Friday, October 31, 2014

Access To Free Government Public Records

By Claire Dowell


Getting free Texas public records now is a breeze. There are a lot of individuals from the private sector who helps share information to the local residents. This makes the retrieval of the state's public documents accessible.

Texas is one of the states that are open which means that the residents of the state have the freedom to request their personal records any time. The residents of the state can request for records such as birth, death, marriage and divorce files. Birth certificates are used to prove one's identity which is required in most government processes as well as employment applications. Death certificates are used by the immediate family of the deceased to process any insurance related matters. Marriage license is also used in a number of ways. Filing for separation would call for a copy of a divorce certificate. A divorce record is also used by divorced individuals who wish to marry again.

One of the public documents that the residents of Texas can request and access is the criminal records of the state. The police records as well as the arrest reports that is issued in the state of Texas all belong to this category. This is one of the documents used by the residents of the state as reference when conducting a criminal background check.

The public documents of Texas are kept at different agencies in the government. One has to know where to request for a certain type of document to avoid the hassle. The Department of Health under the office of the Vital Records Section is where the state's records of birth, marriage, death and divorce are kept, while the Department of Public Safety is responsible for keeping the criminal records of the state. One can also go to the local county offices in order to obtain the document from there, however, the county only has records that is limited to the their covered area.

Getting a copy of any of the public documents in Texas should be done personally at the right office. Sadly this method can take a while. To avoid the long wait, the Internet is now utilized by the state to deliver such information to the public. This is the most preferred method by the residents of Texas since they can save time and energy in obtaining a copy of any public document that the state keeps. The search is even made convenient since one only has to provide the needed information on the online form and the results of the search are displayed after a few clicks on the mouse.

Doing the search online is not only fast and convenient but also economical. Residents can choose whether they want to do a paid search or a free search. There are websites that offered a free government public records search to its users. It is one way for them to gather potential users. There still many who immediately pay for the service to ensure that they get quality results that can be used anytime.




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