phone and ask for the procedure for viewing public records.
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I do not know of a website that does it for free unless you do it illegally. Here's one that the Private Investigastors use, but it costs money.\n\nSource(s):\n\nhttp://criminalbackgroundchecks.spaces.m...
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Don't count on those other two posts. Nothing on either site is FREE. I have tried relentlessly to search for info such as what your looking for. Nothing free, nada, no way. Wish I could tell you different.........I did find one you could sign up for 2 yrs at 39.95. But I am again in the same place as you are: I only wanted to look up one person, so that was not for me either. Then my niece went to work for an attorney and he let her look it up for me.
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There is no place to get a FREE criminal record online. \n\nIf you want a free criminal record check, hike to your nearest police department, show them your identification card or license, and they can conduct a check while-you-wait.
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Many states have public records available either online or by written request. A lot of the information is FREE!  \n\nFirst, check your County government website for public records.  Here you may find information pertaining to mortgages, divorces, criminal or legal filings. \n\nSecond, check out your state's Department of Corrections, Department of Law Enforcement and Sexual Predators listing.  You can sometimes find listings and photographs listed in a database.  \n\nMost time you can search by name and location but each state has different laws pertaining to what is considered a public document.  Like I said, some information is free but some will cost a little bit.  What's the price you are willing to put on your peace of mind?   \n\nPersonally, I'd research the governmental records myself rather than paying someone else to look up the same information from the same databases.  \n\nGood Luck!
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No way that I know of. If you aren't a police officer than you can't access that information without paying a set price.... if you find a way then let me know!!!
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You need to find a library with microfiche files of old newspapers for that area. If there was a conviction there may also be a record of that in the courthouse where it happened but you would probably have to pay someone to get you that info since it would take some digging through old files by a clerk. \nThat is about it.
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I don't know how you can get a free one, but LegalZoom.com has some affordable services for this sort of thing.  I think they start around $50.
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if they're in prison, go to the department of corrections site for that state...or county jail whatever the case may be.  It will tell you what they're incarcerated for and any related priors.  For a full background check, normally you have to pay $$ for it.
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have you tried googleing your friend? or hire a private eye? pricey but it might work! mwah best of luck xox