Chapter 31: Public Records

Types of Public Records Available Online

Arrests

The News-Times (Danbury, Connecticut), Police Reports
(pg 263)

The Journal Tribune (York County, Maine)
(pg 263)

The Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)
(pg 263)

The Concord Monitor (New Hampshire)
(pg 263)

The Portsmouth Herald (New Hampshire), Police Logs
(pg 263)

The Daily Egyptian News
(pg 263)

St. Paul, Minnesota, Police Department
(pg 263)

Toronto In FOCUS
(pg 263)

The Police Log for East Haven, Connecticut
(pg 263)

Hillsborough County, Florida, Sheriff?s Office
(pg 264)

Famous Mugshots
(pg 264)

Bankruptcy Records

BayouBusiness NewsWire
(pg 264)

The American Bankruptcy Institute
(pg 264)

Idaho Bankruptcies
(pg 264)

BankruptcyData.Com
(pg 264)

Birth Records
(online supplement)

Business Licenses
(online supplement)

Construction and Water Resource Permits

North Dakota Construction Permits
(pg 266)

North Dakota Drainage Permits
(pg 266)

North Dakota Water Permits
(pg 266)

Corporate Records or Corporate Document Listings

Securities and Exchange Commission
(pg 267)

(see online supplement)

Court Case Summaries
(online supplement)

Death Records
(online supplement)

Divorce Records
(online supplement)

Farm Subsidies

Environmental Working Group Farm Subsidy Database
(pg 269; 1/2/03)

Fictitious Name Statements
(online supplement)

Franchise Tax Board Status Letters

Texas Franchise Tax Board
(pg 270)

Grantor/Grantee Indices

Benton County, Arkansas hospital liens (under Other Public Records, Medical Liens)
(pg 270)

(see online supplement)

Hospital Liens

Benton County, AR Hospital Liens
(pg 270)

Marriage License Indices

American Marriages before 1699
(pg 272)

(see online supplement)

Name Changes

Name Changes for Massachusetts (1780?1892)
(pg 272)

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Records

OSHA Records
(pg 273)

Patents

U.S. patents
site 1
(pg 274)
site 2
(pg 274; 8/22/02)
site 3
(pg 274)

PCT Database
(pg 274)

(see online supplement)

Probate Records
(online supplement)

Real Property Ownership
(online supplement)

SEC Reports

SEC Web site
(pg 276)

Servitude and Emancipation Records

The Archives
(pg 277)

Trademarks

Trademark Electronic Search System
(pg 278; 9/18/02)

Trademark Applications and Registration Retrieval
(pg 278; 9/18/02)

Madrid Express
(pg 278)

(see online supplement)

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Indices
(online supplement)

Voter Registration Records
(online supplement)



Court Records Systems

Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)

RACER (Remote Access to Court Electronic Records)
(pg 279)

PACER Service Center
(pg 279)

Directory of Electronic Public Access Services to Automated Information in the United States Federal Courts
(pg 279; 9/18/02)

Circuit court cases
(pg 280; 8/25/02)



Other Types of Records Available from Public Records Vendors and County Sites

Dog Tag Registrations/Licenses
(online supplement)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Records

Aircraft owners and pilots, aviation medical examiners, and A & P (Airframe & Powerplant) mechanics
(pg 281)

Fish and Game Licenses

North Dakota Game and Fish Inquiry System
(pg 281)

Missing Persons
(see online supplement)

Vendor Registrations and Licenses
(online supplement)

Watercraft Ownership Records

The Port State Information Exchange Vessel Search
(pg 283)