Criminal Records

Criminal records are a core part of background checks and can reveal anyone’s criminal history including arrest records, convictions, pending charges, and even dismissed charges in some cases. Understanding how criminal records are filed and how to appeal arrest records are both important steps towards fixing anyone’s background check.

Man before a judge wonders can you get a failure to appear dismissed and what are the chances and defenses for failure to appear, as well as how to plead a case for recall.

When Can You Get a Failure to Appear Dismissed? (And What The Chances Are)

Criminal behind bars wonders how long do you stay in jail for a warrant as a police man looks at a warrant for arrest and figures out the time for each type of warrant and the warrant laws for all 50 states for jail time.

How Long Do You Stay in Jail for a Warrant: Time of Each Warrant Explained

Fugitive standing by a man in a brown suit points to a fugitive warrant learning how to get a fugitive warrant lifted and asking a police officer on the left how long can someone be held in jail awaiting extradition?

How To Get a Fugitive Warrant Lifted Using The Lawyer Appearance Method

Man standing next to a police officer with a warrant trying to pay for to have the warrant dropped asks if you have a warrant can you just pay it and how much does it cost to lift a bench warrant?

If You Have A Warrant Can You Just Pay It? Why You Shouldn’t (Do This Instead)

Man behind bars on the left looks at a judge behind a bench and another person walking away and wonders what happens when you turn yourself in for a bench warrant, and if you have a warrant can you just pay it?

What Happens When You Turn Yourself in For a Bench Warrant? (Just Pay It)

Man standing before a police officer and a desk with a computer showing a warrant database while he wonders do I have a warrant for my arrest and wants to learn how to find out if you have a warrant in all 50 states.

Do I Have a Warrant for My Arrest? How To Confirm For Yourself (Laws Explained)

Chart showing domestic abuse: prior criminal record statistics and family violence statistics by year demonstrated by a man yelling at a woman crying.

Domestic Abuse Prior Criminal Record Statistics by State (2023 Data)

What CPS Can and Cannot Do in New York

Man standing outside of a home with a child and looking at a document and a chart that shows CPS case statistics, child labor statistics, child kidnapping statistics, child abuse statistics, and child abduction statistics.

CPS Case Statistics & Child Abuse Facts: 2023 Study (Abuse & Neglect)

State of Michigan CPS worker standing next to a police officer in front of a home while a parent and child wonder what CPS can and cannot do in Michigan and how to get a CPS case dismissed in Michigan.

What CPS Can and Cannot Do in Michigan

Parent and child stand in front of a house looking at a CPS judge who is saying there’s no evidence of neglect or abuse after learning how to get a cps case dismissed in Pennsylvania, and what cps can and cannot do in Pennsylvania.

How To Get a CPS Case Dismissed in Pennsylvania (What CPS Will Try To Do)

Father receiving a summons from a CPS worker and judge standing on the state of California while wondering how to get a cps case dismissed in California.

How To Get a CPS Case Dismissed in California (What CPS Can Do Legally)

Parent trying to retain their child from a Texas DFPS agent in front of their home and wondering how to get a cps case dismissed in Texas and what cps can and cannot do in Texas state on the left.

How To Get a CPS Case Dismissed in Texas: Laws Explained (Step by Step)

Incarcerated man behind bars and a chart showing criminal record statistics and criminal record statistics by race, including statistics on criminal record discrimination and violent criminal record statistics.

Criminal Record Statistics: Employment, Race, Crimes, DACA (USA Data)

Man in a suit wonders how to get a cps case dismissed while standing outside a court building with his family and asking what cps can and can not do to take away children while looking at a case dismissed for lack of evidence.

How To Get a CPS Case Dismissed (CPS Cannot Do This or Charges Dropped)

Man being handcuffed in front of a judge’s bench while a woman and child stand to the right and listen to the non offending parent in cps case rights and restrictions as well as what cps can and can not do after the non offending parent evaluation process.

Non Offending Parent in CPS Case? (What CPS Can and Cannot Do)

Woman standing next to her newlywed husband asks does my husband's criminal record affect me while standing in front of a house and looking at her husband’s criminal record and wondering does a background check show family members?

Does My Husband Criminal Record Affect Me? Check These 3 Laws

Man and woman getting married with a criminal record beside them as they wonder who will marrying someone with a criminal record affect me?

