Sierra County, California Criminal Records

Potential employers will always be interested in reviewing a job applicant’s public record before offering them employment, while a spouse or significant other may be interested in their mate’s background as well. In either case, both parties can or will conduct a background check on the target individual. A background check using fingerprints or a social security number is far more reliable and accurate in returning useful information about a person’s past than a standard name-based search. Criminal records, unless they have been previously sealed by a judge, are usually readily available to the public and will appear on most background checks. Also, sex offenders are required by law to register with law enforcement, so their past activities would show up when searching public records in a background check. Once the background check is completed, the private citizen and hiring company can then make the necessary determination about the individual in question, and have a more accurate picture of their true character and moral fitness.

Court Records

Any background check that is thorough, complete, and contains up to date information will include a county’s court records. Court records have always been regarded as public records, and most superior courts will allow the general public access. To gain access to the court records archived with the Sierra County Superior Court, go the following address: 100 Courthouse Square, Downieville, California 95936. The main telephone number to the courthouse is 530-289-3698, and the fax number is 289-0205. You can find additional information about cases pertaining to the Sierra County Superior Court online at their website, located here: http://www.sierracourt.org/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx.

Public Records

One other readily available and useful source of public records for a background check is criminal records on file with the county sheriff. To contact the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office, you can travel to the following address: 100 Courthouse Square, Downieville, California 95936. You can call the sheriff’s office at 530-289-3700, or fax the sheriff at 530-289-3700. E-mail inquiries to the Sierra County Sheriff should be directed to the following address: sheriffadmin@sierracounty.ws. If you are an internet user and are interested in visiting the sheriff’s county webpage, click the following link: http://www.sierracounty.ws/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=25&MMN_position=37:37.

Online Resources

During your background check, you may need to know for certain that the target individual is not involved, affiliated, or under the jurisdiction of the California Department of Corrections as an offender or parolee. The California DOC has setup an online search tool for this purpose, and web users can access it by clicking the following link: http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Reports_Research/Inmate_Locator.html.

Those individuals who may be applying for a job and wish to know what their background check contains in advance can order their own online through the California Department of Justice. The process is straightforward and explained in detail at the following webpage: http://ag.ca.gov/fingerprints/security.php. Note that you will be required to pay $25.00 per copy.

In addition to personal background checks, the California DOJ also offers fingerprint-based background checks, as required by many organizations in California. Go to the following webpage for all of the details: http://ag.ca.gov/fingerprints/.

To run a search for California registered sex offenders through the Megan’s Law sex offender database, you can click here to be transported to the search webpage: http://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/.