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Category Archives: California

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

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

28 Feb

California Supreme Court ruling on misrepresentation and invasion of privacy

The California Supreme Court has ruled that a county trial court must determine whether a psychologist used subterfuge to obtain an interview with the foster mother of a woman who had claimed as an adult a repressed memory of childhood...
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California, Litigation, Personal Data, Privacy, States 1 Comment

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

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

28 Jan

Find historical records – 50 state list – Delaware – California – Wisconsin

The National Archives provides links to all the state archives, which sometimes have online indexes of public records that are not at the local jurisdiction’s Web site. While these may be of more relevance to genealogists, private investigators often are...
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California, Delaware, Genealogy, Probate, Public Records, States, Wisconsin 1 Comment

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