Private Investigator Blog

This Florida county is the first in the state to apply a computer software program to redact personal identifiers from newly filed documents, in preparation for possible reposting on the Internet. County websites no longer display court records, pending a...
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A new law in Missouri requires any government agency posting personal information on the Internet to first obtain permission from elected and appointed officials before making their addresses available. But when this public information is available on everyone else, it’s...
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California SB 506 will add an additional group of public officials to the roster of those whose personal data is confidential. Keep this idea filed in the back of your hat. When subject to a potential threat, various government employees...
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California Attorney General Bill Lockyer is seeking comments on several questions that have been submitted for opinions regarding access to public records. One query, from Assembly Member Jay La Suer (R-La Mesa), implies that some politicians view journalists as lower...
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I do a fair amount of genealogical research related to tracing principals in long defunct companies or building family trees for real state quite title matters. Surname spellings vary quite a bit, especially in old or handwritten records. Then there’s...
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The Florida Supreme Court Committee on Privacy and Court Records just released its complete report on recommendations for balancing the requirements of open records with the more recent demand for greater privacy of personal information. Read the full report or...
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Refer to this site to identify Michigan cemeteries by county and then lookup a corresponding list of grave...
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Records about the aircraft flying in and out of an Atlanta airport cannot be kept secret under the state’s open records law, a judge ruled. Read the...
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Identify donors and recipients related to political contributions under IRS Code Section 527, covering non profit entities. Draw connections between individuals, political organizations and non profits through this database maintained by the Center for Public Integrity. A 527 is a...
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North Dakota is specifying fee charges for public records copies and exempting records deemed confidential. Read the list Read the Attorney General’s 6 page opinion on release of police...
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