The Michigan Secretary of State has an online database of abandoned vehicles, the Auto Lost and Found. A car may be considered lost if it resides on the open road for 24 hours. Then it may be declared found by...
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Private investigators and attorneys exploring issues in developing asset information will want to review the extensive articles at the Asset Protection Law Center, the website of a California attorney. How does a potential plaintiff find out whether you have enough...
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Journalists need to make use of the public records statutes, but so do private investigators and other information researchers, in order to keep this right alive. News editors need to educate reporters and urge them to file more freedom of...
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Okay, this is a little off the topic of public records, but a quirky application of technology gets the creative mind ticking. TRACNotes reports that some cell phones, with specific service providers, can make use of the camera to scan...
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A small corner of the world in North Oakland (PSA-2) is expanding the spirit of public records and posting a downloadable file of arrests for police beats 8 through 13. The Excel file is organized by date, but includes the...
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A problem with the evolving policies of state courts redefining public access to court case files is highlighted in this opinion piece by a Pennsylvania media lawyer. There is no logical basis for a distinction between public records available electronically...
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Continuing my rant on the law of unintended consequences, I bring to your attention this article on a state government‘s attempt to withhold records that were formerly available, through an expansive interpretation of a new state law. The 2005 General...
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A new form of audio files called podcasts, so named because they can be downloaded from the Internet to a portable digital listening device (such as an iPod), are searchable through many search engines. Yahoo has just rolled out their...
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If you’re on the trail of a Seventh Day Adventist you might want to add this obituary index to your list of...
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As I’ve noted before and again, comparisons of agency compliance with public records requests demonstrate that law enforcement are the most resistant to public records act requests. The first part of a 4-part study by a Kentucky newspaper of that...
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