Marrying Someone With a Criminal Record? Not Before Doing This

Woman standing next to a former convict looks at a computer background check and wonders about the dating a felon challenges and dating someone with a criminal record and asks can I lose custody of my child for dating a felon and where can a felon live?

Dating a Felon Rule 1: Search Their ‘Real’ Criminal Record

Convicted felon standing in front of a map of the world with prohibitions marked on it while the felon wonders can a felon get a visa to travel and what is the penalty for lying on visa applications?

Can a Felon Get a Visa? List of 16 Restricted Countries (Felon Visa Laws)

Former convicted felon standing on a cruise ship and looking at a U.S. passport wonders can a convicted felon get a passport to go on a cruise?

Can a Convicted Felon Get a Passport To Go on a Cruise? 2023 Laws Explained

Convicted felon standing at the departure and arrival gate to Mexico with a US passport overhead while asking can a felon get a passport to Mexico and the Mexico travel restrictions.

Can a Felon Get a Passport to Mexico? 2023 Felon Travel Rules for Mexico

Convicted felon wearing a jail-striped shirt looks at an international airport and a passport and wonders can a felon get a passport in any state, and can you get a passport if you have a felony?

Can a Felon Get a Passport? What the Law Says in 2023 (Yes & No)

Convicted Felon driving a red car and thinking about a driver’s license wonders can convicted felons get a driver's license, or can a felon get a driver's license and can a felon get a passport?

Can Convicted Felons Get a Driver’s License? Restrictions, Laws by State

Man standing in front of his home has his hand on his chin while looking next door at a criminal and asks himself how to find out if a criminal lives near you, and how to find out who lives in your neighborhood and check crimes in my area now.

How To Find Out if a Criminal Lives Near You (and What They Did) in 6 Steps

Convicted felon with license stamp over him wonders what professional license can a convicted felon get in Florida while looking at a state of florida and professional license for a convicted felon.

What Professional License Can a Convicted Felon Get in Florida: List of 32

Felon looking at a professional license building wonders what professional license can a convicted felon get after release?

What Professional License Can a Convicted Felon Get? Full List by State

Computer displaying Public records search, Minnesota state on the right and a MN restraining order in the center shows that the answer to are restraining orders public record in Minnesota is yes.

Are Restraining Orders Public Record in Minnesota? MN Protection Order Search

Group of people on the State of North Carolina ask are restraining orders public record in NC while looking at a desk with a computer on it showing a North Carolina public records check request result.

Are Restraining Orders Public Record in NC? North Carolina Laws Explained

Man standing in front of an IL restraining order and order of protection document asks are Restraining Orders Public Record in Illinois and what are the Order of Protection, Illinois Rules?

Are Restraining Orders Public Record in Illinois? IL Protection Order Search

Man on the right questions, are restraining orders public record in Florida while looking at a Florida background check criminal history report, state of Florida with a magnifying glass over it.

Are Restraining Orders Public Record in Florida? FL Protection Order Search

Various individuals standing in front of the state of New Jersey ask are restraining orders public record in NJ, while a restraining order search result is shown on a computer on the left.

Are Restraining Orders Public Record in NJ? New Jersey Protection Order Search

Man with a criminal history and looking at a criminal background check on computer stands in front of a house with a child and asks how many foster parents are there and what are the foster parent statistics for this year?

How Many Foster Parents Are There With Criminal Records: 2023 Stats

Man looking at a computer screen of public records and the state of New York with an order of protection wonders are restraining orders public record in NY?

Are Restraining Orders Public Record in NY? New York Restraining Order Search

Man looks at a public records computer screen and a restraining order on the left and wonders Is Restraining Order Public Record, does a Temporary Restraining Order Go on Your Record and Is a Restraining Order a Criminal Record?

Is Restraining Order Public Record or Criminal Record? What The Law Says

Does an Order of Protection Go on Your Record in All 50 States?

How long does it take to get a misdemeanor expunged a man on the right who is tossing a misdemeanor criminal record in a garbage can wonders, while a clock on the left shows a question mark instead of hands.

How Long Does it Take to Get a Misdemeanor Expunged in 2023

Man on the left shrugging his shoulders with raised hands asking how can I find out if I have a warrant, with an official warrant search result document on the right.

How Can I Find Out if I Have a Warrant? Run This Quick Warrant Check

Man looking at Arizona DMV public records displayed on a computer screen and the state of Arizona on the left, thinks about how long does a DUI stay on your record in Arizona while a calendar behind him flips pages of months and years.

