Does one's crimminal record dissapear when that person dies?

[kackle]

What is the name of your state?NJ

I was doing research on a family member who had a very long crimminal record some 15 years worth, but can't seem to find anything. I was wondering does this person's record disapears when he died?

Jen

[Son of Slam]

Originally Posted by kackle

What is the name of your state?NJ

I was doing research on a family member who had a very long crimminal record some 15 years worth, but can't seem to find anything. I was wondering does this person's record disapears when he died?

Jen

Jessie James, William H. Bonney, Al Capone, never heard of 'em, have you?


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[TomHartmann]

Originally Posted by kackle

What is the name of your state?NJ

I was doing research on a family member who had a very long crimminal record some 15 years worth, but can't seem to find anything. I was wondering does this person's record disapears when he died?

Jen

The record is still there as long as it is not sealed. For instance, you can find a record of Jesse Woodson James.

- Tom

[kackle]

Originally Posted by Son of Slam

Jessie James, William H. Bonney, Al Capone, never heard of 'em, have you?


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Yeah...... But they're famous crimminals. This person isn't, infact I'm probably the only one who is interested in knowing his background.

Jen

[kackle]

Originally Posted by TomHartmann

The record is still there as long as it is not sealed. For instance, you can find a record of Jesse Woodson James.

- Tom

OK

It seams to be sealed or unless I'm not finding the right sites to get the info. Do you know of any search engins that will come up with something? How would I know if his records are sealed?

Jen

[Son of Slam]

Originally Posted by kackle

OK

It seams to be sealed or unless I'm not finding the right sites to get the info. Do you know of any search engins that will come up with something? How would I know if his records are sealed?

Jen

Go to the court houses and use their computers, not yours.

[Kane]

Arrest and conviction records aren't transferred automatically from courthouses to computers on the internet.

Those companies that advertise their services on sites like this hire people to go to courthouses, get the information, and then enter it in their computers.

If you go down to your courthouse, you might see one of them, sitting at a public terminal, and typing into a laptop. He probably makes minimum wage.

If your relative died some time ago, his "record" may not be on any computer at all, but in a giant book, in the basement of a courthouse, gathering dust.