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)

Chapter 30: Medical and Insurance Records

Medical Registries

The Caitlin Raymond International Registry of Bone Marrow Donor Banks
(pg 253)

Medical Insurance Databases

Medical Information Bureau (MIB)
(pg 255)

Public Records

Medical Details Viewed by the World
Lifespan
(pg 259)

Spotlight Health (formerly A Doctor In Your House)
(pg 259; 9/18/02)

Chapter 29: Tax Records

There are no websites or corrections in this chapter.

Chapter 28: Death Records

Social Security Death Index

Social Security Death Index
(pg 244)

Cemetery Records

Cemetery Records Online (Interment.net)
(pg 246)

Cemetery Junction Directory
(pg 246)


War Records

Vietnam War, the Wall
(pg 246)

Virtual Wall Vietnam Veterans Memorial
(pg 246; 8/22/02)

Korean War Databases
(pg 246; 8/22/02)

Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System
(pg 246)

VetFriends.com
(pg 246)

Military.com
(pg 246)

Military Connections
(pg 246)



Deaths in the News

Legacy.com
(pg 246)

FREE Obituaries On-Line
(pg 246)

Obituary Daily Times
(pg 246)

D?Addezio.com
(pg 246; 8/22/02)

Obituary Central
(pg 247)

The Virtual Memorial Garden
(pg 247)

The WorldWide Cemetery
(pg 247)


Deaths in Other Databases

Online Searchable Death Indexes for the USA
(pg 247; 11/22/02)

Chapter 27: Department of Motor Vehicles Records

Regulations on Accessing DMV Records

Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994
site 1 (pg 242)
site 2 (pg 242)

Registered Sex & Violent Offenders (Online Supplement)

Alabama
(9/8/02)

Athens

Calhoun County
(9/8/02)
Russell County (viewable with Internet Explorer only)

Walker County (best viewed with Internet Explorer)


Alaska


Arizona

Pima County


Connecticut


Delaware


Florida

Citrus County
(9/8/02)

Hollywood
(9/8/02)

Leon County

Osceola County
(9/9/02)

Royal Palm Beach

Seminole County
(9/8/02)

St. Johns County


Georgia

site 1
or
site 2

Augusta - Richmond County
(9/8/02)

Bartow County
(9/8/02)

Cherokee County

Columbia County

DeKalb County

Douglas County

Floyd County

Gwinnett County
(9/8/02)

Oconee County

Whitfield County


Hawaii
(9/8/02)


Idaho
(9/9/02)

Blaine County Sex Offenders Who Have Failed to Register


Illinois

Chicago

Cook County

DuPage County
(9/8/02)

Fairview Heights
(9/8/02)

Hoffman Estates

Kane County

Lake County
(9/8/02)

McLean County

Naperville
(9/9/02)

St. Clair County


Indiana

Sex and Violent Offender Registry


Iowa

site 1
or
site 2

Sioux County
(9/8/02)


Kansas

site 1
or
site 2
(9/8/02)


Louisiana


Michigan

Macomb County
(9/9/02)

Rochester and Rochester Hills

St. Claire County


Minnesota

Level 3 Predatory Offenders


Mississippi


Montana


Nebraska


New York

High Risk (Level 3) Sex Offenders


North Carolina


Ohio

Clark County

Franklin County

Greene County
(9/8/02)

Hamilton County
(9/8/02)

Ottawa County
(9/8/02)

Stark County

Summit County


Oklahoma

Altus

Bartlesville
(9/8/02)

Bixby

Blaine County

Broken Arrow
(9/8/02)

Claremore

Creek County
(9/8/02)

Custer County

Enid

Grandfield

Oklahoma County

Sapulpa

Seminole County

Stillwater

Tulsa
(9/8/02)

Tulsa County
(9/8/02)


Oregon

Benton County


South Carolina

site 1
or
site 2 (listed under Online Services)


Tennessee


Texas

Argyle

Balch Springs
(9/8/02)

Collin County

Dallas

Denton County

site 1
or
site 2

Farmers Branch

Garland


Utah

site 1
(9/8/02)
or
site 2


Virginia


Washington

Bellevue
(9/8/02)

Bellingham Level III Sex Offenders
(9/8/02)

Clark County (Registered Sex/Kidnapping Offenders)
(9/8/02)

Cowlitz County Level III Sex Offenders

Island County

King County

Longview

Okanogan County

Pierce County Superior Court

Renton Level III Sex Offenders


West Virginia


Wisconsin

Madison


Wyoming
(9/8/02)

Chapter 26: Criminal Justice Records

Crime.com (pg 220)

Criminal Justice Databases

Advance Passenger Information System (APIS)
U.S. Customs Service
(pg 220)

Booking Logs

Booking Log for San Diego County
(pg 221; no longer found online as of 9/11/02)

Booking Log for Gwinnett County, Georgia
(pg 221; 9/11/02)

Booking Log for San Bernardino County
(pg 221; 9/11/02)

Carnivore System

Carnivore
(pg 221)

Consolidated Asset Tracking System (CATS)