How Long Does a DUI Stay on Your Record in Arizona? (2023 Law)

Man looking at his watch on his wrist wonders how long does shoplifting stay on your record while a calendar behind him flips through years and he looks at his public record on a computer screen.

How Long Does Shoplifting Stay on Your Record? (Petty Theft Law)

Man holds up a magnifying glass to a computer showing public record and wonders how long does a trespassing charge stay on your record while a calendar behind him flips pages of years showing how long a trespassing charge is on the record.

How Long Does a Trespassing Charge Stay on Your Record? It Depends

Man with a TRO temporary restraining order document on his right, peers with his hand on his chin toward a large computer screen on the left that is showing public records while wondering does a temporary restraining order stay on your record?

Does a Temporary Restraining Order Stay on Your Record? (TRO Rule)

Landlord standing with his hands on his hips holding a set of keys while a police office enforces a lease violation in front of a house while the tenant looks out of hte wondow and wonders does a lease violation go on your record, and a public record report on a computer showing on the right.

Does a Lease Violation Go on Your Record? (Broken Lease Rule)

Man with his hands on his hips leans over toward a computer screenshot showing misdemeanor records in California and the state of California on the right while a calendar flips through the months on his left and he wonders how long does a misdemeanor stay on your records in California?

How Long Does a Misdemeanor Stay on Your Record in California? (in 2023)

Does a no fault accident go on your record, a man looking at a no-fault accident with another car kitting his bumper wonders, while a public records background check report is on a computer screen behind him, showing how long does a no-fault accident stay on your record.

Does a No Fault Accident Go on Your Record? Not Exactly

Man with a question mark over his head shrugging his shoulders wonders how long does a license suspension stay on your record while looking at a calendar that is flipping month pages and a computer screen on the right that shows license suspension driving records for him.

How Long Does a License Suspension Stay on Your Record? Exactly This Long

Man in a yellow shirt looking at a large screen of online public domestic abuse records examines how long does domestic violence stay on your record while watching a calendar flip pages on the left.

How Long Does Domestic Violence Stay on Your Record? (11 Exceptions)

A man with his hands on his hips demonstrates how to rent an apartment with a felony on your record by holding keys and a suitcase and looking at criminal records online that passed a tenant background check and found felony approved apartments near me.

How to Rent an Apartment With a Felony on Your Record (Do This First)

Man standing next to a calendar flipping pages with his hands on his hips wonders how long does a DUI stay on your record in California while looking at the state of California and DMV driving records in California online.

How Long Does a DUI Stay on Your Record in California? (in 2023)

Do camera red light tickets go on your record and man wonders while holding up a large magnifying glass to a computer screen showing public records and a red car in the background driving through a red light while a camera takes a picture of the violation.

Do Camera Red Light Tickets Go on Your Record? (The Speed Camera Rule)

How long does a no contest plea stay on your record a man in a yellow shirt wonders with his hand on his chin while a judge a courthouse flank him on the left and a background check report and calendar on the left show he’s also concerned about does no contest plea show up background check?

How Long Does a No Contest Plea Stay on Your Record? (Appeal Trick)

How long does reckless driving stay on your record, a man with his hands on his hips wonders while looking to the right towards a flipping calendar and on his left, a large computer screen showing public driving records.

How Long Does Reckless Driving Stay on Your Record? (The 7 Year Rule)

Man looking at his home with a question mark over his head and a CPS background check investigation document on the right wonders how long does a CPS investigation stay on your record?

How Long Does a CPS Case Stay on Your Record? (Trick to See Yours)

Man looking a stacks of criminal charge documents and wondering about criminal charge that goes on a sheet with a magnifying glass wondering how to get RAP Sheet list free.

Criminal Charge That Goes on a Sheet (All 30 Rap Sheet Crimes)

Man holding out a large magnifying glass to a computer that is displaying restraining order records and looking at a calendar with its pages flipping to show the passing of time and wondering how long does a restraining order stay on your record.

How Long Does a Restraining Order Stay on Your Record? It Depends (on This)

Man standing in front of his home that has a broken window and pointing a finger at another man who is holding a hammer and wondering how to beat a destruction of property charge document on the right from ruining his record.

