Free Investigative Search Resources
If you have some basic skills and some free time, these free search tools can be worth the effort and save you a lot of money Keep in mind, no search of any depth will be completely free. Somewhere along the line you will end up paying for something.
Even in this age of the computer and digital database records, there is no such thing national criminal record search. Federal prison inmates may be the exception.
To conduct a comprehensive nationwide criminal record search on an individual you must first establish the jurisdictions that an individual has resided and/or worked. This implies often searching at the county level. These can be difficult and time consuming because not all smaller counties have online access.There is no substitute for hands-on research of court records,
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- State Attorneys General
- State Court Web Sites
- State Courts Web Links - US
- State Freedom of Information Sites
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Alabama
- AL architects of architects
- AL Corporations Active + see Sec/State
- AL Licensure Verification Entry Page
- Al Marriages, 1800-1920
- AL Marriages--Alabama to 1825 - A...
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- AL Secretary of State
- AL Web
- Alabama
- Alabama County Official LIST
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- Alabama Department of Insurance
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- Alabama Links
- Alabama Real Estate Commission
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- Alabama State Bar
- Alabama State Bar
- Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners and ...
- AlaWeb
- Alabama State Bar
Alaska
- AK Alumni
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- AK Corporations
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- AK Fairbanks Property
- AK Kenai Peninsula Borough Code of Ordinances
- AK Kenai Peninsulas Property
- AK Occupational Licensing #1 State pt 1
- AK Occupational Licensing #2 Fed/State/City
- AK Occupational Search by Lisc #
- AK Occupational Search by name
- AK ON-line Search
- AK Sex Offenders
- AK Tax Division, Department of Revenue, State of...
- AK Unclaimed Property
- AKPublic Notices Home Page
- AL Bankruptcy
- Alaska
- Alaska - Jobs Resources
- Alaska Administrative Code
- Alaska Court of Appeals Cases
- Alaska Department of Corrections
- Alaska Division of Occupational Licensing: Bu...
- Alaska Division of Occupational Licensing: Li...
- Alaska Employee Directory
- Alaska Fairbanks Property
- Alaska Lobbyist Directory
- Alaska Occupational Lisc
- Alaska Public Notices Home Page
- Alaska State 21ST Legislature BASIS
- Alaska Statutes
- Alaska Supreme Court Cases
- Alaska Supreme Court Opinions
- Alaska Trial Court Opinions
American Samoa
Arizona
- Arizona
- Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
- Arizona Board of Technical Registration
- Arizona Court of Appeals - Decisions
- Arizona Geanology Lists
- Arizona Lobbyist Directory
- Arizona Revised Statutes Link Page
- Arizona Secretary of State Home Page
- Arizona Sex Offender Website
- Arizona State Legislature
- Arizona Supreme Court Opinions
- AZ Accountants
- AZ Alumni.NET - North America> United States of ...
- AZ Appeals Court
- AZ Campaign Finance Searching
- AZ Charity Department
- AZ Corporations #1
- AZ Corporations #2
- AZ Dist 1 Court Appeals Opinions
- AZ Dist 2 Appeals Open Cases
- AZ District Court PACER Welcome Page
- AZ Graham County Sheriffs Office Most Wanted Per...
- AZ Inmates
- AZ Liquor Licenses
- AZ Lobbyist Search
- AZ Maricopa County Assessor
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- AZ Notary Department
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- AZ State Bar
- AZ Superior Court of Arizona
- AZ UCC
- AZ Unclaimed Property
- AZ Yahoo! Real Estate - Home Values
- az.us/archives/famhistory.htm
Arkansas
- AR Alumni
- AR AncestryIndividual Database Search
- AR Co-operatives
- AR Corporations
- AR Criminal Justice Directory
- AR Death Row
- AR Eastern District US Court
- AR Government Online Services
- AR Info Subscription Svcs $
- AR Inmate Population Information Search
- AR Marriages #1
- AR Marriages #2
- AR Marriages--Arkansas to 1850 - Advanced Search
- AR Missing Persons Search
- AR Notaries Public
- AR Real Estate Commission
- AR Secretary of State Search: Incorporations
- AR Secretary of State Search: Trademarks
- AR Securities Dept
- AR Supreme & Appeals Courts Opinions
- AR Trademarks
- AR UCC System
- AR Unclaimed Funds
- AR US District Court-Eastern Region
- AR Western Arkansas District Court HOME PAGE
- AR Workers' Compensation Commission
- Arkansas
- Arkansas 83rd General Assembly
- Arkansas Code
- Arkansas Department of Correction - Escapee List
- Arkansas Disclosure Reports
- Arkansas Home Page
- Arkansas Lobbyist Directory
California
- CA Academic Performance
- CA Adult Missing Persons Unit
- CA Alumni
- CA Attorney General-Public Inquiry Unit
- CA Business License Co Names
- CA Business License Individuals
- CA Campaign $
- CA Charitable Trusts
- CA Corporations
- CA Death Records 1904-1997
- CA Death Records 1940-1997
- CA Death Row
- CA Department Of Motor Vehicles
- CA Dept. of Justice
- CA Environmental License Plate Search
- CA Financial Directory of Licensees
- CA Franchise Tax Board Ref...
