Secrets of Top Private Eyes How to Conduct an Investigation 1993 IVP

Joe Hoover Anni Adkins

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INFORMATION SOURCES ……………….…………………………………… Interviewing ...………………………………….………………………………… Local Sources ………………………………..………………………………….. County Sources ………………………………………………………………….. State Sources ..…………………………………………………………………. National Sources ..………………………………………………………………. Database Sources ……………………………………………………………….

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DIRECTORY …………………………………………………………………….. State Records …………………………………………………………………… National Records …………………………………………………………………

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BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS …………………………………………. Business Profile ………………………………………………………………….

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AUTHORS EXPERTS

LOCATING ASSETS

PI CAREER Resources

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Secrets of Top Private Eyes CONDUCT YOUR OWN INVESTIGATION CONTENTS: Each investigation is unique. What type of investigation will you conduct? Before you begin, take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the entire contents. Your quest will be easier and more fruitful if you do. EXPERTS: Mike Askew, Nick Beltrante, Pat Beltrante, Linnea Sinclair Bernadino, Bob Brown, Linda Bowman, Peter Crummey, Roger Gibson, Darrell Goodwin, Sandy Musser, Mike Newman, Norma Tillman. These are the “Top PI’s” and Search Experts. AUTHORS: Joe Hoover and Anni Adkins INFORMATION: Gather and record all pertinent data. Do this before you take any further action. Most investigations begin by talking to people. Learn the “INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES” the pros use to find out what they need to know. Look at “LOCAL” and “COUNTY” & “STATE” sources to see what records are available and how to obtain them. “DATABASES,” shows you how to tap the Information Providers and Database Operators. Internet links are provided. DIRECTORY: This excellent compilation lists all “STATE RECORDS” sources and tells where records are kept: physical address, phone and fax numbers, plus web addresses. “NATIONAL RESOURCES” lists government agencies and independent organizations that furnish assistance. Also included are listings and links to Regional Archives, US Government Printing Office book stores and church sources. MISSING PERSONS: If you are seeking a missing person, start by reading this entire section. Print out the excellent forms that can aid you in locating the person you seek. To find someone separated by adoption, the “ADOPTION SEARCH” section should be required reading. See “MILITARY SOURCES” to learn how to find people connected or previously connected with the US military. BACKGROUND: Learn about pre-employment and tenant screenings. RELATIONHIP: Before you become involved with a person you want to know if they really are who they say they are. “PRE-RELATIONSHIP” and CHILD CUSTODY” are covered in depth. SURVEILLANCE and “SPY TOOLS,” shows how to go after the evidence. PI CAREER: You’ll get advice directly from the pros, whose combined experience equals more than 150 years of investigating.

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Information Sources With very few exceptions, every American is on file somewhere. Hundreds, if not thousands, of repositories throughout the country and around the world have a record of you - and numerous details about you. Records are collected and maintained at three levels by government and organizations:

Local/County, State, Federal/National Data (information) from all sources are collected by Information Distributors who, in turn, market and sell that information to others. Credit Bureaus Credit bureaus gather credit data about individuals from a vast network of retailers, businesses, and financial institutions. In exchange for this data, they provide credit information to all their members. This info is also sold or traded to one or more of the giant commercial credit bureaus. National commercial credit bureaus sell information to local credit bureaus, as well as to a variety of Information Providers, who resell it to their clients, most of whom are known as: Information Professionals All involved in this "data chain" must agree to enforce the regulations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Generally, the Act stipulates that credit information is confidential and can only be released to those with whom you have applied for credit and to those to whom you have given permission to review your credit history. Business Reports If you are a member of a business credit bureau, you may request a credit report about any business, regardless of its size. Many information providers are on-line with Dunn & Bradstreet and can access this information for you - for a fee. Government Agencies The government, at all levels, records every important event, transaction, and litigation concerning its citizens. Most of these records are created at the local or county level. The Bureau of Vital Statistics keeps records concerning births, marriages, divorces, and deaths. The circuit and county courts have records pertaining to civil and criminal cases. Various departments maintain applications for licenses for a variety of activities from fishing to business occupational licenses. Most of these records are periodically forwarded to the state, usually in summary form, meaning they may not contain all the information that was in the original file. State Most every state's capital has a repository for records from all its counties, as well as a collection of records from state-level departments and agencies. Records from Vital Statistics move up to the Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. Court records are included with the records of the Department of Justice, State Supreme Court. “The Secretary of State's office is the central repository for a variety of records, including the Department of Motor Vehicles (or "DMV" as it is known), one of your best sources for locating people.” - Bob Brown Also included in the Secretary of State's records are various records regarding business and financial licenses and judgments, including corporation and Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filings, and information about worker's compensation cases.

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Federal At the federal level, US government records are maintained in a number of depositories and government departments. The two largest are The Library of Congress, the nation's mega-library, and The National Archives, a vast repository of government records and census. The Interstate Commerce Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission keep extensive records about public companies. The US Government Printing Office provides a selection of directories and books to help you weed your way through the maze of government records. Several Information Providers have federal records sources on-line. All these records are open to the public. Directory Industry A major source of information has been created by the telephone industry: the same people who publish your local phone directory. Seasoned PI's will advise you to start any investigation with the phone directory. You might get lucky right away. Another resource is city criss-cross directories in which information is collected and published for community use. Criss-cross directories list neighbors, who may provide more complete and worthwhile information than is available from any directory, records source, or database. “In my experience, neighbors will satisfy your interests better than any database source. You’re talking to a real person who may have had the opportunity to observe your subject for months on end - years! Neighbors know more about your subject than just about anyone. You just have to ask.” - Mike Askew

Note: Criss-cross directories of every city on the world are maintained at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. You'll find local phone directories at the public library. These directories have also been combined on database. This allows you to search each directory one at a time, or search larger geographical areas with the help of Information Providers. Some directory services may be contacted simply by dialing an 800 or 900 number. The Internet will prove an excellent source of information and can be searched by city, state, or region. Check the search engines. As with ordinary phone directories, you may get lucky right away. (See “Databases”) Information Status Release of information is governed by laws whose effects at the national, state, and county levels are diverse and far-reaching. Information about you - about all of us - is classed either "open," "semiopen," or "closed." At the national level, the laws are fairly consistent, but at the state and county levels, interpretation that govern the release of information varies from state to state, county to county. Open Records Open records are records open to public scrutiny. You have a broad right of access, without discrimination, to government information. Most important, you do not have to prove a "need to know" or furnish a reason "why" you seek certain information. And once you have it, you are free to use it and disseminate it any why you see fit. You can even sell it. Public records are gathered and cross-referenced by an army of database operators. The information is combined, sold, and traded to other database operators, and ultimately sold to end-users. Most records, except those covered by privacy acts, are public or "open" records. "You have the right to know."

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Semi-open Records For a variety of reasons, access to semi-open records is limited. Legal dictates, state statutes, and business policy may limit access, i.e. financial reports, credit reports, medical records, and employment information. Closed Records Closed records are maintained by the federal government. Closed records can be opened only by court order and are not subject to The Freedom of Information Act. Your Rights Under the law, you have certain legal rights to access most public records. Before you set out to delve into these records, know those rights, as well as the limitations you face. For example, the top portion of a credit report, called a "credit header," is classed as "open information." Conversely, the body of the credit report is considered "closed," unless the inquirer has written permission to see it. The entire record, therefore, is considered "semi-open.” You can read all about it at: • http://www.nv.doe.gov/programs/foia/foia.htm • http://www.wdia.com/fcra-menu.htm The Freedom of Information act is for everybody. You don't have to be a Professional Investigator to benefit. You can just be someone who seeks information. The Freedom of Information Act is a federal law that designates which public records are open to the public for either reviewing or obtaining documents. Each state has an act. For example, Georgia has an Open Records Law and that stands side-by-side with The Freedom of Information Act. These laws vary from state to state. Anyone can obtain certain records about individuals, companies, associations, and the like. The Freedom of Information Act has really helped the general public in making information available. The Freedom of Information Act is not as important as the local statutes when it comes to state-held information. The Laws These important laws govern privacy, access, and the release of information: The Freedom of Information Act - 5 USCA Section 552 (1966) - provides for disclosure of information held by the administrative agencies of the U.S. Government. The Act gives all citizens access to all records in the custody of the government's Executive Branch, unless specifically exempted. (An invasion of privacy is one such exemption.) The requestor need not furnish a reason for seeking particular information. If you would like to read the Act in it's entirety, write to the publishers of Topical Law Reports, Request a copy of the Citizen's Guide to the FOIA: Commercial Clearinghouse Inc. 4025 W. Paterson Chicago IL 60646 Center for National Securities Studies 122 Maryland Ave NE Washington DC 20002 -5 USCA, Section 552A, (1974), is a companion act to FOIA, and guarantees certain records will remain closed without the written consent of the subject. Only he or she may have access to those records and those records may be used only for the purpose for which they were intended.