How To Beat a Destruction of Property Charge (and Save Your Record)

Man looking at a public record with criminal mischief charges displayed by a deliberately broken window pulled up on a large computer screen on the right, scratching his chin wondering does criminal mischief stay on your record?

Does Criminal Mischief Stay on Your Record? How The $1000 Rule Works

Judge and a man in a yellow shirt give the thumbs up to each other as a man in a brown suit who wanted to know can criminal mischief charges be dropped drops criminal mischief charges in a garbage can.

Can Criminal Mischief Charges Be Dropped? How To Check 100%

Can someone press charges without proof a man with his hand on his chin wonders while looking at another person who trying to press charges of vandalism without proof and a police charges document behind him.

Can Someone Press Charges Without Proof? The Bad News & What To Do

Man standing on the right holds up a big magnifying glass to a computer screen that shows his arrest record and on the left his class graduation yearbook, and he wonders how long does an arrest stay on your record.

How Long Does an Arrest Stay on Your Record? (Easy Trick To Find Out)

Man looking at a calendar contemplates how long does an expungement take while behind him, his criminal records is being erased by a giant pencil over the time it takes for an expungement to process.

How Long Does an Expungement Take? Easy Method To See Current Status

Man scratching his head while looking at a police man delivering charges against him also sees a house with a broken window in the background and wonders can you be charged with vandalism without proof?

Can You Be Charged With Vandalism Without Proof? (Do This To Check)

Police officer pointing to a man who has a question mark over his head wondering can you leave the country if you have a felony as he walks across a border and his felony record is behind him.

Can You Leave the Country If You Have a Felony? (Or Probation, Warrant)

Man with his hand on his chin looks at a large computer on the right showing federal arrest warrant search button while another man holds up a large magnifying glass for how to find out if someone has a warrant online for free.

Free Federal Arrest Warrant Search Method (Check This Database)

Man on the left with his hand on his chin and a question mark hovering over him wonders how long can a case be pending and how long can a felony case be pending while looking a judge behind a courthouse and a series of calendars on the right.

How Long Can a Case Be Pending? (How To Check Current Status)

Police officer on the right holding a giant felony record document and a man on the left with his hand on his chin and a question mark over his head wonders how to check if you have a felony for free online.

How To Check If You Have a Felony for Free (Search This Crime Database)

Man scratching his chin contemplates signs your case will be dismissed while looking at a large court case document that has been dismissed and officially sealed from the court building on the right.

4 Signs Your Case Will Be Dismissed (And the Trick Lawyers Use To Find Out)

Man standing with his hands on his hips next to an old criminal conviction record looks at a calendar flipping pages asking does your criminal record clear after 7 years?

Does Your Criminal Record Clear After 7 Years? (Do This Instead)

Man in a green suit on the left standing with his hands on his hips looking at an office building behind him is watched by another man on the right who has his hand on his chin wondering if misdemeanors that prevent employment will affect his chances of getting a job and how long does a misdemeanor stay on your record as he looks at his misdemeanor records.

5 Misdemeanors That Prevent Employment: Full List by Job Types

Man with his hand on his chin on the right watches as a misdemeanor charge document slowly fades away wonders do misdemeanors go away at all, or do misdemeanors go away when you turn 18?

When Do Misdemeanors Go Away? Laws for All 50 States (Search)

Does a criminal summons go on your record, a man with his hands on his hips questions while looking at a large computer screen on the left showing criminal records and considering a judge behind a courthouse on the right with an official court summons to appear in criminal court.

Does a Criminal Summons Go on Your Record? Don’t Guess, Use This Search

What felonies can be expunged, a man sitting behind a desk wonders while throwing away a computer screen with felony records on it into the trash can located on the left of the desk with mug shots on the left.

What Felonies Can Be Expunged? Each State Different (Check Yours)

Man on the left with a question mark over his head wonders do speeding tickets go on your record while looking at his public record document on the right, that features a red car speeding across the bottom of the page and a magnifying glass examining the document.

Do Speeding Tickets Go on Your Record? (Yes If You Went This Fast)

Man learning how to find out if you have a warrant out by holding up a large magnifying glass toward a computer screen that has a warrant search button, with a police car in the background on the right.

How To Find Out If You Have a Warrant (The Easy Way in 3 Steps)

$Do infractions go on your record a man wonders while holding up a magnifying glass to a public record displayed on a computer screen on the left, with a red car slightly behind him on the right parked in front of a parking meter that has expired, creating a civil infraction.$