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House passes bill removing some online court records
April 30, 2015 - The Alaska House has passed legislation that would remove certain criminal case records from an online court records system. The vote was 34-5. Notice of reconsideration was given, meaning that HB 11 could be voted on again before advancing to the Senate. The bill calls for the removal from the online court system records from criminal cases in which a defendant was acquitted on all charges, all charges against a defendant were dismissed and not dismissed as part of a plea bargain or a defendant was acquitted on some charges and others were dismissed. The provision noting the dismissal could not be part of a plea bargain was agreed to on the floor....
Youth skills workers need background checks
April 30, 2015 - Anyone who works with children at youth skills programs in New Hampshire must have a criminal background check under new rules in effect this year....
Women with criminal records running day care center
April 28, 2015 - Two people running a day care/preschool in northern Stark County have been arrested multiple times on DUI charges and for other criminal offenses....
S.A. nurses keeping licenses despite multiple criminal convictions
April 28, 2015 - State nursing records provided to the KENS 5 I-Team show San Antonio area nurses have been allowed to keep their licenses despite multiple criminal...
Finding a job with a criminal record
April 28, 2015 - Finding employment and housing is hard enough in post-Recession Cincinnati. It becomes even more difficult when you have a criminal record. &nb...
EC muni court now offers online records
April 23, 2015 - For years, the Erie County Municipal Court was guilty of offering outdated online services. Even the court's judge thought so, handing down thi...
Georgia court documents now available online
April 23, 2015 - Gordon County Clerk of Superior Court Grant Walraven announces his office will post court documents online. Those documents will include civil and...
House approves bill to expunge some criminal records
April 22, 2015 - The Iowa House has passed a bill that would erase public court records of some people who have been acquitted of a crime or who have had the charge...
New background check requirements cause employee frustration
April 21, 2015 - New requirements for employee background checks have caused frustration in the Saint Joseph’s University community. The backgr...
Gun background check bill passes Oregon Senate on 17-13 vote
April 21, 2015 - A measure that would require criminal background checks for private gun transfers in Oregon passed the Senate on a 17-13 vote Tuesday and now heads...
FBI gives Arizona score on criminal records system while DPS tracks gaps
April 21, 2015 - The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) released their annual review of individual state criminal history tracking systems. They...
Uber's background checks don't catch criminals, says Houston
April 20, 2015 - Last week saw the latest story about an Uber driver, for all the wrong reasons. The newest incident happened in Houston, when an Uber driver allege...
Your right to public records
April 17, 2015 - Public records are generally defined as records made or received in connection with the transaction of official business by any government agency,...
Alaska House passes bill to remove online court records when charges are dismissed
April 17, 2015 - The Alaska House on Wednesday easily passed a bill to revoke the public’s access to online court records in cases in which charges have been...
Is expungement of criminal convictions fair for all parties?
April 16, 2015 - After jumping through all the right hoops, a person with old and relatively minor criminal convictions on their record can essentially make t...
Fingerprinting Teachers for Criminal Record
April 16, 2015 - A law put into place last year in Massachusetts was officially put “onto the books” this evening at a Chicopee school committee m...
City Official Hosting Clinic To Help Philadelphians Get Their Criminal Record Expunged
April 15, 2015 - A Philadelphia Councilwoman is hosting an expungement clinic tonight in Germantown for those with a criminal past who are looking for a better futu...
Daycares want more info on background checks
April 14, 2015 - State officials in Oregon said they go through a rigorous process of checking child care providers, but day care managers don’t get all the d...
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