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- 15 USCA, Section 1681 est seq (1970) - is the first major Federal law enacted to protect privacy. The act deals with consumer credit and governs how a consumer financial report may and may not be used. It prohibits the inclusion of obsolete data, describes information which must be released to the government, outlines how a consumer may learn exactly what is on file, and permits the challenge of incomplete or inaccurate information. The Family Education Rights & Privacy Act allows schools to release directory information to the public without the consent of the student. A student may request in writing that all or part of the information remain confidential. Once you have determined which records are public, which are "private," which are "open," "semiclosed," and "closed," and which state and local laws apply to you - you are ready to begin your information quest. Accessing Public Records Records searches are conducted for a variety of reasons: • To locate people • To gather background information on individuals and businesses • To learn about births, marriages, deaths, addresses, and phone numbers • To obtain the facts about the person with whom you intend to establish a personal or business relationship • To make sure the information you've been furnished is true and that the person you're hiring checks out • To learn about a business, it's reputation and financial status; it's standing in the community • To seek information about property and assets to enforce a court order or judgment • To find out whether you are an heir to money or property The difficulties you face in your search depends on several factors: Access to information sources varies city to city, county to county, state to state Some information sources can be tapped by phone, fax, on-line, or in writing, some information must be obtained in person Organize Start by assembling all the evidence you have. Gather notes, orders, receipts, bills, correspondence, legal documents, etc. Document all evidence, such as photographs, press reports, and other printed material that may prove valuable, with date, time, location, witnesses, etc. Name Get a full name, including middle name or initial. The search is so much easier when you have the full name. Aliases, nicknames, name changes, and maiden names will enrich your information base. Physical Description Note race, sex, age, height, weight, scars, tattoos, physical handicaps; every feature, every trait. Does your subject wear glasses, a hearing aid, a hairpiece? Take a look at the "Portrait Parle" in the Missing Persons section. This unique guide to identification, developed for spies and law enforcement officers, can serve many practical daily applications, like learning to be more observant.

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Numbers The following numbers will beef-up your evidence and add to your knowledge base: • Social Security number • Military serial number • Driver's license number • Street numbers • Employee number • Checking and saving account numbers • Credit card numbers • Phone, Fax, Email • Motor Vehicle tag numbers Education/Occupation/Affiliations • • •

Did your subject graduate from high school, college or university? Alumni associations may be able to help. What kind of work did he or she do? Are they a member of a group, union, professional organization or association? How about religious organizations, charitable groups, clubs? List everything you find out. Organize all the evidence and information you've collected by date, location, etc. Carefully catalog this data and all other evidence

Don't assume any evidence is too trivial or meaningless; a surprising connection may be made later on in your investigation. Analyze the data you have and determine exactly what you need to find out. Be aware of one very important aspect of searching public records: you will be dealing with people at the county courthouse who have little or nothing to do with the folks over at city hall. Different jurisdiction. The hierarchy at motor vehicle and driver’s license offices have no connection whatsoever with the folks who staff the various libraries, telephone companies, and newspaper morgues. People who take care of records - public, semi-public, and private - tend to be protective and guarding of their charges. Approach these fellow Americans with a pleasant demeanor and a cheerful tone of voice and you'll be more likely to get efficient assistance. A surly, demanding attitude will get you the cold shoulder and jumbled service. When submitting the name of your subject, list all possible combinations of that name. For instance, if the subject's full name is John Robert Smith, request search also be made for J. R. Smith, J. Robert Smith, Robert Smith, John R. Smith, Bob Smith, etc. Accessing in Person Some records can only be retrieved in person. Make accurate notes, including the source, date reviewed, person in charge of records, etc, so you can return to the source, if need be. Accessing by Phone or in Writing Some information may be obtained by phone, or by writing a letter, or by filling out the appropriate form and mailing it, along with the almost universally requisite "fee." Accessing by Computer Today, every important government department and bureau in every state is on-line, most standing by to take your credit card in payment for information. Also, check Internet directories for independent database companies that provide on-line services for a fee.

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Fees Each information source has it's own fee structure. Some entities require filled out forms. Many counties require you to pay a search fee or a copy fee, or both. Certain restrictions usually apply. Ask.

Note: Records obtained illegally are, like anything that can be sold, available through nefarious sources. The requestor has the responsibility for purchasing illegally-obtained records - not the broker or vendor. You could be charged with a criminal offense if you make use of illegally obtained records. A variety of sources of information are available to you, as the following sections will demonstrate, but many times the most up-to-date and informed information will come from people, from friends, family, neighbors, employers, fellow employees - even government officials. Tap these sources first. You might save yourself a lot of time.

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Interviewing Techniques Q. What is "interviewing?" A. Interviewing is asking questions, the purpose of which may be known only to the person conducting the interview. Q. Why interview? A. To find somebody. To locate assets. To check into the background of an individual or a company. Q. Who might I interview? A. Husbands and wives, present and past; relatives and friends and neighbors - especially neighbors - ; employers and partners and co-workers and pals; clerks and record keepers; bartenders and busybodies and street people. And don't forget the mailman. Q. How will I conduct interviews? A. In person, by phone, smail, fax, or email. Q. Should I connect with an Information Provider? A. Perhaps, if doing so will prove a more efficient, economical, method of records searching. Interviewer's Qualifications Decorum, politeness, attentiveness, responsiveness: these are qualities seasoned PI's insist staff investigators exhibit. Friendliness, pleasantness, gregariousness, neighborliness, sociability . . . these attributes will ensure the success of your inquiries. A good sense of humor works best to turn the trick. Interviewing Techniques “Surly, demanding, overbearing, pushy individuals can expect treatment in kind from subject's friends, neighbors, co-workers, employers, and landlords - and especially from those who are responsible for keeping and maintaining records. Put to work what is known in the investigating business as ‘the gentle art of interviewing.’ Just by the tone of voice you can tell what mode you should shift into to talk with a person; to get the information you need.” - Roger Gibson Prepare! Whether you will interview in person or use the phone, fax - whatever - be prepared! Know as much as you can learn about your subject's personality, likes, dislikes, occupation, schooling, relationships, leisure activities, clubs, organizations, and interests. Knowledge is King Whether you are conducting a background check, an assets search, a relationship or custody investigation, gather and organize all data - important facts as well as seemingly mundane, trivial details. During an interview, you may feel yourself in somewhat of a defensive posture, attempting to justify the questions you ask. The more information you possess, the better equipped you will be to handle pointed rebuffs and piercing queries. Apply a little psychology. Consider the sensitivities, attitude, and mind-set of each individual you interview.

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Interviewing in Person When interviewing in person, you'll have the advantage. The person you are interviewing will find it harder to refuse you in person. Turn on the charm. Make eye contact. When interviewing "one-onone" you'll have more time to state your case. Communicate your winning personality. Personal Appearance Be aware of your personal appearance and grooming. Dress for the role you intend to play. If you want people to think you are a business person, consider every detail: dress, demeanor, manner of speech. Act like a business person. Be a business person. Interviewing Tips “One interviewing technique you might use is to present the wrong information, then allow yourself to be corrected. The person doing the correcting will invariably give you the information you need. You don't even have to ask for it. Get answers to your questions by playing ignorant, a tactic many people confuse with stupidity. Then there's the "erroneous conclusion." Say you want to know someone's middle name: call her "Mary Jane." She will immediately correct you: "No, my middle name isn't Jane, it's Joan." . If you want to know where someone works: "Are you still working for IBM?" The person will respond, "No, I'm working for Macintosh." - Peter Crummey Surveil the Territory Before you go dashing off to interview people, take time to get the lay of the land. If the people you intend to question work in an office building, dress as a business person; walk around, act as though you belong, sense the environment, learn the layout of the offices: who's where. Notice the attitude of personnel and management. If those you will interview are your subject's neighbors, drive or walk through the neighborhood to get a feel for the area. Note the types of dwellings, businesses, industry (or lack if it); the level of prosperity. Approach neighbors in a casual and friendly manner. Keep your note pad and recorder out of sight until you've had a chance to get acquainted and establish some common ground. Don't start right off with a quarry, instead, make a comment about the weather or the temperature. Engage them in conversation and attempt to gain their confidence, their trust and their willingness to answer your questions. You might casually mention the problems you are encountering in attempting to organize a Neighborhood Crime Watch group. You'll be more readily accepted if you live in the neighborhood or will soon be moving there. Interviewing by Phone Interviewing by phone offers some advantages over in-person interviewing, because the person you are interviewing can't see your nervousness and you can take on whatever character you think will best achieve your objectives. According to your acting abilities, you can use another voice or be a person who's a different age or sex. You can make use of notes to guide you and help you through the questions. Pretexts Most times a straightforward approach will prove more effective than a pretext, especially if you are an employer who is hiring a new employee for an important position and the person you seek information about is the prime candidate for the job.

