Public Records: What the brochure doesn't tell you!

The US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is exactly what it is! The freedom for anyone to be able to consult public records.

Public Records

The Freedom Of Information Act is a legislation signed into law in 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson.  Also referred to as the "FOIA" this law provides for the release of public records to anyone who might request it as long as the request is in writing.  Attached to this legislation are restrictions and exceptions, and the autonomy of each state who may or may not have its own related laws and restrictions in that matter.

What information do they actually send you? "Full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the United State government".

The nine exemptions to the FOIA related to issues of sensitivity and personal rights. They are:

1. (A) specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy and (B) are in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive order;
2. related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency;
3. specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (other than section 552b of this title), provided that such statute (A) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue, or (B) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld;
4. trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential;
5. inter-agency or intra-agency memoranda or letters which would not be available by law to a party other than an agency in litigation with the agency;
6. personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
7. records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production of such law enforcement records or information (A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, (B) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, (C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (D) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source, including a State, local, or foreign agency or authority or any private institution which furnished information on a confidential basis, and, in the case of a record or information compiled by a criminal law enforcement authority in the course of a criminal investigation or by an agency conducting a lawful national security intelligence investigation, information furnished by a confidential source, (E) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law, or (F) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual;
8. contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of an agency responsible for the regulation or supervision of financial institutions; or
9. geological and geophysical information and data, including maps, concerning wells.
   

If you you really thought Public Records were going to be easily accessible, think again! But if you are in need of consulting public records, please click on the link below! 

—->  Public Records

Customers who speak to us certainly fall into two categories.  There are some who don't mind the time it takes nor that they probably will have to give this exercise a whole lot more energy that they originally anticipated.

And of course there are people like you and I who realize that dealing with the bureaucracy of the government may at best be challenging and given the time element that this whole exercise entails recognize that when it comes to public records, the free option is not always the cheapest. 

This is why I always advise my customers and friends that when it comes to their own safety and the safety of their loved ones and co-workers, accessing Public Records through a specialized web site such as ours is vitally important!

Many businesses with a large staff turnaround actually benefit from a voluntary monthly membership with no restrictions.

Irrespective of your status, the facts are that if you are going to hire someone, (a contractor, worker, lawyer, doctor…) you owe it to yourself to ensure that there is nothing untoward in that person's past.

A background check through the following Public Records website will provide you with all the information you need!

Check it our for yourself —-> Public Records 

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