The need to obtain information regarding the presence or absence of a criminal record in the past may arise in different situations. Most often, such data is of interest to the employer when hiring an employee, as well as banking organizations when deciding whether to issue a loan. Information about the criminal record of an individual is classified information and is contained in the database of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The employees of the ministry, the prosecutor's office and the court have access to it.
How to find out whether or not a subject has a criminal record - providing a certificate
The easiest and at the same time legal way to establish whether a person has previously had problems with the law is to provide the person with the appropriate document. The last one is a certificate of no criminal record. We will not consider the “ask and take a word” option, since the method is far from reliable. To obtain the required document, a person must contact the information center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the MFC. An alternative is to submit an application in electronic form on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation or on the website of public services. To request a certificate, you must provide a package of the following documents:
- Application for a certificate.
- Identification document (passport or other document that replaces it).
- Copy of passport pages.
How to find out if a subject has a criminal record - requesting information from the Ministry of Internal Affairs database
Only employees of law enforcement agencies have access to the information of the Ministry of Internal Affairs database. However, by preparing an appropriate request, information may be provided to other persons. Namely:
- A government organization in which a person gets a job.
- When hiring a new employee, gun license companies also have the right to ask if the person has a criminal record.
- Organizations issuing visas have the right to send a request to obtain the necessary information (regarding a criminal record) from the database of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
- If a person is suspected of fraud or other illegal actions, a person can independently send a written application for information about a criminal record to the municipal department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. When applying, you must provide a passport. The answer is issued within two weeks.
How to find out if a person has a criminal record - using online resources
It is impossible to obtain information about the criminal record of another person via the Internet. To obtain information that may indirectly indicate the presence or absence of a criminal record, you can use the following resources:
- Official websites of the courts.
- Bailiff website.
- Ministry of the Interior website.
Official websites of the courts
Knowing the address of registration (registration) of the person you are interested in, you must do the following:
- Go to the official website of the court at the registration of the person being checked.
- Go to the "Judicial Proceedings" section.
- In the search bar “Last name” of the “Search by cases” section, enter the last name of the person whose information you are interested in.
Website of bailiffs
- Go to the site page.
- Indicate the last name, first name, patronymic and date of birth of the person of interest.
- Choose the region (according to the registration of the person).
- Click the "Find" button.
Ministry of Internal Affairs website
This resource can provide information about wanted subjects.
- Go to the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.rf.
- Click on the "Online Services" block.
- In the drop-down list, find the line "Attention, wanted!" (in the "All Services" column).
- Next, fill in the fields of the “Search for a person in the database” section - be sure to indicate the last name, first name, patronymic and year of birth of the subject of interest, as well as your own e-mail address.
- Then press the “Search” button and get acquainted with the information presented.
