Lafayette Parish Criminal History (Louisiana)

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Lafayette Parish Courts resolve legal disputes, including criminal misdemeanors and felonies in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. Courts operate at the Federal, Louisiana State, or local Lafayette Parish level, and they maintain records for all of their criminal cases, which make up an individual's Lafayette Parish criminal history. These Lafayette Parish public criminal records include homicides, sexual assaults, DUIs, drug charges, property crimes, and more. Criminal records also list trials, convictions, and sentences, as well as any plea bargains or settlements. Lafayette Parish criminal history records include the defendant's name, personal information, the criminal charges brought against the individual, and any criminal case files created by Louisiana law enforcement. A criminal history search shows an individual's criminal record, making it an important part of performing a thorough Lafayette Parish background check. Lafayette Parish Courts may provide online access to their criminal history records.

Lafayette Parish Police Departments provide local law enforcement services, including stopping crimes, arresting suspects, and conducting investigations in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. As part of this job, Police Departments maintain a number of criminal history records, including Lafayette Parish arrest records, warrants, and reports on jail bookings. These records make up an individual's Lafayette Parish criminal record, including the criminal charges made during an arrest and any resulting legal cases from a police arrest. This can include felonies and misdemeanors such as fraud, probation violations, drug possession, manslaughter, and traffic crimes. Police Department records can include investigation materials and criminal case files, and searching criminal history records is an important step in performing a Lafayette Parish background check. Police Departments make many of their criminal history records available online.

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Lafayette Parish Department of Justice Offices operate at the federal or state level, and they enforce the law by prosecuting criminal cases in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. Departments of Justice are led by the Attorney General, and they maintain Lafayette Parish criminal history records, including narcotic charges, child exploitation, organized crime, and capital cases. These criminal records provide information about the accused individual and any trials resulting from the Department of Justice investigation, and these records can include trial testimony, witness reports and testimony, and the Lafayette Parish Court's ruling, such as convictions or acquittals, sentences, incarcerations, or plea bargains. These criminal history records are an important part of a background check, and they may be available on the Department of Justice website.

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Lafayette Parish Probation Departments oversee court-ordered probations which have been imposed instead of incarceration in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. Probation Departments maintain detailed records on individuals who are on probation, which is part of the individual's criminal history. These Lafayette Parish public records include personal information on the individual and the criminal charges that led to probation. It can also include the terms of the probation, such as any requirements to seek treatment, attend counseling, or pay restitution to victims, as well as any travel restrictions or bans on contacting certain people that may be included in the probation order. Lafayette Parish probation records also list the length of the probation sentence, and they are an important part of a background check. Probation Departments may provide online searches for criminal history records.

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Lafayette Parish Sheriff Departments operates at the county or local level, keeping public order by investigating crimes, arresting suspected criminals, and stopping crimes in progress in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. Sheriff Departments maintain records on all of their actions, including arrest reports, warrants, and jail bookings. These Lafayette Parish criminal records make up an individual's criminal history, and they contain personal information, all criminal charges in a person's record, and any legal cases after an arrest. Criminal history records include felonies and misdemeanors such as Lafayette Parish DUIs, drug charges, homicide, domestic violence, and probation violations. Sheriff Department records also include criminal case files and investigation records, which makes searching criminal history records an important step in conducting a background check in Lafayette Parish. These records may be available online from the Sheriff Department.