Derecho a inspeccionar antecedentes penales en Washington

Explicación Simple

Si crees que tienes un registro criminal, puedes ir a la oficina de justicia y pedir ver tu información. Esto te ayuda a asegurarte de que lo que tienen sobre ti es correcto y no hay errores.

Es como revisar tu examen después de que el maestro lo califica. Si encuentras un error, puedes pedir que lo revisen y lo corrijan.

Ejemplo Práctico

María fue detenida hace años, pero nunca fue condenada. Al enterarse de que su nombre aparece en un registro, decide ir a la oficina de justicia para ver su historial. Allí, puede pedir que corrijan cualquier dato incorrecto si lo considera necesario.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 10.97.080 - Inspection of information by subject -- Challenges and corrections All criminal justice agencies shall permit an individual who is, or who believes that he may be, the subject of a criminal record maintained by that agency, to appear in person during normal business hours of that criminal justice agency and request to see the criminal history record information held by that agency pertaining to the individual. The individual's right to access and review of criminal history record information shall not extend to data contained in intelligence, investigative, or other related files, and shall not be construed to include any information other than that defined as criminal history record information by this chapter.Every criminal justice agency shall adopt rules and make available forms to facilitate the inspection and review of criminal history record information by the subjects thereof, which rules may include requirements for identification, the establishment of reasonable periods of time to be allowed an individual to examine the record, and for assistance by an individual's counsel, interpreter, or other appropriate persons.No person shall be allowed to retain or mechanically reproduce any nonconviction data except for the purpose of challenge or correction when the person who is the subject of the record asserts the belief in writing that the information regarding such person is inaccurate or incomplete. The provisions of chapter 42.56 RCW shall not be construed to require or authorize copying of nonconviction data for any other purpose.The Washington state patrol shall establish rules for the challenge of records which an individual declares to be inaccurate or incomplete, and for the resolution of any disputes between individuals and criminal j