Consolidated Asset Tracking System (CATS)
(pg 222)

Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)

CODIS (site 1)
(pg 222)

CODIS (site 2)
(pg 222)

Counterdrug Information Indices System (DRUGX)

Counterdrug Information Indices System (DRUGX)
(pg 223)

Criminal Records

Court-Related Web sites
(pg 223)

National Center for State Courts
(pg 223)

EPIC (El Paso Intelligence Center) Database

El Paso Intelligence Center Database (EPIC)
(pg 223)

Escapees

Colorado Department of Corrections
(pg 223)

North Carolina Escapee Database
(pg 223)

Oregon Escapee Database (in their Absconds and Escapees site)
(pg 223)

South Carolina Escapee Database (in their Fugitives database)
(pg 223)

South Dakota Escapee Database
(pg 224)

Tennessee Escapee Database
(pg 224)

The Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT)

The Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT)
pg 224)

The Inappropriate Communications/Threat Information System (IC/TIS)

The Inappropriate Communications/Threat Information System (IC/TIS)
(pg 224)

Inmate Databases

Who's In Jail? Sheriff's Inmate Log for San Diego, California
(pg 224; 10/2/02)

Georgia Department of Corrections Offender Query
(pg 224)

Illinois Department of Corrections Inmate Search
(pg 224)

Michigan Department of Corrections Offender Tracking Information System
(pg 224)

Indiana Department of Corrections Offender Search
(pg 224)
Minnesota Departments of Corrections Offender Locator
(pg 224)

Pennsylvania Departments of Corrections Offender Locator
(pg 224)

North Carolina Offender Search
(pg 224)

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Inmates on Death Row
(pg 224)

Whatcom County, WA Jail Inmate Search
(6/26/03)

Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Database
(pg 224)

INS Passenger Accelerated Service System (INSPASS)

U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
(pg 225)

Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS)

Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS)
(pg 225)

Interagency Border Inspection System (IBIS)

Interagency Border Inspection System (IBIS)
(pg 225; 8/22/02)

The Interpol-U.S. National Central Bureau (NCB) System

Interpol-U.S. National Central Bureau System
(pg 225)

Interstate Identification Index (III)

FBI's Interstate Identification Index (III)
site 1
(pg 226; 9/19/02)
site 2
(pg 226; 9/19/02)

The Jewelry & Gem Database (JAG)

FBI Major Theft/Transportation Crimes Unit Database of Jewelry Thefts and Robberies
(pg 226)

Joint Automated Booking System (JABS)

Joint Automated Booking System (JABS)
(pg 226)

Judicial Protection Information System (JPIS)

Judicial Protection Information System (JPIS)
(pg 226)

Justice Detainee Information System (JDIS)

Justice Detainee Information System (JDIS)
(pg 227)

National Crime Information Center (NCIC)

NCIC 2000
(pg 227)

National Drug Pointer Index System (NDPIX)

National Drug Pointer Index System (NDPIX)
(pg 227)

National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)

National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
site 1
(pg 228; 9/19/02)
site 2
(pg 228)

National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)

National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)
(pg 228)

Prisoner Tracking System (PTS)

Prisoner Tracking System (PTS)
(pg 228)

Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS)

Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS)
(pg 229)

Registered Sex and/or Violent Offenders

Registered Sex and/or Violent Offenders
(pg 229)

(see online supplement)

SENTRY

Federal Bureau of Prisons
(pg 229; 9/27/02)

Threat Analysis Information System (TAIS)

U.S. Marshall Service
(pg 229)

Victim Notification System (VNS)

Appriss, Inc.
(pg 229)

International Criminal Justice Organizations

Europol
Europol
(pg 230; 9/27/02)

Interpol

Interpol Member Countries
(pg 230)

Interpol
(pg 231)

The World Customs Organization (WCO)

World Customs Organization
(pg 231; 9/27/02)

Criminal Justice Bulletin Boards and Web Sites

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
(pg 231)

National Law Enforcement Technology Center (NLECTC)
(pg 231)

National Center for State Courts, Court Related Web Sites
(pg 231; 9/28/02)

CopSeek.com
(pg 231)

JURIS
(pg 232)

Lexis
(pg 232)

Westlaw
(pg 232; 9/28/02)

For Further Information

Publications

Justice Action Australia
(pg 232)

The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology
(pg 232)

The British Journal of Criminology
(pg 232; 9/28/02)

The Canadian Journal of Criminology
(pg 232)

Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention
(pg 232)

CINCH
(pg 232)

Criminology and Criminal Justice
(pg 233)

APB Online
(pg 233; 9/28/02)

Criminology/Criminal Justice Related Journals
(pg 233)

Law Enforcement Bulletin
(pg 233)

CIA Publications
(pg 234)

Other Criminal Justice Resources

The United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network (UNCJIN)
(pg 234)

The Central Intelligence Agency
(pg 234)

The Department of Justice
(pg 234; 9/28/02)

The FBI Home Page
(pg 234)

FBI's Ten Most Wanted Criminals
(pg 234; 9/28/02)

The Police Officer's Internet Directory
(pg 234)