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30 Aug

Massachusetts portal for criminal defense investigators

A Non-Computer Lawyer’s Guide to Investigation on the Internet, a portal to investigator guides and useful links, particularly for criminal defense investigators, is hosted by a Massachusetts Public Defender. Some of the material is limited and there are dead links,...
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29 Aug

Government Resources: Education

The U.S. Department of Education Web site provides links to each state’s Department of Education, and to private sites that have education related tools. Locate school names and addresses at the Standard and Poors site, SchoolMatters. Search by school or...
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Education, Government, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, States 1 Comment

25 Aug

Public records – California – IA – UT – MT

Public records added in California, IA, UT and MT. The Placer County, California Assessor site has added parcel map viewing and printing. Enter a parcel number to obtain owner name and associated map page image. The sex offender and violent...
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18 Aug

Yolo County criminal case information

The Yolo County, California Superior Court Criminal Interactive System is searchable by case number or driver’s license number. It is unclear if the database includes historical records or just currently calendered court appearances. Select the link titled, “Online Criminal Self...
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17 Aug

Once again, Delaware must release public records to non residents

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals echoed an earlier ruling by a U.S. District Court that Delaware cannot bar citizens of other states from obtaining documents under that state’s public records law. The question presented in this appeal is whether...
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14 Aug

This week in public records – Vermont – Virginia

The Vermont Criminal Information Center is now providing statewide criminal history checks to all employers, in accordance with a change in the state law. Requests for criminal conviction history must mailed and include an authorization from the applicant. Increased ease...
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13 Aug

Lake County California Recorder index is now online

The Lake County, California Recorder index is searchable at the county Web site. A search by name or date range returns filing parties, date of filing and document number. No document images are available. The database appears to cover records...
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4 Aug

This week in public records – Texas – Arizona

Public reaction to inmate data posted by a Texas county has lead the agency to remove it. Less than three weeks after information about Tarrant County Jail inmates became available online, county officials agreed Tuesday to cut back on the...
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1 Aug

Local search makes it to crime mapping

The National Institute of Justice maintains a frequently updated list of links to cities and counties nationwide that have online crime mapping. Some sites, such as the one operated by Oakland, California, are searchable by date, zip code, police beat...
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Criminal, Public Records, Web tools 2 Comments

30 Jul

This week in public records – Pennsylvania – North Dakota – Arizona

Pennsylvania district judges were upbraided by the administrator for the state courts for redacting court files without any legal authority. The North Dakota Attorney General ruled against a county Sheriff for rejecting a public records request without citing any legal...
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