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Be up front. Say why you are calling. Say, "I understand you know John Doe. John worked for you for 10 years. He's spoken very highly of you and I'd just like to come by and talk to you about him." Be open. Another situation to which people generally respond favorably is that of landlord or homeowner seeking to find out if the subject will make a good renter, or will make a good roommate. In most cases, if you are sincere about the reason for your inquiry, you will get the information you seek mainly because people love to express their opinions and relate their observations. If you decide a pretext may be called for to obtain information that might otherwise not be forthcoming, think of what you'll be doing as "acting." An actor assumes, or "takes on" a role. As interviewer/actor, you’ll need to develop and refine your script, learn your lines, get into character, and play the part. You need a little acting experience. You'll be portraying a character. If you're going to be a plumber, act it out. Some things you must not do: •

Do not present yourself as an officer of the law or the courts - or a "government official." You can, however, represent yourself as a "concerned citizen." Most folks respond more favorably to a concerned citizen than to a government official.

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Do not infringe upon anyone's privacy. Laws vary state-to-state in these matters. Make sure you do not break the law in your quest for information.

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Do not trespass on private property.

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Do not represent yourself as a reporter on official assignment from a particular news service, magazine, newspaper, radio or TV station - unless that's what you are. You can, however, say you are a writer and you are investigating a certain situation. Anyone can be a freelance writer or freelance reporter; anybody can investigate a certain situation.

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Do not represent yourself as an official of a known concern or organization - unless you are an official. You can legally have business cards printed in your name, or in any name you wish, for that matter. This is a far-out measure and should not generally be necessary. People will almost always respond with truthful, useful answers if you approach them as you are, let them know who you are, and tell them the reason why you need the information you seek.

You can use a pretext, as long as it is done ethically and above the law. Don't say you represent a known company if you don’t - you could get into trouble that way. But there are many, many ways of legally employing pretexts. Pretext Tools Press ID Card. These official and official-looking cards are among the best "door-openers" used by PI's and interviewers around the world. The most effective cards are the "real" ones, those issued by the big news organizations to the working press. Press credentials are often carried by freelance writers too: book authors, scriptwriters, researchers, and others who would not normally be considered members of the "working press." (See, “Spy Tools”.) For information about Press ID, you might contact: City News Service, PO Box 39, Willow Springs MO 65793

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Corporate Information Here's a trick of the investigative trade for connecting with corporate management: Determine the corporate central switchboard telephone number. Dial the number and a likely extension - president, vice president, manager. If you connect, you’ll have a chance to get the person’s first name. He or she will likely direct your call to the official best qualified to deal with your questions. You may even get personally switched over and a telephone introduction. Say, "Great talking with you again, Bill (or Debbie or Annie). Thanks for your time, my good friend; you've been very helpful." The new person might assume you’re personal friends of the big cheese. Shock, Humor & Confusion Accomplished actors and entertainers make use of shock, humor, and confusion to evoke a response from their audiences. The same techniques will many times work in an interview situation. The effectiveness of these techniques depends largely on the ability of the actor to focus on objectives and take advantage of openings in human defenses to extract seeming innocuous information. Opinion Poll You can conduct a poll to determine just about anything you can think of, like what TV program an individual prefers, where a person likes to shop, etc. The object of conducting a poll is to introduce those questions to which you really need answers - intermingled with the harmless questions. Don't ask questions that call for a simple "yes" or "no" answer. Ask questions that will prompt an explanation. Old School Mate You might play the role of an old military service buddy, a long-lost high school pal, or university chum. Your outfit or class is planning a reunion and you are attempting to locate buddies, classmates, etc. Get all the facts before attempting this ruse: know years in service, where you were stationed, the physical location of the school. Other Roles •

A "mutual friend" (be prepared with a name) mentioned your subject's name in passing. Said the two of you have a lot in common and ought to get together to discuss "mutually beneficial opportunities."

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You heard subject inherited money or property. You're attempting to locate the lucky person to pass on good news.

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You are looking for the individual who witnessed an accident.

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You are an exclusive headhunter for a certain corporation or group that is looking for a person whose skills and talents just happen to match those of the subject's.

Other Possibilities Take a tour of a plant or facility to gain intelligence. Interview key employees or management for a trade publication. Ask for a price quote. Learn everything you need to know about the company or group by asking seemingly innocuous questions of employees.

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Local Information Sources Most information about people can be found at the local level where the individual lived and worked. Was your subject in business? Did he or she rent or own property? Were vehicles registered in his or her name? Married? Divorced? Were children born of the marriage? What about friends and family members who live or lived in the same area? County and state records sources may provide you with an overview of your subject's lifestyle, but the best local sources are the people who know or knew your subject - like neighbors. These people can provide color and details, very desirable information.

Library Sources Start your information search at the public library. You'll get what you need quickly, and at lowest cost. Ask the librarian to explain how to use the microfiche and microfilm viewers, the copy machines and printers and computers; how to connect to the World Wide Web and the Internet. Don't be shy or secretive. Be open. Ask for help locating your source material. Librarians universally have been blessed with one very desirable attribute: the ability to find things. Most of these folks really want to help you locate the exact right information source. It's their forte. If you have access to a university library, by all means make use of these well-funded research and resource facilities. Even small libraries have access to vast stores of written information, computer databases, and information services. Everybody is connected to a worldwide network of resources, like OCLC, the On-line Computer Library Center and the World Wide Web. You can order thousands of books and articles through the inter-library loan system. Resource material from The Library of Congress; historical data from The National Archives. Law libraries, genealogical and special interest organizations participate and contribute to the interlibrary loan system. Get to know the people who staff the reference section of your library. What researcher (or writer) can live without them. These folks will help you locate reference material and guide you along your search. They will help you access the various database systems for articles from a variety of periodicals, business news, news releases by subject, and telephone books on microfiche. Many libraries now have the national telephone books on CD-ROM - or have access to a variety of directory services through the World Wide Web and the Internet. Most large libraries have the capability to search national databases through vendors such as Dialog, VU Text, Nexis, and Logan. When you come across useful information, note where you found it, the title of the resource, page number, Internet address, and the like. Keep notes as you go, as doing so will speed your work. You'll save time and energy and avoid aggravation later on. A review of the resource material that follows will confirm this fact: The library is the best place to begin your search. These resource books will afford an overview of what is available in your area of interest and help you find specific information faster. • • •

How to Do Library Research, Guide to Reference Books, Finding Facts Fast: How to Find Out What You Want Immediately

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The American Library Directory lists national, state, county & city libraries. Directory of Special Libraries lists university, state, religious, law, genealogy, and public administration libraries. Books in Print lists books by subject, author, and title. The Cumulative Book Index lists books published worldwide in English. The Directory of Associations lists every association in the United States (including professional, business, and social), the organization's president, his or her telephone number and address. The Encyclopedia of Associations lists religious organizations, labor unions, sororities, fraternities, trade unions, and commercial organizations. Also listed: social welfare, cultural, veterans, athletic, and genealogical organizations, as well as state Chambers of Commerce. These organizations invariably maintain a list of members - past and present. Hotel Red Book and Directory is published by the American Hotel Association; information about all US hotels and surrounding areas. The Guide to Corporate Executives & Directors lists important executives in the corporate and business realm Martindale-Hubbel Law Directory lists all practicing attorneys in a given time period. Who's Who includes information about important people. There are other editions of this directory printed as well, like Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in the East, and Who's Who in Business. Your library has other publications about notable persons. The Directory of Surnames explains the meanings, spellings, and origin of more than 70,000 surnames.

