Public records added in California, IA, UT and MT.

The Placer County, California Assessor site has added parcel map viewing and printing. Enter a parcel number to obtain owner name and associated map page image.

The sex offender and violent offender databases operated by each state are always being tweaked. The Iowa site has added an e-mail notification feature, which is available at many state sites and also at Family Watchdog.

Several states have either created or authorized the development of a Web registry naming people convicted of making or selling methamphetamines. Utah and Oregon may be the most recent states to establish a meth boutique database. Montana includes convicted meth manufacturers in its Sexual and Violent Offender Registry.