Let’s face it: public records search is an absolute, complete, total pain in the you-know-where. Whether you’re trying to find out who owns a piece of property, do a background check on a prospective employee, or otherwise check into someone’s background, searching public records is a time-consuming process.
Sure, there are companies that will sell you access to all sorts of public information they have collected. And, yes, you’ll pay those fees because you know there are 50 states in the Union, thousands of cities, and that people buy/sell property, get married, divorced, arrested, etc. in thousands of cities every year, and who knows how many address changes the average person racks up during their lifetime.
And then you have to consider that — despite their name — public records may be subject to privacy laws, so you may not even be able to get to the information you need. Frustrating as that may seem, some day you may be glad the system works to protect your own privacy in certain circumstances.
When all is said and done, we have legitimate needs for searching public records. Maybe you just want to find out who is lobbying Congress but if you’re looking for specific information about individuals you’ll need to be prepared to wade through a lot of information to find what you need.
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