Free Public Records

Free Public Records

Free public records are vital records, immigration records, real estate records, driving records and criminal records made available to the public. Free public records can be found, but many times it takes a lot of work to get to them.

Most essential public records are maintained by the government and many are accessible to the public either free-of-charge or for an administrative fee. Availability is determined by federal, state, and local regulations.

Public records are normally held in physical files. Many public records are available via the Internet or other sources; even though public records are indeed "public", their accessibility is not always simple, free or easy. Some states such as California have policies that govern the availability of information contained in public records. The PRA or public records act states that "except for certain explicit exceptions, personal information maintained about an individual may not be disclosed without the person's consent."

Most businesses offering access to databases specialize in something particular, yet a few attempt to offer all sorts of available records to professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting and academic markets.

Free Public Records