What information must be redacted?

What information must be redacted?

Social security numbers. Driver’s license or professional license numbers. Protected health information and other medical information. Financial documents and files.

What are redacted documents?

When a document is redacted, it means that certain text contained in a document filed with the Court is concealed from view for privacy protection. …

What is the legal definition of redacted?

Redacted, a fairly common practice in legal documents, refers to the process of editing a document to conceal or remove confidential information before disclosure or publication.

What happens when someone makes a police report on you?

The written report is sent to the prosecutor, who must then decide if more investigation is necessary or if enough evidence exists to authorize prosecution based on probable cause that a crime has occurred. The evidence must also support that the person cited in the report committed the crime.

What happens if a police officer filed a false report?

Filing a False Report by a Police Officer is a “wobbler” offense. That means that it can be prosecuted as a felony or a misdemeanor, depending on the circumstances of the offense and the criminal history, if any, of the officer.

Are police reports confidential?

Police reports: confidentiality. Existing law provides Californians with a right of privacy. Existing law exempts courts from the provisions of the California Public Records Act and permits a court to seal records and redact information from them.

How long are police reports kept?

Most convictions become spent after 10 crime free years for adult offenders and 3 crime free years for child offenders. This means the conviction will no longer be part of your record.

Do police reports show up on background check?

Nearly all background checks include a criminal-history check, based on information supplied by the candidate, including their Social Security number. Arrests that did not lead to convictions may appear in some background checks; GoodHire excludes them in its screenings to conform to EEOC guidelines.