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Category Archives: Legislation

29 Dec

The armchair investigator: Employment background on the Internet

The online telephone directory, 411.com isn’t just for finding listed telephone numbers. Use it to identify current employment or to expand the employment history profile of your subject. A search on my name in California returned 40 results. Some are...
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Connecticut, Databases, Government, Legislation, Personal Data, Public Records, States 1 Comment

13 Jun

This week in public records: Ohio – New York – North Carolina – Pennsylvania – Arizona

The Ohio Office of Homeland Security, which licenses security guards, is having trouble keeping an accurate count of licensees since a recent requirement went into effect that employers register each new security guard hire. [State system doesn’t allow exact accounting...
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Arizona, Criminal, Legislation, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Public Records, States Leave a comment

31 May

This week in public records: California – Washington – Missouri – Indiana – Wisconsin – Pennsylvania

A few months ago I wrote about the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control maintains License Query System. An added feature to the ABC site is daily, weekly and annual reports of new licenses, license status changes and actions taken...
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California, Indiana, Legislation, Missouri, Pennsylvania, PI Business, Professional Licenses, Public Records, Regulation, States, Washington, Wisconsin 1 Comment

14 May

This week in public records: California – Maryland – Nevada – Idaho – Montana

Gifts, investments, outside income, business relationships and other economic interests of top public agency employees and elected officials of San Bernardino County, California are now posted online in a database. Search by filer name, filing date, position or department name....
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California, Government, Idaho, Legislation, Maryland, Montana, Nevada, Personal Data, Public Records, States 1 Comment

9 May

Private Investigators in Oregon Might Become Part of Landmark Case

It appears that a case involving the hiring of an out of town private investigator on a death penalty case may have an impact on how the state pays court appointed investigators. It all started when a Hillsboro lawyer hired...
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Government, Legislation, Litigation, Oregon, PIs In the News, Public Records 6 Comments

23 Mar

A taste of state legislation affecting private investigators

The abundance of state legislation restricting access to public records is depressing for open government advocates. But the head in the sand approach won’t preserve access, so here are some of the Bills under consideration by state legislatures. New Hampshire...
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Arizona, California, Criminal, Legislation, Maine, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Public Records, States 16 Comments

15 Mar

This week in public records – Florida – Oregon – Kansas – Georgia

Add Florida to the list of states that are concocting ill conceived “identity theft” legislation. Before long it’ll be a crime to know another person’s name. HB 1117 seeks to make possession of personal identifying information on a person without...
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Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Legislation, Oregon, Personal Data, Public Records, States 1 Comment

14 Mar

Private Investigators Involved in H-P Scandal to Avoid Jail.

According to numerous wire releases, it appears that the private investigators implicated in the Hewlett-Packard Co. scandal, will avoid jail time in a no contest plea deal to misdemeanor charges on fraudulent wire communications in California. In a statement issued...
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Government, Legislation, Litigation, Personal Data, Public Records 7 Comments

7 Mar

Should the good and the bad of police officer activity be a public record?

An initiative on the California ballot that would require police officers “create an audio-visual recording of all contacts with or searches of citizens” is now gathering signatures. If approved by the voters, the measure would mandate that “a copy of...
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California, Legislation, Michigan, Missouri, Public Records 2 Comments

16 Feb

Grab your shields and swords – Congress is in session

Let’s get right to it. Congress is attempting to take away the tools of our trade. Private investigators want to stop the fraudsters but it’s counter productive to restrict private investigators, judgment collectors and process servers from accessing social security...
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Government, Legislation, Personal Data, Privacy 1 Comment

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