- CA Home Values [Some Counties Only]
- CA Index of /County codes
- CA Insurance Dept
- CA Land Records
- CA Laws
- CA Liquor Board
- CA Lobbyist Directory
- CA Missing Persons
- CA Missing Persons Registry
- CA Northern Dist Bankruptcy $
- CA Northern Dist US Court $
- CA Process Servers
- CA Professional Licenses
- CA Professional Lisc Lookup
- CA Property Tax Resources
- CA Secretary of State's Office - California Busi...
- CA Secretary of State's Office - California Busi...
- CA Silicon Valley Business Directory
- CA Southern Dist Bankruptcy $
- CA Southern Dist US Coury $
- CA State Agency Index
- CA State Bar of California
- CA State Bar of California
- CA Surname Search
- CA Unclaimed Persons
- CA Unclaimed Property
- CA Vital Records
- California
- California Birth Records 1905-1995
- California Corporations
- California Courts: Forms
- California Dept. of Justice - Office of the A...
- California Home Page
- California Secretary of State - A Message Fro...
Colorado
- Colorado Bureau of Investigation
- Colorado Courts $
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Envi...
- Colorado
- CO Denver County Court Searches
- CO El Paso County Assessor's Office
- CO Larimer County Property Ownership Search
- CO Mesa County Property Ownership Search
- CO Park County Assessor's Office
- CO Pitkin County Assessor Search Results
- CO Routt County Assessor
Connecticut
- Connecticut
- Connecticut Judicial Branch Website
- CT Civil & Family Court
- CT Civil Case Database
- CT Courts
- CT DOT
- CT Professional's License
- CT Property by name & Town
- CT Sex Offender Registry
- CT Short Calendar & Assignment List Lookup
- CT State Police
- CT Unclaimed Property
Delaware
- DE Court Case Database
- DE Division of Corporations
- DE Division of Corporations
- DE Government Telephone Directory
- DE Most Wanted
- DE Probate Database Search
- DE Registered Agents
- DE Sex Offender Registration
- DE State of Delaware
- DE Tax Records
- DE Vital Records
- Delaware
District of Columbia
- DC Alumni.NET - North America> United States of ...
- DC Bar
- DC Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- DC Business License [applications only]
- DC Dept Health Licensing info
- DC Federal Lobbyist Directory
- DC Marriages--Washington DC to 1825
- DC Military Dist of Wash - Home
- DC Military District of Washington - Fact Sheets
- DC Most Wanted
- DC Real Property
- DC Search All White House Publications
- DC Unclaimed Property
- DC US District Court $
- DC US District Court of Appeals $
- District of Columbia
Florida
- FL License Search Menu
- FL Agency for Health Care Administration : AHCA
- FL Alcoholic Beverage Delinquency Menu
- FL Board of Pilot Commissioners
- FL Board of Professional Geoligists
- FL Board of talent agents
- FL Broward Ciunty Arrest Inquiry Search
- FL Charlotte County Property Appraiser
- FL Closed Professional Liab Claims
- FL Community Assoc Mgrs
- FL Corporate/Partners/Trademarks
- FL Corporations
- FL Corrections Offender Information Network - In...
- FL Corrections Offender Information Network - We...
