Private Investigator Blog

The North Carolina state Senate has passed a law removing autopsy photos and recordings from public access. State or local medical examiners could provide copies of autopsy photos and video and audio recordings largely only to court officers, police and...
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Access to Internet-based Indiana voter registration records was eliminated, as was the onsite computer terminal, until it was reconfigured to remove personal information. Full access to a voter affidavit requires the requester to sign a statement that she will refrain...
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I’m pleased to see that a few of my fellow private investigators are leaping into the blogging realm and talking on topic! Donna Snelling, a Portland, Oregon PI is covering newsworthy topics on the subject of surveillance and background screening,...
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The personnel records of police and firefighters in Oregon are a public record, according to a recent decision. In this case, a Multnomah County circuit court ruled that The Oregonian has the right to see the names of city police...
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New York has joined the collection of a minority of states that have recently passed consumer notification requirements for companies retaining customer personal information that is compromised. The law applies to all size companies doing business with New York, not...
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A number of counties around the U.S. remove names from their online real property databases or, in this case, remove the option of searching by name unless a password is obtained. The reason cited for the new procedure is, of...
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The Intelligence Report and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 requires the Attorney General to recommend ways of standardizing criminal record information. The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse submitted its comments to the AG and posted it at their website. They cogently point...
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South Carolina index of deaths from 1915-1949 is searchable at this genealogy site, or you can snag the plugin at the state website and perform the search there. The genealogy site only provides a limited amount of free information. If...
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San Bernardino County seems to have dedicated itself to the policy of restricting the dissemination of public records to the full extent allowable by law. The 1998 change to the California Public Records Act, specifying the government employees whose addresses...
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When you’re doing asset research have you considered checking the horse ownership databases? This may only be a consideration if your subject is in a rural area and you have reason to think that he or she owns a purebred...
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