| Public agencies collect information and | | | | the information is likely to be accurate or |
| compile records which can be shared openly | | | | not. In most cases, such as with |
| depending on the nature of the information. | | | | uspublicrecords.com, the information is |
| With the evolution of the internet, and the | | | | accurate, and in the case that it is not |
| migration of information from paper to | | | | public agencies are likely to have erroneous |
| digital, it is now possible for anyone, | | | | data in their records and they should be |
| anywhere to view information on people and | | | | contacted by the parties with whom the |
| companies within the United States. Although | | | | information relates to. |
| some information is available, a lot of | | | | |
| information is not; because of that people | | | | The following types of information are all |
| are often worried about exactly what others | | | | available to the public via direct links from |
| can find out about them. Likewise, employers | | | | |
| and other people and organizations are often | | | | |
| curious as to what records are made public | | | | Real Estate Records - Records of real estate |
| when they are looking to profile a person or | | | | transactions are logged permanently and are |
| perform a fact checking exercise. | | | | considered to be public information. This |
| | | | allows for someone to be able to evaluate |
| Convention and legislation dictates that | | | | property based on the price that it last sold |
| certain types of information should not be | | | | for. |
| made available openly. Because of that, | | | | |
| information of this kind is generally | | | | Lien filings - Lien filings allow |
| categorized as being public information if it | | | | organizations and people to understand if a |
| is available for anyone to access, or private | | | | person has any outstanding liabilities or |
| in the case that it is not. | | | | assets. This is something which is essential |
| | | | in a free market economy as a means of |
| Many people are often also curious as to how | | | | evaluating the creditworthiness of a person. |
| current the records are likely to be that are | | | | |
| available to the public. Most records are | | | | Business entity filings - Business entity |
| managed through software programs and are | | | | filings can be used by consumers and |
| generally updated in real time; therefore any | | | | businesses as a means of verifying the |
| past blemishes that are no longer valid | | | | information of companies that they have |
| should not be available when they become | | | | entered into a contract with, or whom they |
| outdated. This also means that employers | | | | intend to enter into a contract with. |
| checking up potential employees can be | | | | |
| relatively confident that they are seeing an | | | | Births, Deaths & Marriages - births, |
| accurate picture of a person's public records | | | | death and marriage information is considered |
| as they currently stand. | | | | to be suitable for being classed as public |
| | | | records. As such, they are available for |
| Another commonly asked question is whether | | | | anyone to see. |