- FL Daytona Commerce Commission
- FL Dept of State
- FL Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
- FL Division of Corporations - Florida Department...
- FL Employee Leasing Cos
- FL FDLE Image # Search
- FL Fictitious Names
- FL Govt Svcs
- FL Hotels & Restaurants Commision
- FL Land Sales-Condos/Mobile Homes
- FL Legislature Files
- FL Licenses Individual Occupational
- FL Licensing - Florida
- FL Lien Search
- FL Missing Children
- FL Occupational Lisc
- FL Pari-Mutuel Wagering
- FL Partnership Data
- Fl People Search
- FL Phone # by County
- FL public records in florida
- FL public records in florida 11/00
- FL Sex Offenders
- FL State Bar - Lawyers
- FL State Criminal Histories $15/name-$8/record
- FL Suwanee County jaillogs
- FL UCC/Lien Inquiry Menu
- FL Volusia County Property Appraiser
- Florida
- Florida Comptroller's Website
- Florida Department of Corrections
- Florida Department of Insurance
- Florida Department of State - Licensing
- Florida Election Cases - U.S. Supreme Court
- Florida Execution
- Florida Government Information Locator
- Florida State Courts
- Florida Unclaimed Property
- FL Criminal History-Statewide
Georgia
- GA Dougherty CountyTax Department
- Georgia
- GA Corporations
- GA Corporations Division
- GA Inmates & Offenders
- GA Notary Search
- GA Trademark Searches
- Georgia Department of Corrections
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
- Kansas
- Kansas Bureau of Investigation 10 Most Wanted
- Kansas Bureau of Investigation Offenders
- Kansas Bureau of Investigation Press Releases
Kentucky
- Kentucky
- Kentucky Secretary of State's Office (2)
- Kentucky Sex Offender Registry
- Kentucky Unclaimed Property
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Kentucky's Most Wanted Child Support Evaders
- KY Business Filings
- KY List Business Entity by Name
- Ky Most Wanted
- KY UCC Filings
- KY: Commonwealth of Kentucky Homepage
Louisiana
Maine
- Maine
- Maine Doc Finder
- Maine State Archives - Death History Search Form
- ME Corporate Names (Maine)
- ME Death History Search Form
- ME Marriage Search Form
- ME Osteopathic Physicians
- ME Search Corporate Names (Maine)
- ME SupremeCourtOpinions
- ME Unclaimed Property
- ME Welcome
- ME Welcome to The Department of the Secretary of...
- ME Welcome to the State of Maine
Maryland
- Maryland
- Maryland Court Systems by Modem
- Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation
- Maryland UCC
- MD Business - Maryland Business Information Ne...
- MD Property Tax Records Online by TaxRecord...
- MD Real Property Search
- MD Trademarks & Service Marks - MDSOS
Massachusetts
- MA Commonwealth of Massa...
- MA List of Boards
- MA Property by name and town
- Massachusetts Department of Correction
- Massachusetts Turnpike Home Page
- Massachussetts
Minnesotta
- Minnesota
- Minnesota Court System
- MN Commerce - Real Estate Agents and Companies
- MN Court System also
- MN State Auditor Database Search:
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
- Nevada
- Nevada Sec of State Home Page
- Nevada's Official Web Site
- NV Clark County Nevada
- NV Corporation Searches
- NV Denver Civil Records
- NV las vegas hotels
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- N.J. Turnpike Authority Home Page
- New Jersey Home Page
- New Jersey Judiciary's Homepage
- New Jersey School District Directory
- NJ DOT
- NJ Home Page
- NJ Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- NJ Real Estate Comm - Disciplin...
New Mexico
- New Mexico
- New Mexico State Judiciary Disclaimer
- New Mexico State Judiciary Disclaimer
- NM Corporations Information Inquiry
- NM Uniform Commercial Code Info
New York
- New York Govt List
- New York State Department of Transportation H...
- New York State Division of Criminal Justice S...
- New York State E-Courts
- New York State Government Information Locator...
