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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

29 May

FTC Permanently Halts ‘Pretexting’ Scheme

Defendants Barred From Obtaining or Selling Consumers’ Phone Records to Third Parties The Federal Trade Commission has put a permanent halt to an operation that allegedly obtained consumers’ confidential phone records without their knowledge or consent and sold them to...
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Data Brokers, Government, Litigation, PIs In the News, Public Records 2 Comments

29 May

FTC Reaches Settlement With Investigators Involved In The HP Spy Scheme

The FTC reached an agreement on Wednesday for $600,000 in settlements and judgments against several private investigators others involved in the Hewlett-Packard Co. boardroom scandal. The FTC settlement imposed a $67,000 penalty against Matthew DePante, his father, Joseph DePante, and...
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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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25 May

Impersonation to obtain personal information snares researchers and private investigators

Impersonating someone to a government agency or hiring another to carry out this ruse could result in a criminal prosecution. The operators of BNT Investigations, which was not licensed in Washington state, where they were based, plead guilty to crimes...
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