City and Criss-Cross Directories Published by local phone companies and nationally by others, these folks sell information compiled by investigators who survey neighborhoods in person and from customer questionnaires. Combined with information from phone companies and government records, these directories will sometimes give you information not otherwise available, such as your subject's place of employment, spouse's name, and occasionally, even unpublished phone numbers. The directories are cross-indexed by name, address and phone number, which - starting with a single fact - allows you to develop and flesh out your information base. Back issues are often available at the library, the phone company, or the Chamber of Commerce. Old directories are also stored in state archives and state libraries. Ask your librarian for help locating directories for the years of interest to you. Look into the past! Your subject may have had a listed number which was changed to an unlisted one. A woman who is listed when she is single gets a new phone number when she marries. Knowledge of these facts may help you acquire relevant data. Some directory publishers and database companies perform a national search for their subscribers and clients for a fee. There are many search engines on-line that offer free phone number, address and business searches. Try as many as you can but keep in mind they can only deliver the information from the sources from which they subscribe. Your best lead may still come from an old phone book at the local Library.

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Coles Directory publishes household directories for every major population area in the United States and Canada. You'll pay a start-up fee as well as a monthly service charge, plus a "per look up" fee. Cole Publications offers a national look up service: 900-288-3020. The charge is $3 for the first minute and $2 for each additional minute. Computer searches are made for the name you furnish: city/zip code, state and national. Note: Common names are most costly to search. Be sure you can furnish a full name before you dial. You can subscribe to Cole's National look up service by writing or calling: Cole Publications, 901 West Bond Street, Lincoln NE 68521-3694, Phone 402 473-9715

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Hains Criss-Cross Directory lists by telephone number, address, and zip code. Hains leases its directories to businesses, professionals, agencies, and libraries. Libraries can request any information contained in previously issued directories. Ask your research librarian for assistance.

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The Polk Directory lists by surname, address and phone number. The Directory sometimes lists subject's occupation, place of employment & spouse's name. It will indicate whether the subject rents or owns the property at the address given.

Business Directories Dun & Bradstreet, Standard & Poors, and Moody's are business directories published by corporate credit rating companies. These folks interview the officers of a corporation's bank, review corporate reports and prospectuses. They send field investigators to facilities to question executives and managers, and obtain names of suppliers, who are also questioned. Combined with other information, a financial picture of the corporation emerges and a rating is established. The findings are then published in the business directories listed above, which are available for your perusal in most libraries. Newspapers •

Gale Directory of Publications, Ulrich's International Yearbook, and Editor & Publisher International Yearbook each list all local and regional newspapers.

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The New York Times Index has back copies on microfilm. Articles from newspapers may be kept at the library on DIALOG or similar databases. Back issues may be stored on microfilm at the local library or newspaper morgue. See, “Databases.”

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The Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature is an index of magazine articles organized by subject, author, and title.

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The Standard Periodical Directory can also point you to articles of interest.

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The Social Science Index features in-depth articles published in academic and professional journals.

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The Guide to American Directories lists hundreds of directories you'll find useful if you are looking for information about a business or industrial or commercial enterprise.

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The Internet provides access to most every publication listed above, and many more. Check the directories. Check by subject. Check back issues.

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Community Resources Telephone Company/Telephone Bill Your phone bill lists all toll calls placed from your phone, the call length, and the time and date the call was placed. You may request and get a computer printout of all toll calls made during the past six months. (Available from most telephone companies.) Phone Books Phone books for other communities can be ordered, generally for a fee, by calling the phone company in that area. Some phone companies will order phone books from other communities for you, generally for a fee. Most libraries shelve local phone books as well as directories from surrounding communities. Many libraries also have major city directories on microfiche. Another interesting and practical use for phone directories: checking the correct spelling of names. Your telephone directory does not contain unlisted numbers. Non-published numbers are not listed there either, but the information operator will confirm whether or not the non-listed subject has a phone. Old phone books may be helpful for the same reasons back issues of city directories are helpful: they may provide information not given in current editions. If you own a computer, you may choose to subscribe to CompuServe or America on Line or hook up with a local server to search several telephone directories. With these services, you can search names state by state, region, or nationally. Some directories have separate blue pages for government listings. If yours does not, city offices can be found in the white pages listed under the name of the city or municipality, county agencies under the name of the county, and state departments under the name of the state. Federal listings, and sometimes a "US Government Information" number will be listed under "United States Government." You may request a directory from the phone company that serves the capital of the state in which you intend to conduct your search. This directory will list the various state government offices. Directory Assistance The directory assistance operator will access the computer for the name you specify. You can get the number and the address, too, most of the time, if you ask for it at the onset of the conversation. If you end up with several possible numbers, you might try calling person- to-person. If you get the wrong party, you can ask the operator to ask the party if your subject is known to them. Ask what time they'll be home. You might get lucky. Other City Directories Ask your librarian or Chamber of Commerce representative located in the city of interest if any other published directories are available. Local U.S. Postal Service You can get an address verification by writing to the Postmaster who heads up the post office that delivers your subject's mail, or visit that post office. (Any post office will give you the information, but it's quicker to go to the subject's local post office.)You can get change of address information. Another way to get a change of address is by addressing a letter to your subject and writing on the left side of the envelope, just below the return address: "Address Correction Requested" and "Do Not Forward. Return to sender if not deliverable to this address. Return postage guaranteed."

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The US Postal Service will give you the business address of a business box holder, but addresses of personal box holders - except for official purposes - are not available from the post office. You'll find the Zip Code Directory is an excellent source of information. No Professional Investigator's library is complete without one. Credit Bureau Check with the local credit bureau. Request a report on an individual or firm you intend doing business with and receive the credit bureau's report - for a fee. Chamber of Commerce The local Chamber of Commerce will cheerfully give you free and detailed information about the local area, local businesses (especially those that are members), professional people, local organizations, trade and labor unions. Banks and Financial Institutions The release of information by bankers and money lenders is regulated by law, institution policy, and tradition. Banking records are released only if you have a signed court order. There are other sources of banking information: Courthouse property records will reveal the lender, be it bank, savings & loan, finance company, or others. UCC filings list financial institutions holding liens: vehicles & property. (See “State Directory”) Divorce records contain information about the division of property. If an individual has listed a bank or other financial institution as a reference on an employment application or credit request, you might call the bank to verify the information about the subject's account(s). Civic Groups and Fraternal Clubs These community-minded organizations will help you if they think the purpose of your information quest is lawful and altruistic. If you are straightforward and genuine in your approach - and especially if the member or former member may benefit in some fashion - information will be quickly forthcoming. Church Records The Yearbook of American Churches lists all churches. Records are kept by local churches and synagogues and are also maintained at diocese and synod level. Membership records include Sunday school, marriage, tithe, and death records, as well as information about marriages performed for nonmembers of the congregation. (See “National Directory”) Real Estate Agents If your subject has a home for sale or has purchased a home or homesite in the recent past, you're in luck: Real estate agents love to talk; they generally make it their business to get to know both seller and prospective buyer. Local Retail Stores and Businesses Local merchants who have done business with your subject often have credit and other information they are willing to divulge, especially if the person about whom you are inquiring has reneged on a contract.

