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Public Records Fact: Most court records
-- such as divorce hearings, civil lawsuits, criminal proceedings and even traffic tickets -- are public records.
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- Investigating People - Records Sites with Free Information
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Investigating People - Records Sites with Free Information
| Public Records Search Tool - Allows users to find links for online public records by state and county. Contains links to everything from marriage
and death records, to courthouses, and more. |
Nifty and free public records searches from Knowx - Knowx has a wide variety of search engines that are free of charge -- such as people finder, death, divorce and
professional license records. The site also contains pay services. |
Public Records master list - Contains links to court records online, vital records online, and other categories. |
Property Records - Allows users to search for property records that are online by state and county. Easy to use and comprehensive.
(Note: Not all property records are maintained online; it varies from state to state and county to county.) |
Investigating People - pay services
| Accurint - Uses personal information such as a name or Social Security number to find people and businesses. Allows users
to find assets, relatives, criminal records, bankruptcies, driver's license information, property records, etc. Offers free
trial. |
Lexis-Nexis - Perhaps the most comprehensive public records service available, and a favorite among lawyers and reporters.
Convenient menus on the homesite allow users to search for online investigative tools by occupation or industry. Something
here for everyone. |
Knowx - A wide variety of targeted searches for lawsuits, background checks, assets, real estate, etc. Excellent if you
have in mind what it is your looking for. |
US-Search - People search, background search, court records, employment screening, criminal reports. Contains a wide variety
of search packages. If you don't get results, you don't get charged. |
Intelifinder - Claims to be the world's largest and most accurate public records source. Search by name, address and phone number;
background check, property search, criminal check. |
Investigating a Business - Free Services
| Corporate Information Clearinghouse - Type in a business name and you get dozens of headlines and links to a wide variety of free and pay services
with information on the business. Contains links for everything from news, analyst reports, company capusles, etc. Very handy!
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Hoover's Online - Type in a business name and you get key financials, key people, news, and links to Dun & Bradstreet reports.
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Securities Information - Look up 10k and 10q reports for public-held companies from the Securities and Exchange Comission. |
Investigating Businesses - Pay Services
| One Jump - Database contains company summaries, detailed financials, industry overview, employee count, news, contact information
for current directors and even a list of former directors. |
Lexis Nexis - A one-stop shop and unbeatable for corporate research. Hundreds of databases contain everything from state records
filings, 10k filings, access to business credit reports, trade journals, and much more. |
How's Your Company's Credit? - Dun & Bradstreet allows users to search and download comprehensive analysis reports for your company, which
contain evaluations of your company's credit rating. |
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