Hi there,
I use many of these public records sites on a daily basis, and
consider the following to be the best:
Free, General
Search Systems
http://www.searchsystems.net/
Links to over 8,000 free public record databases. Topics include
professional licenses, sex offender lists, court records,
corporations, vital records and much more.
Free Real Estate Records
NETR Online
http://www.netronline.com/public_records.htm
Many counties offer details of property ownership, mapping and tax
assessments online. NETR Online has the most comprehensive and
up-to-date links to these services.
Free & Paid Court Records
National Center for State Courts
http://www.ncsc.dni.us/NCSC/TIS/TIS99/PUBACS99/PublicAccesslinks.htm
Links to all the USA courts that have online access to case records
Paid Court Records
Court Link
http://www.courtlink.com/courts/index.html
The records from more than 800 courts available online
Paid Criminal Records
The Corporate Investigator
http://www.webspy.org/
Search criminal history dockets in any United States County
jurisdiction
Free Vital Records
Social Security Death Index
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
The database contains information provided by the Social Security
Administration through the end of April 2002 and contains 68,234,200
names
Free Birth Dates
AnyBirthday
http://www.anybirthday.com
They have indexed the birth dates of over 135 million Americans
Paid Vital Records
State Offices of Vital Records
http://pppl.tblc.lib.fl.us/vitalall.html
An up-to-date page of links to State Offices - fees for birth, death,
marriage & divorce certificates are typically between $5-$15
VitalChek
http://www.vitalchek.com/
VitalChek costs a little more than using the State Offices, but is
much faster
Paid People Finder Services
Can provide information on individuals such as address, SSN
cross-checking, criminal records, driving records, vehicle plate
searches, vehicle ownership, unlisted or non-published phone numbers,
bankruptcy filings etc
USA Trace
http://www.usatrace.com/member.html
Best for doing a lot of searching. Charges a monthly fee, and then you
receive reduced search rates.
US Search
http://www.ussearch.com/wlcs/index.jsp
Best for 1 or 2 searches. Listed on Nasdaq (SRCH), US Search provides
online access to over 2 billion public records about individuals and
businesses, including court records, judgments, bankruptcy filings and
other public records. Their web site receives 5 million visitors each
month.
KnowX
http://www.knowx.com/home.exe?form=home/howitworks.htm
Search strategy:
Personal bookmarks
I trust this answers your question. If any portion of my answer is
unclear, please ask for clarification.
Best wishes,
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