What are Public Records?
A “Public Record” is information about an individual or business that has been filed or with a government or state agency. By law, public records are available to the “public,” with few, if any, restrictions.
Public records can include vital records, real estate transactions, court records, voter registration, or public criminal records. Most public records that are maintained by the government are available to the public either free-of-charge or for a small administrative fee. Availability is determined by federal, state, and local regulations. Many public records are available on the Internet; even though public records are indeed “public”, getting to them is not always simple or easy.
However, medical records, credit information, tax returns, banking information, employment history and other financial information is not considered public record and is not available to the general public.
PublicInfoGuide.com does not gather, own, or generate the information we display within our criminal background checks. Our goal is to offer quick and easy access to public records from a variety of sources. Although we are constantly working to expand the amount of information we make available, we do not claim to be a comprehensive or complete resource for all public records. PublicInfoGuide.com does not create or have control over the public records and criminal check information we display.
What can you do about your Public Records?
The Privacy Act of 1974 gives you the right to see and copy files that the government maintains about you, and to find out who else has access to the information. You have the right to request a correction to information that is inaccurate or irrelevant; however, you must contact the specific public office that manages this information. Unfortunately, there is no central index for all public records. The Privacy Act requires each agency to respond within ten days. A good resource about agencies that manage public information is BRB Publications, Inc
Can your remove your information from our website?
Most websites give you an option to “opt out”. If you ask to “opt out”, that means the website will block your information from others and not display it. However, after opting out, if any new information is gathered or updated through a public agency then that information will become available again. If you do elect to “opt out”, you must check the website on a regular basis.
PublicInfoGuide.com Opt Out Policy
To block your information (“opt out”) from PublicInfoGuide.com please provide the following:
Full Name
Full Address
Telephone Number
Date of Birth
This information can be e-mailed to support at “site name” or mailed to:
PublicInfoguide.com
Kalispell, MT 59904
This information will only be used for removal purposes and may take up to four weeks to be processed. Please note: removing the data here does not prevent public record sources from displaying new public or criminal records information that may become available.
