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Access to Police Report After Arrest: Your Rights
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If I am arrested am I entitled to obtain a copy of my police report the day after I am arrested?

NO. The law provides that law enforcement does not have a legal obligation to provide you with a copy of your police report until you are formally charged with a crime. This means that after your arraignment your police report is provided to your lawyer. Your lawyer can then review the police report with you line by line and you can explain to your criminal defense lawyer what is accurate and what is inaccurate as to the contents of the report.


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