Obtaining public records used to be limited only to a visit to the county courthouse as a means of collecting private information. Fortunately (or maybe unfortunately depending on your point of view) the World Wide Web has opened all sorts of doors when it comes to obtaining public records. And as a result, obtaining public records isn’t as difficult or time-consuming as one might think.
The term public record is in itself quite broad, but runs the gamut from wedding and birth records to criminal records and voting information. Obtaining public records that contains vital statistics will usually contain the first, middle and last name of the individual you seek, the date of the event related to said individual (i.e. birth), as well as the county, state, or town where the event occurred. Some public records are much more in-depth. Divorce records for example provide a wealth of cross-checked data such as the name’s of the couple’s children. Death certificates more often than not will list where the deceased is buried. It really depends on what you are specifically looking for.
As was mentioned earlier, the internet provides a wealth of resources for obtaining public records and one of the best just may be Government Registry.org. This search engine tool is updated daily but involves a registration fee. However, once you register you can access the site indefinitely — which means no matter when you need to obtain public records you have an active resource at your finger tips.
Some other popular and well-used search engines include
NETRonline – NETRonline’s free public records portal is a very useful tool, with direct links to the actual county and state databases that contain the data. Background checks and criminal-record searches are available on NETR for a fee.
WhitePages dot Com an easy-to-use resource tool invaluable in your search for tracking down people, their addresses, and their phone numbers
Search Systems Ranked number one for obtaining public records for the last 7 years, Search Systems is one of the oldest and most reliable records search engines on the net. With access to nearly 45,000 public records data bases and a staggering 300 million records, Search Systems is worth the low user’s fee.
FriendFeed Friend¬Feed searches more than 40 data bases that cross-check with other links in its search for public information.
These are just a few of the resources available for obtaining public records. Certainly there are other methods of obtaining public records and sensitive information. A paid-for-hire private detective is still a popular choice and not always as a last resort. But for the time, effort and money saved, obtaining public records via the internet can get you what you want a whole let quicker with a lot less headache.
