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27 May

Michigan county Recorder removes online document images

The Ingham County Recorder of Deeds, Michigan, has announced she is removing images of recorded documents from the Web site. The Lansing State Journal reports that social security numbers will be removed from recorded documents, including tax liens, even though...
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26 May

Connecticut Judiciary reviews access to court records

The newly formed Connecticut Judicial Branch Public Access Task Force is holding public meetings as it considers the scope of current access to court records and the future of electronic access. Senior Associate Justice David M. Borden charged the committee...
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22 May

Electronic criminal records indexes

National Background Data (NBD) is a supplier of electronic criminal histories. Another source is Rapsheets, which can be directly purchased on the Internet or through vendors. A few years ago, NBD presented at a conference of pre employment background screeners,...
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19 May

Berkeley California crime log plotted on Google maps

Many innovative folks, some who have too much spare time, have found their calling applying the technology behind Google Maps to their own area of interest. One useful application is plotting crime reports on a map. Perhaps the most well-known...
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California, Criminal, Pennsylvania, Public Records, States 1 Comment

14 May

New Jersey appellate court opens court records

The New Jersey Superior Court has determined that public access to court proceedings and court records supercedes any agreement by the litigants to keep records confidential. The trial court judge claimed that opening the court records could injure the parties’...
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14 May

Federal court to decide Delaware public records case

The Third Circuit Court is hearing a case that will determine whether a portion of Delaware’s public records act is constitutional. Delaware is one of only 10 states, according to a New York Times article, that bars nonresidents from obtaining...
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Delaware, Public Records, States 2 Comments

12 May

California divorce records bill is pulled

Good news for public records advocates: California SB 1015, which would close the financial portion of a marriage dissolution court case and redact all personal identifiers has been withdrawn. The bill met with strong opposition. Women’s rights groups lobbied against...
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10 May

Public records from the New York Attorney General

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has issued Proposed Amendments To Public Access To Departmental Records and Access To Personal Information Regulations, a guide to accessing files held by the Attorney General’s office, as required under the state Public Officers...
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10 May

Calaveras County Zoning Maps

Calaveras County California has added Zoning Plan Maps to its online site. Select an area on a countywide map to retrieve the pdf of the specific plan...
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9 May

Secret trial courts – private judges – hidden public records

A few months ago I wrote about the removal of thousands of court cases from state and federal court dockets. Although the use of private courts is ensconced in the California Constitution, the proceedings are public records, but there is...
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Connecticut, Public Records, States 3 Comments

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