Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Government Public Records Search Online Guide

By Claire Dowell


Since the Arizona public records law has been in placed in the state, residents of the state have been given the freedom to request for any of the public records Arizona has generated and filed under their name. This has made the monitoring of the incidents in the state easy for the government official.

These public records may include any type of document that may be necessary or vital in one's activities or transactions. One of the most common is the birth certificate. Birth certificates are used primarily when dealing with any legal matters. It would serve as a proof of one's identity. Other types of public documents includes death certificates, marriage and divorce licenses. A more serious and sensitive document includes the criminal records of the state. Such document is used mainly for background check.

In order to get a copy of any of the public document, it is advisable to file the request at the office where the event or incident took place. Knowing where it can be obtained can help lessen the time for the retrieval of the document. Certificates of birth, marriage, death and divorce are available at the office of the Vital Records Section. It is also available at the office of the county clerk at the county of occurrence. The office of the Department of public Safety is where the criminal records of the state are managed. The office of the county court can also provide a copy f the criminal record. Going to the office is not the only option since the public document can be obtained by sending a mail request. Unfortunately, it is not the fastest method to get a copy of the file.

To hasten the search, one has to provide the basic information about the document of interest. By providing the name of the person on the file as well as important dates and places, the search can be simplified thus saving time, energy and cost. It is also important to indicate the personal information of the one who filed the request. This will be used only to document and track the access to the file.

The retrieval for each document is not for free and it would cost from $5 up to $50, depending on the request type. Requesting for the criminal record can cost more than any other documents since it contain confidential information. Searching for the criminal record using the fingerprints would also cost more than the regular name based search.

The use of the Internet has made the sharing of information fast and easy. The public records in Arizona can now be requested online. This makes the retrieval convenient and time saving. The results of the search are obtained in just seconds instead of days and there is no need to go to any office just to file the request. There are websites that offer to conduct a free government public records search. Residents of Arizona prefer to go for the paid search to ensure that they get quality results.




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