Public Records Search - How To Conduct A Public Records Search

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By Sylvia Richards

Public records search can be done from many different sources. These include government, churches, courts and other agencies. Most of the services require you to pay a fee in order to get the records that you're looking for. If you work for the right government department or law enforcement you may be able to access and perform public records searches for free from work. Otherwise you may have to look for a friend who has such access to do the searches for you. There are different laws and regulations that govern the way such information is accessed. If you work for a government department with access to public information you'll probably be aware of this. But there are other ways to access and search public records that anyone can use.

Conducting internet searches on major search engines is a quick way to search public records. Any information that is published or posted on any website can be accessed this way. Some government websites also allow you to search their databases of public records that they hold. You can often perform your searches online and get the information that you're after.

If you can't find any information using the methods mentioned above, then you may have to use the services of a dedicated public records provider. These providers compile large volumes of data and records into databases which can be accessed by searching online. They get their data from multiple sources so you're more likely to find what you're looking for.

There are two main types of providers based on how they charge for their services. Some may use a combination so that you are given a choice. Membership based Public records search providers charge a simple one off membership fee for unlimited access and searches. These are very popular because they are fast and cheaper. The other type of providers charge you for each record request you make. So it becomes more expensive if you request several different records because that involves multiple searches.

Another less popular method nowadays is to hire a private investigator to do the search for you. This is probably the most expensive option but because of the resources that private investigators may have access to, you are guaranteed a result. But the cheapest and quickest way to perform or conduct a public records search is to use a public records provider.

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Vital Records Searches

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There are many sites online that have information on how to find vital records. Most of them take you in circles and you never really find what you are looking for. This article should help with finding birth, marriage and death records.


Let's start with this page that has most of the links for where to find information about State and County birth, marriage and death records from around the USA - [http://www.freeprf.com/vital.html]FreePRF.com's vital records page.If you are trying to find the birth date of the person you are researching, I suggest trying this site that has a free birth date lookup - BirthDatabase.com. BirthDatabase.com is a pretty good resource of finding the exact year, month and day of a person's birth. The best part is that it's FREE. The only fallback with this site is that you can't narrow your search by state. The search results cover the entire USA for all the persons with the name you area looking up. Some names are omitted from this database. [http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/?o_xid=0038179757&o_lid=0038179757&o_xt=38179757 ]RootsWeb.com has a very good death index. You can search by first, middle and last name. You can also search by social security number.For birth information, [http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=5647408&siteid=38179757&bfpage=list_search ]Ancestry.com is another good resource. It also has a death information database.Marriage records are tricky, especially if you want information from California. Most recent marriage records in California are confidential. You can obtain some information from www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ca/_vitals/camarrin.htm; however, the records only go up to 1986.Also try www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/tx/tx_/txmarrim-go.htmfor their Texas marriage database. Their Texas marriages database is comprised of over 6 million groom/bride entries from 1967-2002 displayed in straight text form. In addition they have a Kentucky marriage database - www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ky/_vitals/kymarrim-go.htm - from 1973-2002.Clark County Nevada (Las Vegas) www.co.clark.nv.us/recorder/mar_srch.htm - has a great marriage records database. Marriages are indexed on-line from 1984 through the present. This marriage inquiry system is also FREE to use.If you cannot find the vital records information online, try The National Center For Health Statistics page on "Where to Write For Vital Records," www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm. It lists the mailing addresses, phone numbers of all the states vital records offices and how to obtain such records.

Jay Rosenzweig is the owner of California Investigation Services. He has located thousands of people over the past 25 years. He is also a past president of the California Association of Licensed Investigators.

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