Think of public records as the foundation of every investigation (professional or amateur) conducted in the U.S. today. Every major event of your life has been recorded in a public record format somewhere. Property records, birth records, death records; they are all there for those who are willing to look.
With very few exceptions (primarily medical records, although Google may change all that soon), an investigator, genealogist, or human resource professional may use public records to confirm employment application details, lookup street address information, find property values, or locate long-lost relatives with unprecidented ease and efficientcy. Credit header reports, marriage, divorce, and voter registration records are all either online, or available my fax or mail. Even driving records showing accidents, tickets, DUI’s, etc. are available in most states.
Advanced data mining technology and database intergration (led by leading public records agencies like Lexis-Nexis, Choicepoint & others) have created a virtual treasure trove of public records, all easily searchable right from you own computer. Family genealogy and locating missing relatives and army buddies has never been easier.
A generation of information technology has created an army of public record database suppliers who will provide expedient access to free public records from all states in the U.S. for a nominal fee.
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