public records

Public records are government documents open to public inspection.  It is a popular tag because private and official U.S. government web sites will search for records pertaining to a particular individual or entity (as in most other countries).

While not all public records are available online, official U.S. government sites normally provide free access to those that are.  Private sites usually charge for searching records but often use broader databases.

The type of information available in U.S. public records is wide-ranging. For businesses it  includes SEC filings, names of officers and directors, and annual reports. For individuals the information may contain the value of a person's home, a list of their political contributions,  criminal and civil court filings and death records.  Whether a record and the information in it is public is determined by the laws of the federal government or the state keeping the record.

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• Reducing Private Eye Fees By Finding People Yourself

  
  www.IT-Everyday.com — Authority: 154
  Every now and then we will have the need to investigate someone’s information. It is likely that you may have lost a former friend and the only ties you have to them is an old cell telephone number. Maybe you are just inquisitive about annoying phone calls that you have been getting. Either one of these scenarios ...
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• 4 Reasons to Conduct a Criminal Background Check

  
  www.IT-Everyday.com — Authority: 154
  In these uncertain times, there are many reasons to conduct a criminal background check. Whether you are planning on dating someone new or having someone care for your child, there are things you should know about a person before you let them into your life. Criminal background checks are essential for the following ...
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• Public Birth Records Online Database For Searching

  
  Very Good Search Info Center — Authority: 158
  Do you know the exact date of birth of those people who are surrounding you, or of those whom you call friends? How about those whom you dont-like-that-much individuals? If your answer is no, then better start your search for available birth records now to at least know an important detail of information about those ...
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• Records Of Birth Found On The Web

  
  Win My Ex Back — Authority: 167
  If you would be asked information like the birthday of those who are around you-could be your friends or not, would you be able to tell the exact answer? If not, then you better have to know them more through searching those birth records. A birth record is a document which will validate the occurrence of the birth ...
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• Senate, reporters return to the health reform bill

  
  Covering Health — Authority: 475
  As the Senate gets back to work on health care reform, some reporters have taken a a good look at what’s contained in the proposed legislation. Mike Shields of the Kansas Health Institute’s News Service focuses on school health clinics , saying that both the House and Senate versions of the bill “differ ...
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• Register now for sunshine seminar Tuesday

  
  New Mexico Independent — Authority: 558
  The New Mexico Independent, the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government and KNME’s New Mexico In Focus have teamed up to present a free seminar on the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) and how to obtain government information. RSVP now to attend in person. The seminar will also be webcast live, from ...
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• How To Check If My Date Is Married

  
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• Find Out If A Person Is Married

  
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• Grassroots morning show: v.5 – public records

  
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  Anyone can find out everything about your divorce or your prostitution arrest- but, finding out who bought which politician is a lot harder. Coincidence?  Watch and tell us what you think. Click here to view the embedded video. It’s short. So enjoy.
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• How To Retrieve Criminal Records Online

  
  Your Online Security Authority Blog — Authority: 513
  Since its induction, the Freedom of Information Act has made it possible for people everywhere to obtain copies of their public records. However, much like anything else it was not made to be an easy task to accomplish. While it may have been developed based on the concept of one’s “right to know”, you still ...
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• IRS files $79,000 tax lien against Schwarzenegger [Updated]

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  The Internal Revenue Service has filed a federal tax lien against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for nearly $80,000, public records show. The lien was filed May 11 at the Los Angeles County recorders office for $79,064, according to a record in an electronic database that includes lien filings. The record does not ...
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• Able To Get Death Records Using Public Death Records

  
  Web Design TB — Authority: 158
  People are searching for public death records for some reasons. Technically, death records are important records of the general public, along with divorce, birth and marriage. They often contain pieces of information like death notices and certificates, obituaries, burials, cemeteries and funeral details. ...
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• Tracking Someone Down Without Shelling Out Big Bucks

  
  Lex Impression — Authority: 132
  Every now and then we will have the need to investigate somebodys info. It is possible that you may have lost a former acquaintance and the only ties you have to them is an old cellular phone number. Maybe you are just curious concerning irritating phone calls that you have been receiving. Either one of these ...
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• Free Death Records Found Online Death Searching Online

  
  The Shopping Girl — Authority: 147
  Public Death records are just one of the vital records being documented for the benefit of those who are searching for such information these days. Individuals have different purposes why they pursue in gathering these relevant public records. Death records usually include death notices and certificates, obituaries, ...
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• City of Portland Uniform Records Request Form

  
  PortlandOnline — Authority: 166
  Please use this form for information requests.
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• Archive offers drug industry documents online

  
  Covering Health — Authority: 475
  In correspondence earlier this month, Kim Klausner, of the University of California, San Francisco Library and Center for Knowledge Management, suggested that reporters should be aware of the Drug Industry Document Archive. Klausner, the industry documents digital library manager, sent a complete guide to what’s ...
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• View Official Government Death Records Through Online Death Records

  
  Naked News — Authority: 176
  Government death records are updated and maintained to provide the public with pertinent information in regards to those who had passed away. The archiving of these official public documents is mandated by law and is compulsory for the benefit of the general public. This useful source of information can be accessed ...
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• Able To Get Death Records Using Public Death Records

  
  Shudogg Dot Com - Make Money Online Blogging — Authority: 440
  People are searching for public death records for some reasons. Technically, death records are important records of the general public, along with divorce, birth and marriage. They often contain pieces of information like death notices and certificates, obituaries, burials, cemeteries and funeral details. ...
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• Able To Have Death Records Search

  
  MySweetLife.Net — Authority: 156
  Public Death records are just one of the vital records being documented for the benefit of those who are searching for such information these days. Individuals have different purposes why they pursue in gathering these relevant public records. Death records usually include death notices and certificates, obituaries, ...
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