- New York State Government Sites
- New York State Government Toll Free Numbers
- New York State Police
- New York State Sex Offender Registry
- New York State Unified Court System
- New York States Attorney Directory
- NY (CRISNY) tm Capital Region Info
- NY Bridge Authority
- NY Consumer Protection
- NY Corporations
- NY DCJS Public Information
- NY Eastern District of New York - Query
- NY Govt Info by Subject
- NY Home page
- NY Hudson Valley Transportation Mgmt. Center
- NY Inmate Information
- NY Lisc Occupational Database
- NY Lisc Professional
- NY Motor Truck Association - $
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- NY ParoleWatch
- NY Physicians
- NY Physicians Misconduct
- NY Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- NY Professions: Online Verifications
- NY Real Prop free
- NY Real Property $
- NY Real Property - Many Counties
- NY Real Property by County
- NY State Department of State
- NY State Real Prop not Bfflo
- NY Supreme Ct Cases Pending
- NY Suprteme Ct Decisions by Index #
- NY Tax & Finance Home Page
- NY Thruway: Includes Current Road Conditions
- NYC DOT
- NYC MTA
- NYC.GOV - The Official New York City Web Site
- NYS Offender File Info-Request Guide
- NYS Dept of Correction data info
- NYS GILS: List of State Agencies
- NYS GILS: List of State Agencies
- NYS GILS: List of State Agencies
- NYSAC Main Page
North Carolina
- N.C. DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE HOM...
- NC Department of Correction - Index
- NC DOC Inmate Releases - RELQUER1.HTM
- NC Gov.com
- NC Public Records
- NC Public Records #2
- NC Secretary of State, Business License Infor...
- NC various Counties Public Record
- North Carolina
- North Carolina Criminal and ...
- North Carolina Department of Correction
- North Carolina UCC Internet Query
North Dakota
Northern Mariana Islands
Ohio
- OH Cuyuhoga County Criminal Records
- OH Inmates
- OH UCC Record Search
- Ohio
- Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell
Oklahoma
Oregon
- OR Appraiser List
- OR Building Codes Division Contractor License Se...
- OR Corporation Division Welcome Page - Oregon Se...
- OR Corporation Division Welcome Page - Oregon Se...
- OR Couty Clerks [list only]
- OR Financial Database Links
- OR Genealogical Data
- OR Insurance Dept
- OR License Search
- OR Licensing, certification, registration, and p...
- OR Records-Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
- OR State Employee Search Form
- OR UCC Record Search
- OR UCC Record Search
- OR Unclaimed Property
- OR US District Court
- OR Workers' compensation information
- OR-OSHA (External OR-OSHA Web Page)
- Oregon
- Oregon Administrative Rules Complation
- Oregon Adoption Registery
- Oregon Board of Medical Examiners DocFinder
- Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Se...
- Oregon Department of Correctio...
- Oregon Department of Justice
- Oregon Revised Statutes
- Oregon State Archives Home Page
- Oregon State Police
Pennsylvania
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- PA Department of Corrections
- PA DOT
- PA Govt Officials
- PA Phil Courts
- PA Register of Wills: Larry Medaglia - Search Ou...
- PA Turnpike Commission
- PA Unclaimed Funds
- Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Code
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Doc Finder
- RI Property by name & town
- RI Public Records
- RI US Bankruptcy Court - District of Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
- SD Birth Record Search prior 1900
- SD U.S. Courts - District of South Dakota Home Page
- SD Unclaimed Property
- South Dakota
Tennessee
- Tennessee
- Tennessee Missing Children Clearinghouse
- TN Unclaimed Property
- TN Department of Correction
- TN Inmates
- TN Nashvill Cty Crim Court
- TN Parole/Probation
- TN Property
- TN SEXUAL OFFENDER SEARCH
Texas
- Taxpayer Search
- Texas
- Texas Department of Health, BUREAU OF VITAL S...
- Texas Dept. of Public Safety - Conviction Rec...
- Texas DocFinder
- Texas Insurance Complaints
- Texas Sexual Offenders
- Texas Unclaimed Property
- TX 5th Court of Appeals - Dallas, Texas
- TX Birth General Records 1926-1949
- TX Comptroller of Public Accounts - Texas ...
- TX Corp
- TX Corp Taxpayer Search
- TX Dallas County School Finances
- TX Dallas County Voters Reg
- TX Death Records 1964-1998
- TX Dentists/Techs/Labs
- TX Dept of Insurance
- TX Divorce Records 1968-1997
- TX gov tax info
- TX Inmates
- TX Marriage Records 1966-1997
- TX PublicData.Com [ Home Page ]
- TX Release of Vehicle Record Information
- TX Sex Offender Database - Convict...