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Local Newspapers Ask, and you may gain access to the local newspaper morgue, or be allowed use of the microfiche. Editors and reporters familiar with past newsworthy events may provide first-hand information. Police Department City police records many times duplicate county court records. Some departments maintain indexes for traffic accident and incident reports. A city police department can often help you locate a missing person by working with other city and county law enforcement organizations. Schools Patterson's American Educators lists names and addresses of all public and private colleges, universities, junior colleges, high schools, and grammar schools in the United States. Contact the "Student Records Office" or the "Admissions Office." Local school boards might have useful records or information about where records are stored. School Libraries School libraries keep old yearbooks. Yearbooks contain amazing clues about an individual's classmates, activities, social status, popularity, scholastic excellence (or lack thereof) and political prowess. Ask the librarian to photocopy pages that concern your subject. Get information about clubs, activities, areas of study, achievements, affiliations, etc. University and College Alumni Associations Reunion committees often have information about former students, including their address, phone number(s), and occupation. They may even have the addresses, phone numbers, and more, of parents, spouses, and children. Many alumni organizations publish a directory and a bulletin. Call the college or university for the name of the coordinator. The National Reunion Association lists 5,000 reunion associations. Web site: http://www.1-800-reunion.com Email: [email protected] National Reunion Registry 845 Port Way, Clarkston, WA 99403 Phone 800 738-6466 Fax 509 758-2162 Hospitals Hospitals keep admittance logs, delivery room logs, nursery logs, and medical records. Logs and medical records are private. Medical records will generally be released only if requested by a physician. Local Utilities Utility companies may be owned and operated by the local government and private or publicly-held companies operating under a franchise agreement with the local government body. They are: Telephone, Garbage, Sewer, Cable, Electric, Gas, TV and Water To obtain information from one of these companies, first have subject's name, telephone number, some credit information, and billing data. Professional Investigators sometimes collect discarded utility bills retrieved from trash cans and garbage bags placed at curbside by subject. Experienced PI's try to learn as much as they can about their subject's lifestyle, circumstances, and habits. Neighbors “Every neighborhood has at least one observant person who follows everyone else's comings and goings. That individual can tell you who goes where, who lives where, where everybody works, what new purchases - like new cars and room additions - have been made. They love to tell you what they've learned over the years. Talkers, braggarts, and storytellers are some of your best sources for background info.” - Peter Crummey

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Employers Employers generally will not release information about present or past employees to just anyone who calls or writes - unless you have a signed release from that individual. Employers will, however, release information about an employee to other businesses for credit or employment purposes. Most employers will verify information you already have in your possession. Co-Workers These people often know where your subject has moved to and who his or her new employer is. Coworkers are often personally acquainted with subject's friends and know where those people hang out. Personal Acquaintances The subject's friends may willingly provide answers to your most pressing, difficult-to-answer questions. Be careful how you approach these people and how you present yourself. If you appear to be a debt collector, or someone who might be holding an arrest warrant or other legal demand, you'll probably get little or no cooperation. If, on the other hand, you are perceived as a benefactor or the bearer of good news, you'll likely be accorded the respect due such a messenger. City/town Courthouse Most cities and many towns maintain records, similar to county court records, about local residents: their births, criminal offenses, traffic offenses, marriages, civil suits, divorces, building permits, business licenses, property transfers, involvement in legal actions, and deaths. City Assessor The city assessor has lists of owners of real property, along with information about the assessed value of that property. Cemetery and Mortuary Records Records maintained by these privately-owned businesses include burial permits, funeral service registers, funeral and memorial arrangements, obituaries, intermediate orders, and perpetual care arrangements. Voter's Registration The city or county Voter's Registration Office maintains "Precinct Books" or "Rosters" of voters. You'll find a voter's name, address, date of registration, and political party affiliation listed. Some rosters may show former addresses, employer, and/or date of birth. Older records may be stored in the state library or archives.

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County Records Of all information sources, your county courthouse probably contains the most valuable data about individuals and businesses. The county clerk's office maintains the most useful information. One thing in your favor: the people at county records are usually very nice. When you call up the county clerk's office, most of the time you'll get someone who wants to help you. Rest assure, there are no stupid questions. You call up these folks and you say "I don't know what I'm doing. I'm trying to find out something on my grandmother who used to live in your town in 1954. What records do you have available that I might be able to look for and what will it cost me?" If you need to know the name of the county in which a city is located, you'll find it in any good atlas, or check the US Postal Service Zip Code Directory. Call the state hotline for information you need. You will be given the correct office in the correct county to call. Since people move frequently, it might also be a good idea to make inquiries at courthouses in surrounding counties. (See “State Directory” for individual State Records & Websites)

The courthouse contains several records' departments: The Bureau of Vital Statistics keeps records pertaining to births, marriages, divorces, and deaths. Court records are kept at the courthouse, including records of circuit, county, civil and criminal litigation. The Department of Licensing maintains a variety of records including occupational and fishing. You may find it necessary to search seemingly unrelated records in order to obtain certain facts that will lead you to pertinent information. County records will help you with pre-relationship, child custody, pre-employment, tenant, business background, and asset investigations. County records are often forwarded to the state capital in summary form for permanent storage, so if you need to see the entire record, first ask at the local county courthouse about where everything is stored. The County Courthouse Book contains useful data about records available in over 3,300 American courthouses. Courthouse Index Most courthouses maintain an "Index to Records" that will give you information about both the plaintiff and the defendant. This Index will also reveal the outcome of each action. The Index to Records should indicate where complete records are kept concerning civil, criminal, and probate actions, IRS tax disputes, UCC filings, liens, assumed names, and final judgments. County Recorder The county recorder's office keeps records of births, marriages, divorces, and deaths. These records may also be maintained by the state Department of Vital Statistics or the state department of health. Most county recorder's offices require you to search the records personally. If the recorder's office clerks searches the records for you, you will likely be asked to provide very specific information. Many large courthouses will not conduct a search requested by mail. Inquire about procedures and fees before you begin your search.

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Birth Certificate To locate a birth certificate, you'll need to furnish: • Name and place of birth; month and year of birth The records will show: • Mother's and father's name & occupation • Doctor who delivered baby • Date and place of birth Certificate of Adoption These records - except for non-identifying information - are usually closed. You must furnish: • Name The records will show: • Child's name, date and place of birth • Place of adoption & occupation of adoptive parents • Natural mother's name • Adoptive parent's name(s) Death Certificate You must furnish: • Name; place and approximate date of death The records will show: • Date of death • Surviving family members • Doctor who signed death certificate • Address • Military records • DOB, place of birth & SSN Marriage License Many states maintain indexes of past marriages. Marriages performed by a Justice of the Peace might be maintained separately from the actual marriage license or certificate. Ask the clerk to direct you or pull the record for you. For further information, check newspaper and church records. To access these records, you will need: • Names of persons who were married and the date of the marriage The records will show: • Addresses of both parties at time of application • Woman's maiden name • Both person's date and place of birth & occupation • Both person's blood type • Place of marriage; witnesses • Previous marriage(s) and address(es) of parents (sometimes)

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Divorce Records, Grants of Annulment, Separation Divorce records are usually located in the Index of Divorce Records which are maintained with other vital statistics records - even though they are officially court records. Filings for divorce will be listed in the local paper. Also, check church records. You will need: • Full name The records will show: • Names of both parties • Wife's maiden name • Where and when marriage took place • Address(es) of the parties • Property settlements and child custody decisions Real Property Records You'll need to furnish: • Name or address The record will show: • All information pertaining to a real estate transaction • Buyers and sellers • Real estate agent and/or broker & title company • Power of attorney • Deeds and grants, abstracts and titles • Mortgage company and payments • Liens, pending action and judgments Property Tax Rolls You must furnish: • Full name The records will show: • Name and address of owner • Value of property County Assessor The County Assessor has information about property, including plots and maps. The Assessor's records will include: • Full name • Owners of property • Assessed value of property Property Tax Rolls You must furnish: • Full name The records will show: • Name and address of owner • Value of property

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Probate Estate Filings These filings contain information about estates in probate. This data can be valuable if the deceased owed you or your business money. You may be an heir to money or property. Generally, you must have permission in the form of a court order to obtain any information. Building Permits Applications and permits granted for all building and construction are kept on file. You will need to furnish: • Name of owner, builder, both The records will provide: • Date and type of permit issued • Property description & inspection record Occupational License This department has records of all applications for occupational and other business licenses. You'll supply: • Name The records will state: • Name and address and name of business "Doing Business As" (D.B.A.) In this listing, you'll find the name of the person or persons involved in certain businesses, such as "Sam Spade" D.B.A. "Spade Investigations." You furnish: • Name The listing shows: • Address of owner and address of business; fee paid • Name of publication D.B.A. notice appeared & date of publication Certificates of Incorporation These records list information by category, i.e., sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation. You furnish: • Name(s) of principal(s); corporate or business name The records will reveal: • Principal owners and their addresses Fishing & Hunting This department maintains records of fishing and hunting license applications and the permits. You must furnish: • Name The records will yield: • Full name and DOB. • Address

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Voter Registration Records Called "Registrar of Voters" in some states, the records this office keeps are referred to as "Precinct Books" or "Roster of Voter Registration." These records may not be removed or copied. Some counties insist that the records be viewed in the presence of the supervisor of elections or a representative. The county registrar will know where older records are kept, like a local or state library or the state archives. You furnish: • Nothing The records will furnish: • Name and address • Date of application • Political party • Former addresses (sometimes) • DOB Vehicle Tag Registration These records are indexed in some states by tag number only and in other states by tag number and vehicle owner's name. You'll furnish: • Tag number and/or name The records will show: • Name, address • Year, make, model, and serial number (VIN) of vehicle • Employer Boat Registration The list contains information about all boats registered in the county. You furnish: • Name of boat owner The records will reveal: • Boat type, length, etc • Full name and address of owner(s)

Court Records Civil Index This Index lists all civil actions by date, names of plaintiff and defendant. The record will indicate judgments, liens, and a file number of the actual case. County Civil Records These are court records involving actions under $1,500. The records list names of plaintiff and defendant and contain all information relating to the outcome of the litigation, including judgments and liens. District Court/Circuit Court The records are of actions valued more than $1,500.

