Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Online Search For Government Public Records

By Claire Dowell


New York public records are never kept confidential but are instead provided to people as the term suggests. The state has established a lot of agencies just to make sure that all the types of records are appropriately taken care of. More importantly, the state's main objective would be to become transparent to its constituents in terms of public information like marriage, divorce, death, arrest, criminal report and among others. These are all meticulously updated and archived for the use of future generations to come.

Death, birth and divorce reports are primarily archived by the New York Department of Health. Over time, they have created a sub-group called the Vital Records Division to specifically do the updating and documenting of the said records. The work on these important records started in 1881 and fortunately been carried out until these days. If you are to request for a certified copy then you will have to pay $30.00. On the other hand, if you want to expedite the search then you will have to pay another $15.00.

If you want to further your searches then there is another department which can help you get some more details on what you are trying to inspect for. This is the Vital Records Department which manages all records and data pertaining to the marriages in New York. As the number of requests increased tremendously over time, the state has decided to have another institution installed which they called the New York City Marriage Bureau which becomes the sole resource for inquiries relating to marriage. This costs $15.00 per copy and another $10.00 if you would like to get more copies.

On the other hand, the arrest and criminal reports are held by the various law enforcement agencies in New York. These law enforcing units are mandated by law to put all the legal records into writing and keep them safe for future references. These agencies include the police stations, narcotics department, highway patrol group and the other enforcers in New York. Thus, if you are doing a background check on someone, you make sure that you tap the right agency for the information which you are searching for. You need to call the offices concerned to ask how much you should be paying for the retrieval of arrest, criminal or police documents.

The entire procedure to acquire a copy of the public records should be handy because all you have to do is secure a copy of the official records form. The form contains all the details which the records office needs to know to be able to initiate the search. Take note that this form should be completed in its entirety. Otherwise, the results you get will be incomplete or that the office cannot retrieve the information at all. Therefore, it is a must that you supply all the details being asked on the form.

At present, people are fortunate enough to be able to do a public records search on a computer with Internet access. This development was realized when experts are able to upload the legal reports into an online database for everyone to see. These are independent online records resources which anyone can avail for whatever circumstances. But, you have to select a credible records source to be able to generate the accurate details of the report that you need.




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