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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

21 Mar

California UCC filings Web site shut down

A few weeks ago I wrote that the California State Controller ordered the removal of social security numbers from state tax liens. Now, Debra Bowen, the new California Secretary of State, has shut down the online UCC filings database in...
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20 Mar

This week in public records – New Jersey – Florida

The New Jersey Courier-Post has added statewide New Jersey Superior Court Criminal Conviction Records to its collection of public records databases, called DataUniverse. The collection of DataUniverse databases include some private investigators frequently use: New Jersey Death Index, Department of...
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18 Mar

State Roundup: California County and State databases

The Contra Costa County California civil court has a redesigned online docket search. It’s not an improvement. The question and answer, multi-step system is tailored to the general public, not the professional researcher. It’s not only annoying but now the...
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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

15 Mar

Georgia Governor Makes Executive Appointment of Private Investigator

Governor Purdue has appointed Patricia Barrow Mincey, 45, to the Georgia Board of Private Detective and Security Agencies. Patricia is a Savannah, Private Detective/ Security Agency Member – owner and lead investigator of Executive Strategies and a contract investigator with...
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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

13 Mar

Federal Contractors – approved and debarred

The Excluded Parties List System is a federal General Services Administration database of private contractors which are banned from receiving federal contracts. Search by individual or company name. Results return address, DUNS, action date and agency. The Project On Government...
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11 Mar

Orange County California Criminal index online

The Orange County California criminal and traffic index is now in a searchable database online. According to the press release, the criminal case “on-line application provides hearing dates, times and locations, and charges in criminal cases. Search for case information...
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California, Criminal, Public Records, States 3 Comments

9 Mar

Congressional testimony and litigation on pretexting

The Federal Trade Commission has settled another telephone pretexting case, Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Information Search, Inc. and David J. Kacala, individually and as an officer of Information Search, Inc., Defendants. The FTC will collect $3000 from the telephone...
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