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22 Jul

This week in public records: Massachusetts – Pennsylvania – New Mexico

The Massachusetts Supreme Court is proposing new procedures that, if adopted, would curtail the available personal information in all court files. The court is accepting public comments on its Interim Guidelines for the Protection of Personal Identifying Data in Publicly...
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12 Jul

This week in public records: Jurors, Courts and Sex Offenders

Juror names and jury questionnaires are public records and subject to disclosure even if a trial judge has made promises to the contrary. At least in North Dakota. A ruling by that state’s Supreme Court, cited by the Associated Press,...
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Alaska, California, Criminal, Databases, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Public Records, Tennessee 2 Comments

3 Jul

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

Government agencies in California can’t assign control of records that would otherwise be public records to a private entity. SB 1696 enrolled. New Law Allows Greater Access to Government Contracts, PolitickerCA.com, Adam Keigwin. A Pennsylvania open records blog reports that...
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Arizona, California, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Public Records, States 1 Comment

14 Jun

This week in public records: Alaska Social Security number protection

Alaska is purported to have instituted one of the strongest identity theft protection laws through HB 25. Although the bill sets out restrictions on the collection, sale and distribution to third parties of Social Security numbers, the exceptions should cover...
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Alaska, Personal Data, Privacy, States 1 Comment

3 Jun

Database of the Day: Idaho Pending and Closed Court Cases

Idaho court records index for all 44 counties is online at the Idaho State Judiciary, Supreme Court Data Repository. Search by partial name for records from 1995 forward (some older cases may be available, according to the court Web site)....
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Idaho, Public Records, States 2 Comments

30 May

Fee Increase for Recording Documents in West Virginia

(Special contribution by Michael Sankey of BRB Publications, Inc.) Effective June 8, 2008, the recording fee for each document recorded in West Virginia recording offices will increase by $5.00. There is no fee increase for document searches, copies or certifications....
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30 May

Changes to Criminal Records Access in Vermont

(Special contribution by Michael Sankey of BRB Publications, Inc.) Effective July 1, 2008, significant changes are scheduled to take place in Vermont regarding criminal record access at the courts, from the Vermont Criminal Information Center (VCIC), and what will be...
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29 May

California AG Interprets Public Records Act to Allow Real Property Addresses On the Internet

A little noticed but potentially significant (for public records researchers) California Attorney General opinion was released a week ago. The opinion upends the almost universal interpretation of the Public Records Act by county Assessors pertaining to disseminating property addresses on...
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California, Government, Public Records, Real Property, States 1 Comment

28 May

Database of the Day: New York Voter Registration Lookup

It’s the season when government agencies attend to their voter registration online access. Election time presents a good opportunity to call people for information gathering. I’ll leave the details to your imagination, but in the interim check the New York...
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New York, Public Records, South Dakota, States 1 Comment

26 May

Wisconsin motor vehicle records can be public records

Law enforcement agencies may release motor vehicle reports that they obtained in the course of an investigation in response to a public records request, according to an opinion issued by the Wisconsin Attorney General. Van Hollen reasoned that the DPPA...
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