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Criminal Index This index is a roster of all criminal convictions for a certain time period. It discloses information about on-going cases. Each case is assigned a file number - which will be helpful when accessing county, district, or circuit criminal records. County Criminal Records These records contain information about county-level misdemeanor cases. “When I access local criminal records in a county, I get information in that county only. If someone committed a crime in another county, I'm not going to know about it. To know that, I will run a statewide criminal records check. That will give me records from every county in the state. The scope moves outward. The same thing applies with civil searches: There is no one central civil database. County information is not mutually exchangeable: there is no repository. That's unfortunate,.” - Darrell Goodwin District/Circuit Court Records These records contain information about felony cases. An individual's record may contain a photograph (called a "mug shot") and often the name of the bail bondsman, who might have additional information which is not part of official records.

Note: A criminal record contains more information about an individual than any other single public record! In most, but, certainly not all states, this data is open to the public. The record will list: • Full name, aliases, address(es) • Spouse and dependents • SSN & DOB • Driver's license number • Occupation, employer, type of business • Physical description • Charges and transcript(s) of trial(s) • Attorney(s) • Probation report(s) Traffic Records Index This index lists all traffic offenses within the county and will give you the ticket number. With that number, you can pull the file. You furnish: • Name The records will show: • Full name, address and DOB, including physical description • Driver license number • Traffic offenses (charges) Parking Violation Bureau These records contain information about parking violations. You furnish: • Name The records will indicate: • Time, date, place of violation • Make and year of automobile

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Traffic Tickets A traffic ticket will reveal information about a traffic violation. You must furnish: • Name The ticket will show: • Full name & address • DOB • Physical description • Time, date, and place of violation • Officer's name • Tag number (and person vehicle is registered to, if different from driver) • Year, make, model, and color of vehicle.

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State Records Each state maintains huge repositories of records, usually located in the capital. These records pertain to individual citizens who reside, and businesses that operate, somewhere within that state. Records arrive for storage, most often in summary form, from cities and counties all around the state. Some records stored in these repositories were originally generated at state level. State Website A "Link to the State Website Homepage" is featured at the top of each state page. (See “Directory, State Records”) Reference Books The Book of States and The National Directory of State Agencies list all state agencies, their telephone numbers and addresses. The State Information Book can help you locate court administrators, various tourism and promotion departments (they provide maps), law libraries, and other beneficial sources. State Level Records Searches Searching records at the state level has one advantage: you can search a large geographical area all at once, which enables you to determine which records will require further perusal at the county and local level and at which courthouse those records are being maintained. (Much of the data collected at county level is forwarded to state repositories in summary form.) Computer Database & Microfiche Many states maintain accessible computer database files and microfiche of certain records for sale. Many states also provide access to computer databases to on-line Information Providers, who, in turn, sell that information to Professional Investigators as well as to individuals. For information providers, see, “Databases.” Other Information For Sale Specialized Information Brokers, Information Providers, and Information Professionals also have access to driver and motor vehicle information from those states that make that information part of public records. Don't overlook the value of old records.

Department (Bureau) of Motor Vehicles Vehicle Records

The DMV maintains records concerning vehicle registration. There is no national repository of vehicle data or driving records open to the public. Each state maintains its own computer system to store that information. Methods and formats for storage vary state to state as do rules and regulations governing the release of information. Call the department or division for full information about release of information. “If you have a tag number and you want to know who owns a particular vehicle - whether there's a clean title or a lien on it - go into any of the state-run tag offices. Show your driver license and say, 'I want to know who owns a certain tag.' They will give you that information and tell you who the lien holder is. That's public information and is available in most states. Massachusetts and California you can't do that.” - Peter Crummey

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There are four types of searches that can be performed in many, but certainly not all, states. They are: • • • •

Tag trace: Provide a tag number and the department will provide the name of the registered owner, address of the owner, VIN, and sometimes the owner's DOB. (Most states.) VIN: You furnish the VIN and the department will provide the same information as listed above - and sometimes the name of the lien holder. Title trace: This trace is similar to the above traces, except in some states you will be furnished the name of the previous owner(s). Alpha trace: Some states offer this trace, which requires that you furnish subject's name and DOB. You'll receive a list of vehicles owned by the subject.

Any or all of these traces can prove helpful when you are tracing a missing person or attempting to locate an individual's assets. Vehicle and/or Owner(s) Information Your request for information about a certain vehicle and/or the owner(s) of that vehicle will net quicker results if you furnish: • VIN, Name, DOB The records will show: • Owner's name • DOB • Year, make, and model of vehicle • Driver license number (sometimes) • Insurance company (sometimes) • Liens against vehicle Vehicle's Registration To obtain information about a vehicle's registration, furnish: • Tag number or Name & DOB The record will show: • Name, address, DOB, and driver license number • VIN, year, make, model of vehicle • Insurance company (sometimes) Driver License Records Some states maintain divisions, agencies, or departments that compile and maintain both motor vehicle records and driver records (driver licenses and driving records); other states maintain separate divisions. The rules governing the release of driving records and driver license records, like those governing motor vehicle records, also vary widely. Most states will provide a current address for an individual driver. Driver license information: If the laws of the state in question allow the release of driver license information, it will contain the name and address of the individual, DOB, height, weight, color of eyes, hair color, type of license issued, and sometimes, the license expiration date. Driver license traffic violations: This record will reflect traffic tickets charged to subject, as well as subject's involvement in accidents.

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Driver License Information Request for driver license information or driving record will net quicker results if you furnish: Full name & DOB Also helpful, furnish: • Driver license number • Known address(es) • SSN • DOB The record will show: • Address • DOB & SSN • Date of previous test • Physical description • Driving restriction(s • Moving violations & accidents • Vehicle(s) owned • Insurance company • Liens against vehicle(s) • Place of employment (sometimes) • Driver licenses may be renewed as infrequently as every four years in many states, while almost every state requires motor vehicle tags be renewed annually. Old Driver License Information Old driver license information may have been saved on microfiche, computer database, computer magnetic tape, or in written files. This information is usually accessible in person at the repository in the state in question. Database Information: Vehicle Registration Database Information Providers can search by name and DOB, tag number, or VIN. Sometimes a database may be able to furnish a "driver record face page," which contains identifying information even if the driving record is not otherwise accessible. Some databases have the capability to conduct a national driver record search, although this type search may be prohibitively expensive. (See “Databases”) State Highway Patrol/State Police Law enforcement departments maintain records of all licensed drivers. These folks record all accidents, maintain or have access to motor vehicle data, accident reports, and traffic tickets. Accident Reports For accident reports, you must furnish: • Full name The record will show: • Name(s) of individual(s) involved • Addresses of all parties • Passengers & Charges • Vehicle(s) involved • Location of accident

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Alcoholic Beverage & Tobacco Department This licensing authority maintains records of all liquor license applications, which contain extensive financial (and other background) information. Boat Registration In most states, boat and vessel registration must be renewed every year. To tap this information base, you'll need to furnish: • Name The record will show: • Name, address • Boat or vessel type or description and/or ID number Department of Public Health - Bureau of Vital Statistics - Department of Human Services This bureau collects records pertaining to births, marriages, divorces, and deaths. The data collected is summary information furnished by counties. Check with county courthouse for detailed information. Department of Justice, State Supreme Court The state supreme court's record repository receives all court records involving civil and criminal litigation. Check with the individual court clerk's office for specific information about searching records and the release of information. Requirements vary widely. Criminal Records are available on a statewide level - not on a national level. Even then, only a third of the states allow statewide searches. Database Search: Criminal Records With the exception of the FBI's National Criminal Information Center's (NCIC) database, access to which is strictly limited to law enforcement officers and the courts, there is no central database containing all criminal records. State Supreme Court Docket Some states do not consider all court records to be public information. The court docket, however, is available to anyone. The docket lists names (and sometimes addresses) of both the plaintiff and the defendant, as well as the attorneys involved. Secretary of State This office maintains records concerning business and professional licensing. All sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations are registered with this office. Most financing statements are filed at the state level, usually with the Secretary of State's Office. Business Concern To get information about a business concern, you will need to furnish: • Name of business The record will show: • Names and addresses of officers • Date business began

