Mayes County Oklahoma Arrest Warrant Criminal Records

What Are Warrant Records?

Warrant records in Mayes County Oklahoma are maintained by the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation. These records can be searched online. Information from these records can be used for a wide variety of purposes. Criminal background checks, employment verification, tenant screening, and more can all be conducted through access to these documents. The most common use for warrant information is a check of a person’s criminal history.

A criminal background check is one of the most important parts of pre-employment screening. It not only reveals if a potential employee has a criminal history, it also reveals if that person has a history of violence or drug activity. When performing this check, potential employers need to know all felony and lesser charge arrests and convictions. They also need to know any sexual offenses, if there were any, and the amount of time the person was served in jail or prison. All warrant information must be filed in the county courthouse within seven days.

Performing a search requires specific information. First, the person’s name and address. Then, you must find out if there are any outstanding warrants out for the person. If so, you will have to fill out an application and then wait for the officer to access the records. Sometimes a warrant will be found after a person is hired, but other times they will not be found until after an arrest has been made.

Employers who run criminal background searches on potential employees must keep the following information in mind. Depending on the jurisdiction, an employer may be required to inform applicants about the nature of the warrant being sought. In some jurisdictions, this information is supposed to be made available to the applicant (some require it for employment, others for rental consideration). Others simply tell the potential employee that he/she has a warrant issued by a court. Either way, employers should make certain that the applicant knows about this before a background check is performed.

Warrant records include criminal history information, so you should be clear on whether or not the person has a prior criminal record. Some warrants were issued based on fabricated information; other warrants may actually be true. Either way, you should be certain of whether a warrant is actually out for the person. If so, you can perform a search based on the person’s name or date of birth. If that person fails to show up in the records, this means that the warrant was nullified, but you still cannot be sure until after arrest.

A warrant can be effective if a person: receives an obstruction in his/her efforts to avoid arrest, commits crimes while being monitored, receives a traffic violation while using electronic monitoring devices, conspires to commit a crime, steals, or conceals the presence of a stolen item. If a person fails to show up for his/her court date, the warrant may be revoked. However, if the person is able to prove that he/she is in fact in the commission of these acts, the records are still valid.