Public Record Searching Techniques
This nine-page primer provides insight on the basics of public record searching including how to evaluate and use online sources.
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This nine-page primer provides insight on the basics of public record searching including how to evaluate and use online sources.
Read MoreThis nine-page primer provides insight on the basics of public record searching including how to evaluate and use online sources.
Read MoreSometimes motor vehicle records are public, sometime not. This six-page article examines how to access driving records, license status checks, monitoring systems, vehicle title and registration records, vessel title and registration records, accident reports, and liens.
Read MoreThis four-page article examines where to find public record databases of individuals and companies that have sanctions, violations, enforcement actions, or warnings initiated against them by one of nine different federal government departments with sanctioning ability.
Read MoreMany employers and state licensing boards depend on state criminal record repositories as a primary resource when performing a criminal record background check. What these entities do not realize is that a search of the state criminal record database may not be as accurate as assumed. This information comes direct from a 132 page DOJ Survey.
Read MoreRecorded documents, judgments and liens are among the most popular types of public records sought. This six-page guide examines the basics when performing these searches at the local level.
Read MoreWashington has a new online access system to court records. The old system remains in place, but all courts are not necessarily participating in the new system and/or not updating content into the older system.
Read MorePer a notice on the court's website, there is a known issue with re:SearchCA where some cases may be missing information. Use this site with caution.
On July 21st, fourteen additional counties were added to North Carolina's online portal, eCourt. The counties are: Allegheny, Ashe, Avery, Caswell, Forsyth, Madison, Mitchell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey. This brings the current total of counties available to 87. The next transition will occur on October 13, 2025. You can find the eCourt Portal at https://portal-nc.tylertech.cloud/Portal/.
Effective July 1, 2025, the cost of a court record check in New Hampshire changed to $6.50 per name. The process of obtaining a search has not changed, only the cost. Previously the fee was $20.00 per name. For requests that included more than one name the following fee structure applied: $20.00 per name for first 5 names then $5.00 each additional name.