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Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Filings Debtor and secured party are listed on UCC filings that concern business financing transactions, such as a loan or a lease, when personal property is involved. UCC filings will reveal exactly what property is encumbered by liens and what property has been put up as collateral. The debtor might be a partner, spouse, stockholder - or the business itself. The secured party could be a bank, a leasing company, an individual, or a company. UCC filings are usually active for five years, unless specifically continued. You must furnish: • Name of debtor, or, Name of secured party The record will show • Names of both parties • Addresses of both parties • Spouse (sometimes) • Partner's name (sometimes) • Stockholder's name (sometimes) • Items put up as collateral Note to asset searchers: Sometimes a checking or savings account can be located through this filing. UCC Filings: Database Searches If you must search UCC filings nationally, consider engaging the services of an Information Broker or Information Provider listed in “Databases.” Professional Regulation Several departments and agencies regulate various groups of business professionals. Any professional person required to be licensed is regulated by one or more division of this department or agency. Worker's Compensation Worker's Compensation is a privately-funded insurance program governed by the varying and widely differing laws of each state. Records held by this department contain only worker's compensation claims. Generally, two types of information is available: "First Report of Injury," and "Court Contested Claims." Most states index records by claimant's name, some by employer or by accident. The records are generally maintained for seven years. Obtaining information from this department may be difficult. Rules governing the release of information vary widely from state to state. To obtain data from this department, you'll need: • Name, SSN • DOB (if possible) The records will show: • Employer, date of incident & time lost • Type of injury: body(s) part affected: or related disability

State Child Support Enforcement The state will search records, some of which are unavailable to you, in an attempt to locate missing parents who owe outstanding-court ordered child support. See “State Records” for individual state’s web sites.

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State Archives This is a central location for storing historical state documents, county records, local and state histories, newspapers published in that state, old phone books, city directories, census records, and old voter registration rolls. The staff of these facilities are very familiar with the records they have been charged to keep, as well as the sources of all records. If they do not have what you are looking for, they may be able to advise you where to find it.

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National Sources Most records at the national level are in the hands of the federal government. Please refer to “National Directory” for additional addresses and telephone numbers of federal agencies. Non-government organizations, like the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, and the Mormon Church maintain national records. These records sources may be very beneficial to the individual searching for someone or conducting a background investigation. Federal Records Searching through the giant repositories of records maintained by the federal government might prove a test of endurance for even the most stalwart and undaunted. Obtaining data from the records of a national organization or association, by comparison, might be as simple as making a phone call or writing a request letter. Here are some links to sites that will lead you to any Federal Agency: Search the Federal Web Locator http://www.greenepa.net/~dalex/fedwebloc.html National Archives and Records Administration http://ardor.nara.gov “Unfortunately, most federal records must be pulled manually. There are very few agencies that you can tap into by computer or by mechanical means. It is extremely difficult to access information from agencies such as the US Patent Office or the Copyright Division.” - Nick Beltrante Federal Information Center Web site: http://fic.info.gov Phone 800 688-9889 TTY users 800 326-2996 For information about any federal agency, department, or office: addresses, phone numbers, divisions, etc. Ask a FIC Information Specialist for assistance. The FIC is open for public inquiries from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. How-to Books http://www.env-sol.com/solutions/usgm.html To help you find your way around the various federal government agencies and departments, buy or borrow a copy of The United States Government Manual. The manual lists names, addresses, and department affiliations. Another publication, US Government Organization Manual, also lists and provides a description of each government function. This publication is available from the US Government Printing Office.

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Library of Congress Web Site: http://marvel.loc.gov Researchers' information 202-707-6500 The Library of Congress is the largest information source in the country and contains the original or a copy of almost every known book and document ever published! Contact the Library of Congress Information Office, Washington, DC 20540, to find out about the thousands of references and other information sources available. All the resources of this great library are available to you through your local public library. The Library of Congers is a mind-boggling treasure trove of information. So many subjects covered: photos, maps, books. Just about every book that's been written. Every sort of record; millions of pieces of information. The Library of Congress has city directories for the entire world! If you want to look up the address of someone in Rome, Italy, for instance, you'll find who lives at a specific address, spouse's name, the phone number, and the person's occupation. National Archives Web Site: http://www.nara.gov The National Archives is located on Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC. Telephone 202 501-5402. It is the central federal repository for every known report, study, census, military record, and document the US Government has ever printed. Census records of the wars this county has been involved in - the Revolutionary War, World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, are maintained within the National Archives. Also ship passenger lists are maintained. The nice thing about the archives is if you go there on a frequent basis, you can stop at the front desk and they'll issue you a researcher's card, which helps expedite getting information. Go into different sections of the archives and merely display the card to gain access. There's no fee. Staff members will render assistance and help you get the information in an expeditious manner. Soundex Coding Guide http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/coding.html Knowledge of the Soundex Coding System used by The National Archives will help you if you are conducting a search for an individual.National Archives and Records Administration The Genealogy Page. The Soundex Indexing System. Code Number Key Letters and Equivalents • b,p,f,v • c,s,k,g,j,q,x,z • d,t • l • m,n • r The letters a, e, i, o, u, y, w, and h are not coded. The first letter of the surname is retained; it is not given a number code. A name yielding no code numbers is coded with three zeros following the initial letter. If it yields only one code number, then that is followed by two zeros; two code numbers, by one zero (see examples below). Prefixes to surnames (such as Van, Von, Di, De) are frequently disregarded in alphabetizing and coding.

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Regardless of length, each name has one letter followed by three numbers. For names with more than three letters that can be coded following the first letter, only the first three are coded (see examples below). When double letters appear - or letters bearing the same code number appear together - the two are coded as one letter. Sample coded names: • • • • • • • • •

ASKIN A225 BAXTER B236 CARON C650 DAVIES D120 DAVIS D120 LEE L000 PATRICK P362 REINHARDT R563 WHALEY W400

Resource Books & Pamphlets • • •

The Guide to the National Archives of the US is the most complete explanation of the several services offered by the National Archives. Regional Branches of the National Archives details the records which are held in common at branch archives. National Archives and Select List of Publications are two other informative periodicals you might request.

If you wish to search the National Archives, request form BC 600. National Archives & Records To inquire about a service person and how to obtain specific records, write: National Archives & Records http://www.archives.ca/www/svcs/english/PersonnelRecords.html Military Archives Division Washington DC 20408 National Records Center Web Site: http://fic.info.gov There are eleven National Records Centers located throughout the country. A request for information requires a knowledge of the system and of the procedure(s) that must be followed. The National Records Center in Sinclair, Maryland is a massive installation where records from all government agencies are stored. After a certain period of time, an agency sort of retires their records and sends them to the National Record Center. Many times we're looking for federal records that go back to 1955 or 1965. That's where we go. They have forms you fill out and usually after about one working week they will have the records available for you. Bureau of Census Every ten years Census Bureau personnel conduct a survey and manage to count just about everybody in the country. Census records from 1790 (except for those from1890 and 1920, which were destroyed by fire) are housed in the National Archives and at each of the Branch Archives. The Index of Federal Census Record will tell you which roll of microfilm contains the name of a given person in a given town. You may view the microfilm at any branch Archive & at some state archives and purchase rolls of microfilm for $25. Request form NATF- 82