- TX State Conviction Records $3.15
- TX Tax Records-Various
- TX Track Court Cases at iDoc...
Tribal Governments
US Virgin Islands
Utah
- UT Adoption Info
- UT Ancestry & other states
- UT Annual Business Renewal
- UT Birth/Death
- UT Business Entity Search
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- UT Business Name Availability
- UT Capital Tour
- UT Central Files
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- UT Health Dept/Consumer Svcs
- UT Hunting and Fishing Licenses - Online
- UT Insurance Complaints
- UT purchasing.state
- UT Registered Principals Search
- UT Registration Renewal Express
- UT Sex Offender Registry Search
- UT Sex Offenders Search - Sex Offenders - Offend...
- UT State of Utah Driver License
- UT UCC
- UT Unclaimed Property
- UT Zip Code Searches
- Utah
- Utah Business Lists
- Utah Calendar
- Utah CommuterLink
- Utah CommuterLink
- Utah Department of Commerce Homepage
- Utah Department of Corrections
- Utah Dept of Corrections/Sex Offendors
- Utah Education Network
- Utah Legislature
- Utah News Releases
- Utah Official Web Site
- Utah Personalized Plate Search
- Utah State Directory of Employees
- Utah Tax Forms
- Utah Winter Postcards
- Utah's Online Library
Vermont
- Vermont
- Vermont DocFinder
- Vermont Secretary of State
- Vermont Secretary of State CORPS Database
- Vermont Secretary of State Name Registration ...
- VT Corp Foreign
- VT Corp name reservation
- VT Corporation Database Individual Person Name S...
- VT Corporation Individual Person Name S...
- VT Corporations and others
- VT Corporations Browse
- VT Courts
- VT Databases various/Sec/State
- VT DOT
- VT Professional Regulation Database
- VT Professional Regulation Database
- VT Secretary of State
- VT Secretary of State UCC Database
- VT State of Vermont Home Page
- VT Trade Name Database
- VT Trademarks
Virginia
- VA Virginia Colonial Records Project
- VA Bankrupcy - Eastern by name
- VA Bankrupcy - Eastern by number
- VA Dept of Professional & Occupational Reg...
- VA Dept of Real Estate Assessments - Welcome
- VA DMV: General Information:
- VA House / Senate Documents
- VA Legislative Information System
- VA Legislative Information System
- VA Library of Virginia Archives and Manuscript D...
- VA Library of Virginia War of 1812 Pay Rolls and...
- VA Marriage & Obituary Database
- VA Professional Occupational Regulation Lisc data
- VA Property Assessments on line
- VA Supreme Court Rules
- VA Unclaimed Property
- VA Wills on file
- Virginia
Washington
- WA Business Records State Department of Revenue
- WA Business Records/Corp, etc
- WA Construction and Electrical Contractors,...
- WA Corporations Registration Data Lookup
- WA Employee Directory
- WA Lawyer Search Database
- WA Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer's Homepage
- WA Professional Licensing Inquiry System
- WA Revised Code of Washington
- WA Unclaimed Property
- WA Yakima County Sheriff
- Washington
- Washington State Department of Revenue
- Washington State Ferries
West Virginia
- West Virginia
- WV Monongalia CountyProperty
- WV State Police -- Sex Offenders
- WV Unclaimed Property #2
- WV Unclaimed Property Database
Wisconsin
- WI Bar Lawyer Search
- WI Circuit Court Access
- WI Corp Search
- WI Corporate Registration Information System
- WI Criminal History Welcome
- WI Dane County Property
- WI Licensing
- WI Milwauki Courts
- WI Unclaimed Property
- WI Uniform Commercial Code
- Wisconsin
- Wisconsin - Unclaimed Property
- Wisconsin Circuit Court Access
- Wisconsin Circuit Court Access
- Wisconsin Court System
- Wisconsin Department of Commerce
- Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions
- Wisconsin Department of Justice
- Wisconsin Dept of Justice - Crim Records On-Line
- Wisconsin Information Server [Badger]
- Wisconsin Legislature
- Wisconsin State Statutes
Wyoming
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