Accessing Oklahoma Criminal Records

According to the Oklahoma Open Records Act, all government records are available for public access and viewing. These include the Oklahoma criminal records as well. However it also protects the individual privacy rights, as specified in the exceptions to the act as well as in the statutes. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation preserves and maintains the complete criminal history of every offender. If you want to look up the complete profile of an offender it is advisable to view it in the online database of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

It is necessary to know how to go about an Oklahoma criminal records search. In order to access the criminal history record information of an individual you need to fill out certain fields. The two mandatory fields are the full name of the individual and the date of birth. If you have additional information about the offender like his Social Security Number and aliases, the search becomes easier. When you have entered these details in the specified fields, all you need to do is to click on the 'go' button and all results matching your search would be made available to you.

Oklahoma Criminal Records: Fees

A nominal fee needs to be paid in order to access the information from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI). The type of search is the chief determining factor in the amount charged. For example, a fingerprint-based search from the files of the OSBI criminal history database costs about $19.00, while a name-based search from the same database is $15.00. The charges for the search of the Violent Offenders as well as the Sex Offenders databases maintained by the Department of Corrections of Oklahoma are $2.00. These rates have come into effect on and from August 1, 2009.

Oklahoma Department of Corrections

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is also another comprehensive database of criminals under imprisonment or probation. In order to get information with regard to a particular offender, you can enter his or her full name or you can search by different categories. The search option of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections is available at http://docapp065p.doc.state.ok.us/servlet/page?_pageid=395&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30. The different search categories include basic, appearance, alias, offense, IDs and facility.

The Oklahoma Sex and Violent Crime Offender Registry offers information about all sex offenders located within the state. You can look up all information about the sex offenders at http://docapp8.doc.state.ok.us/servlet/page?_pageid=426&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&id=regid. In Oklahoma, the level 1 sex offenders are registered for 15 years, the level 2 sex offenders are registered for 25 years and the level 3 and habitual and aggravated sex offenders are registered for their lifetime. 

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections also maintains a registry of the violent crime offenders. You can use the registry to locate and identify any individual with a violent crime record living in your locality. This ensures the safety of yourself and your family.