Convicted Felon Records

Convicted Felon Records are information about persons who have committed serious offenses. This persons' criminal history are held and updated by local, state and federal official agencies. These agencies enforce law in their areas and their primary aim is to keep record of extensive criminal history. Convicted felon would generally be a criminal who has committed offenses like grand theft, sexual assault, vandalism, infringing copyrights, fraud etc. These records are used by lenders, banks, organizations and individuals to assess the person's trustworthiness. The existence of information varies between state and countries.

The Convicted Felon Records are large in numbers and includes all serious offenses with a variety of categories. The information available is about convicted felon who has been plead guilty, declared guilty and issued a punishment or fine by the court. There are lists of those arrested for felony, trialed and case law regarding serious crimes. The Convicted Felon Records in United States are used for the purpose of background checks which include immigration, travel, adoption, business partnerships, security clearance, adoption of children and all types of licenses.

The statistics include the names of felons, their offense and the punishment they were charged with. Local police stations, sheriff's office and special investigative agencies also hold records of convicted felon. They are then registered offenders and public is aware of their whereabouts and past actions. Some states in America also have 'Statewide repository' which maintain felon history that is reported by different county and municipal courts. This is accurate as it is supervised when being uploaded from local courts and going online for public access.