Public Records

Anyone know if there is a place to look up free public records. I dont really need it just might be useful someday.


Nightwalker

No I dont, the only free info you can get off the good ones are where the person lives, phono #, and spouse, and kids. You can buy the other information starting at $10 I think. I'll get back to you on this.

So, what exactly is the other information?

The other information are FBI files, background checks, the persons assets, divorces, court papers etc.

Seems kind of creepy that they wan't to keep all that info........but I suppose people researching their family tree in future generations will have a much easier time

Just out of interest, are the Brittish equivelant of these records exactly the same?

well us Brits keep lots of records, but I don't think many of them are freely available due to the data protection act!

The electoral register is soon to be made publically assessible (someone correct me if i'm wrong), but you can choose to opt out of it and become the electoral equivalent of ex-directory. I will do that because the list will just get sold to marketing companies and they will spam me to death.

At work I do get to look at lots of records, as I'm employed by the Inland Revenue to trace tax payers who have moved house and not told us. We get to use a program called Quick Address which is compiled from the electoral register - and about 2 years out of date Also get to see limited sections of benefits agency files and equifax (credit checks) records.

As a private individual I have to pay to see my own equifax file, I can only see my medical records back to about 1991 and lord only knows where the school records ended up!

I can find out any info on people as long as they refinance or buy or sell a house through the company i work for. anything