Friday, September 14, 2007

Nationwide Wants & Warrants Check - Fact or Fiction?

We all know that the NCIC's (National Crime and Information Center) data if OFF LIMITS to anyone outside law enforcement, so the question is this;

How accurate and reliable is the information returned from a database service when performing a National Wants and Warrants Check?

The answer I found was no, it is not gospel. Here is further definition about this database from an online source:

"The National Warrants database contains information from a variety of sources. Warrants from International sources are included such as Interpol, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and many other international sources. Inside the United States the database contains warrants from Federal sources such as The Drug Enforcement Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Marshall Service, and many others. On the State level the database contains records from a variety of state agencies such as Departments of Correction, Probation and Parole Boards, Attorney Generals, State level law enforcement departments. On the county level the database contains warrants from municipal courts, district courts, justices of the peace as well as county sheriffs, district attorneys and more. On the city level the database contains warrants from city police departments, city courts and more.

The types of warrants in the database range from misdemeanor warrants for bad checks, traffic violations, failures to appear, unpaid fines, felony warrants for parole or probation violations, robbery, rape, forgery, kidnapping or murder.

Although the database does have warrant records in all 50 states it is not a complete record of all warrants nationwide. We have attempted to provide current and accurate information, but incorrect information may appear. This information is not to be used as a confirmation or probable cause that any warrant is active. Information contained herein should not be relied upon for any type of legal action. We cannot represent that this information is current, active or complete. You should verify that a warrant is active with the reporting agency. Additionally, persons appearing on the warrant database may be already in the custody of a law enforcement agency.

Wanted persons may use false identification, which could cause the warrant to contain a name, date of birth, or other information not belonging to the subject of the warrant. Such false information may or may not be designated as an alias on the warrant."

You have been warned....
Patrick L. Baird
Private Investigator

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