Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Texas Public Records Available Online

By Ben Kingsley


If you are searching for Texas Public Records, you can head to the exact county where they were legally finalized. If you are unaware of the exact county where the files are kept, you can head to the State Health Department. Requests are accepted provided that they are sent with the appropriate requirements. However, if the requirements presented are incomplete, there is a big change that a request will be turned down. Any person that places a successful request will be given the basic pieces of information concerning a certain file, which includes a full name, and the date and location where an event transpired. Some details of a file are kept away from the general public because they are deemed as too personal and it is done to preserve the privacy of a person. There are only a limited number of people or groups that have the authority to obtain such details. They are the owner of the files, their lawyers, and whoever has authorization from the court.

Records of birth, death, marriage, and divorce are considered as vital records and they are also part of the public domain. Criminal records are also open to the public. Anyone who wishes to obtain them should approach the appropriate office, submit a formal request, and pay the corresponding fees. Request forms are available at the appropriate office or it can be downloaded from their official website.

Although the records are open to the public, it is prohibited by the law to use them inappropriately such as to defame, embarrass, blackmail, or threaten another person. Anyone caught violating such will be punished accordingly by the law. The records are to be used as a source of information and as a supporting document only.

There are certain areas where obtaining the files is very useful and examples of which are when hiring job applicants, accepting tenants, or when having suspicions on another person. The information found on the files is instrumental in preserving the safety of people or when conducting a genealogical research.

Certain websites that are privately owned also keep the records in their database. They have approval of the court to disseminate the records to the public as long as proper procedures are observed. There are two kinds of websites provide such records: free websites and paid websites. Regardless of which one you choose, there is no telling for sure if the information they are providing are real or not. This is why you need to perform a history check to see if they are a credible source or not.

Public records have long been used the general public in various ways. It cannot be denied that their existence is very important to the lives of the people. Getting informed is not a privilege; it is a right that people should not ignore. However, it is your responsibility to make sure that you are correctly informed.




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