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9 Mar

This week in public records – Wisconsin – Texas – Idaho

A Wisconsin federal jury concluded that a police officer unlawfully disclosed a woman’s address to her ex husband, a violation of the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act. An exception is made for the service of legal papers, which was a ruse...
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Idaho, Personal Data, Public Records, States, Texas, Wisconsin Leave a comment

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

5 Mar

California State Controller orders removal of social security numbers

California State Controller John Chiang has directed the Franchise Tax Board to remove Social Security Numbers from state tax liens. Tax liens are filed in county Recorder offices and entered into databases of tax liens and court judgments maintained by...
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California, Personal Data, Public Records, States Leave a comment

2 Mar

More California GIS real property mapping

Recently more cities and counties in California have established or improved their online GIS mapping Web sites. Search on the Merced County site for real properties by address or parcel number. The parcel map displays the nearby properties and their...
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California, Public Records, Real Property, States 1 Comment

1 Mar

Shasta County California inmates online

The Shasta County California Sheriff inmates in custody database is now online. This list is only of inmates who are currently in the Shasta County jail. Select a name from the list to get more individual details, such as charges...
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California, Criminal, Public Records, States 4 Comments

28 Feb

This week in public records – Texas – Arkansas – California – Minnesota

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott issued an opinion that county clerks are required to remove social security numbers from documents before releasing them to the public. The outcry from county clerks, subsequently from legislators, has forced him to put a...
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Arkansas, California, Criminal, Minnesota, Personal Data, Public Records, Real Property, States, Texas 4 Comments

21 Feb

Find employees through restaurant inspection reports

A faithful reader clued me into the usefulness of restaurant inspection reports for finding names of employees at a business. Search the Sacramento County, California Food Facility Restaurant Inspection Reports database by partial street name or facility name. The reports...
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California, Public Records, States, Virginia, Washington 2 Comments

16 Feb

This week in public records – Florida – North Dakota

The Florida Sexual Offenders and Predators database is now available en Español. The public’s right to access public records supersedes laws relieving government agencies from compiling new records, according to a recent North Dakota Attorney General Opinion. The Department of...
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15 Feb

Texas marriage license applications and divorce index files

The Texas Department of State Health Services has downloadable files of marriage license application and divorce indexes, organized by year. These are records that are available through other sources, usually for a fee, but if you want to work directly...
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Databases, Public Records, States, Texas 1 Comment

10 Feb

This week in public records – California – Arizona – Indiana – Florida

Madera County, California real property parcel maps can be searched by address and viewed online. The Sacramento County, California probate court is adding online document images to its Web site. Only cases filed after February 5, 2007 are currently included....
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Arizona, California, Criminal, Florida, Government, Indiana, Litigation, Probate, Public Records, Real Property, States Leave a comment