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How to Search Online Public Records
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Types of public records

• Business entities • Vital records

• Real /personal property • Licensing boards/regulatory
• Liens / Judgments • Recall/product safety

• Courts (civil, incl. bankruptcy; criminal) • Unclaimed funds
• UCC filings • Sanctions/watchlists/blacklists
• Incarceration/prison records
• Aviation/watercraft
• Copyright/trademarks/patents • Missing persons
• Elections • Sex offender registries

• Environmental information • Domain registry
• And more!
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Online Public Records: Sources

Government agencies – Direct

Database vendors – Aggregators

Pros & Cons

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