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Category Archives: Public Records

27 Dec

Private Investigator buzz in 2011 – search strategies, public records, database pitfalls

I wondered what topics I covered this year in my posts so I thought you might appreciate a summary. Since the government agencies often don’t give a context for their online public records — inclusive dates, search function, excluded data...
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15 Dec

Social Security Death Index is now restricted

[Update, 1/29/2012: The Subcommittee on Social Security of the House Ways & Means Committee is meeting (February 2, 2012) and will address legislation that would restrict access to the SSDI. Read more at: Sounding a call to action to save...
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Databases, FOIA, Genealogy, Public Records, Vital Records 12 Comments

3 Dec

Private Investigator Research Links – Nov 2011

The British Newspaper Archive Obtaining EDs and streets for the 1910-1940 Census in One Step California Death Index 1940-1997 California Birth Index – Free SimilarPages.com – Find similar websites SimilarSiteSearch.com – Find Similar Websites Company Director Check – free UK...
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California, Databases, FOIA, Genealogy, Public Records, Vital Records 2 Comments

23 Nov

Wildcard your county public record searches

Few counties in California have vital records indexes online. To search for a birth, death or marriage you have to go to the county Recorder where the document was filed. Counties have each of these indexes in various formats: books,...
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20 Aug

Public records and newspaper databases – Are they what you think they are?

Words of caution when you’re searching public records online: Online repositories of official records may not be what you think they are. Washoe County is one of those rare government agencies that has its Marriage Index online. They’re nice people...
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Media, Public Records, Recorder, Research Methods 2 Comments

17 Aug

Only private investigators can research court records?

From Public Record Update – A Monthly Newsletter by Mike Sankey, BRB Publications: The Illinois Department of Professional Regulation recently issued a “cease and desist” letter to a PRRN (Public Record Retriever Network – www.prrn.us) member based in Illinois for...
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Public Records 2 Comments

17 Apr

Follow the identity trail of data brokers

In my prior post, Due Diligence on consumer data brokers, I discussed what you should know before purchasing public records from a consumer personal information data provider. The consumer pay-per-search websites package public record and private sourced data – property...
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Data Brokers, Public Records 3 Comments

10 Apr

Due Diligence on consumer data brokers

What should you know before you purchase public records from a consumer personal information data provider? Privacy Rights Clearinghouse has a list of some of the data brokers – the well regarded and the may-be disreputable — but many, many...
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3 Apr

Private Investigator Research Links – Mar 2011

National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Military Installations – Facts and phone numbers Military Installations – APO FPO Addresses by Zip Code Links for Genealogy on the Internet Mocavo – Free Genealogy & Family Tree Search Engine Department of...
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9 Jan

Research Tip: California Court Online Case Indexes

It’s frustrating. Have you noticed how varied the California online court index databases are? There are a half dozen different search interfaces and none of the search query functions are the same. And because of this you may have missed...
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California, Public Records, States 1 Comment

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