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Here are a couple of web sites you will fine extremely useful: US Census Home Page http://www.census.gov Finding Treasures in the U.S. Federal Census http://www.firstct.com/fv/uscensus.html Department of Commerce, Interstate Commerce Commission Web site: http://www.doc.gov/bureaus The Commerce Commission keeps records of people who work within the trucking industry. If you are attempting to locate a person whose business is governed by ICC regulations, contact the ICC. Government Printing Office Web site: http://www.gpo.gov The US Government Printing Office (GPO) publishes many pamphlets and books for and about every government function. It has books to assist you in locating the kind of information you need from federal departments. The Index to US Government Periodicals and US Government Books are excellent sources of reference to help you locate the right materials. The periodical index lists publications, including magazines, newsletters, and reports printed on a regular or periodic basis. Another helpful publication, Where to Write for Vital Records, will tell you where to get information about births, marriages, divorces, and deaths from each state. (See “National Directory”) National Personnel Records Center Web site: http://www.howtoinvestigate.com/www.nara.gov/regional/stlouis.html Call or write to obtain information about access to personnel records of people who were employed by the Civil Service, US Postal Service, retired military personnel, and for the medical records of dependents of active duty (US Army and Air Force) personnel: The center is part of the General Service Administration and maintains military personnel records. These records are open only to the servicemen they pertain to. There are a couple of exceptions: anyone can request a look at the records of a person who served prior to World War I; and "Next of kin" may request information about a veteran who is deceased. You must prove death. Request GSA form 180, pay the fee and service charge, and be sure to include: Full name, SSN Date and place of birth Branch of Service Dates of active service Service number

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US Civil Service Commission Records are maintained about all employees of the federal government by the US Civil Service Commission. The Commission will forward a letter addressed to a retired Civil Service employee. It has no locator service. You may have to inquire from the civilian locator at the military base or government installation to find or trace a former employee. Social Security Administration Web Site: http://www.ssa.gov This government agency maintains a record about everyone ever issued a SSN. It is illegal for the Social Security Administration to release information about anyone, but the Administration will help you locate the person you seek for certain reasons: •

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Write a letter to the person you seek. Place it inside an envelope. Leave that envelope unsealed and mail with a letter to: Social Security has a toll-free number that operates from 7AM to 7PM, Monday to Friday: 800 7721213 If you have a touch-tone phone, recorded information and services are available 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays. People who are deaf or hard of hearing may call the toll-free "TTY" number, 800 325-0778, between 7 am and 7 p.m. on Monday through Friday. Include all the information you have, including name, last known address, SSN, DOB, last known employer, and date of employment. A Social Security death claims search will give information about retirement or death. Contact a local Social Security office, listed in white pages of the phone directory, about fee information. There is valuable information to be gained from the SSN itself: The first three numbers of a SSN will indicate the state in which the card was issued, which is a tip as to the home state of the subject. Keep this in mind when conducting missing persons investigations. The Social Security Administration releases records concerning retired SSN numbers and non-valid numbers. This data is purchased by on-line vendors. A SSN death claims search will tell you if a SSN has been retired (a death claim filed under that number), and give you the zip code of the decedent. People are creatures of habit. There is an old saying among criminal investigators that the criminal will often return to the scene of the crime. The same adage holds true for a missing person: he or she will often return to the state in which a Social Security card was issued.

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The first three digits of the SSN will indicate the area in which the card was issued: 001-003 N. Hampshire 004-007 Maine 008-009 Vermont 010-034 Mass. 035-039 Rhode Island 040-049 Connecticut 050-134 New York 135-158 New Jersey 159-211 Pennsylvania 212-220 Maryland 221-222 Delaware 223-231 Virginia 232-236 W. Virginia 237-246 N. Carolina 247-251 S. Carolina 252-260 Georgia 261-267 Florida 268-302 Ohio 303-317 Indiana 362-386 Michigan

530-530 Nevada 531-539 Washington 540-544 Oregon 545-573 California 574-574 Alaska 575-576 Hawaii 577-579 DC Social Security New Numbers: 602-626 New Numbers: California 627-645 New Numbers: Texas 646-647 New Numbers: Utah 648-649 New Numbers: N. Mexico 580- Virgin Islands 581-585 Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Philippines 586 Guam, Am. Samoa, Marian 588 New Number: Mississippi 589-595 New Numbers: Florida 596-599 New Numbers: Puerto Rico 600-601 New Numbers: Arizona

521-524 Colorado 525-525 New Mexico 526-527 Arizona 529-529 Utah 387-399 Wisconsin 400-407 Kentucky 408-415 Tennessee 433-439 Louisiana 440-448 Oklahoma 449-467 Texas 468-477 Minnesota 478-485 Iowa 486-500 Missouri 501-502 North Dakota 503-504 South Dakota 505-508 Nebraska 509-515 Kansas 516-517 Montana 518-519 Idaho 520-520 Wyoming

Social Search A social search is a database search making use of a SSN. Contact a database Information Provider to arrange for this service. (See “Databases”) Internal Revenue Service Web Site: http://www.irs.ustreas.gov IRS records are private, but the Service will release information if proper procedures are followed. The process is somewhat time-consuming, but the information you receive may prove invaluable, especially if all other information searches prove fruitless. The IRS will provide this service if the locate is for "humanitarian" reasons: Urgent or compelling in nature, such as illness Imminent death, or death of a close relative To locate a missing relative, write a letter to the person you wish to locate. Place it in an envelope and leave that envelope unsealed. Place that envelope inside another envelope along with a request letter to the IRS, stating the reason you seek the Service's assistance. Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement Web Site: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/opa/facts/csenew.htm The Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement helps locate parents who owe outstanding child support. Officials search federal and other national records not ordinarily open to citizens. You must apply for this service through your state Child Support Enforcement office. (See “State Directory”)

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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Web Site: http://www.ncmec.org The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children conducts investigations concerning missing children and children kidnapped by their parents. Available: the excellent Investigator's Guide to Missing Child Cases & Parental Kidnapping. You may order this book by calling 800 843-5678. 24-hour Hotline 1-800-THE-LOST 1-800-843-5678 U.S. Justice Department, Immigration & Naturalization Web Site: http://www.ins.usdoj.gov If you seek information concerning a foreign born, naturalized U.S. citizen, write or call to request the proper form: The records will show: • Full name • DOB • Nationality A foreign-born adoptee may require form G-641 ($15 fee) to obtain a copy of their altered birth certificate. Some of these records are maintained in federal court. They will include: • Full name; spouse(s) • Date and place of birth • Occupation • Arrival date, location • Aboard which vessel Interpol Web Site: http://www.kenpubs.co.uk/interpol-pr/ This International Police Organization may help with child abduction and parental kidnapping cases. Department of State, Passport Service This department can provide birth certificates and information about citizens born outside the U.S., as well as those who may be traveling or residing abroad. Help for foreign born adoptees. Write: Correspondence Branch. Passport Office Department of State Washington DC 20520 Selective Service Commission This office maintains records of every man who has ever registered for the draft. The address is: Selective Service Commission PO Box 4638 North Suburban IL 60197-4638 Phone 708 688-6888

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Federal Witness Protection Program This office may verify if a person is in the Program and may forward a letter for you. Write or call for further information: Federal Witness Protection Program Department of Justice 1001 G Street NW Washington DC 20530 Phone 202 514-3684 Federal Courts Web Site: http://www.uscourts.gov Called District Courts, these Federal government offices maintain records about cases involving civil, criminal, and bankruptcy litigation. There are 93 Federal Judicial Districts, called "United States District Courts." All districts are located within a state's boundaries. (See “State Directory”) The local courthouse, the county court, and the district court hold a wealth of information because of exhibits involved in the cases. Don't expect to go in there and open a case file and find the subject's IRS returns for the last 10 years, list of bank accounts, criminal record, or anything like that in every file. It's not going to be there. All depends on the file itself. The Fed's computer, NCIC, is off limits to PI's and ordinary citizens. Best way to find out if a person has a criminal record or has been arrested: check the federal courthouse. Those court records are public records. Many times the U.S. Attorney will have the NCIC records of all past arrests in that file. It becomes public record. Department of Justice, Federal Prison System Web Site: http://www.bop.gov County Jail Locator: http://www.corrections.com/links/county.html The Inmate Locate Service has information about all inmates in the federal prison system: Department of Justice Federal Prison System Inmate Locate Service For information on from 1982 to the present, call the national Inmate Locator at 202-307-3126 (due to the large volume of requests, callers may experience slight delays). For information on Federal inmates released before 1982, please write to the Office of Communications and Archives. Attn: Historic Inmate Locator Request. Please include as much identifying information as possible - name, including middle name/initial if known, aliases, date of birth, race, crime, approximate dates in prison, name of prison, etc. The more information you provide, the more quickly the request can be processed. Securities & Exchange Commission Web Site: http://www.sec.gov E-mail: [email protected] The SEC Litigation Index lists persons involved in litigation with the SEC and provides information about all public companies. The SEC frequently requires in-depth information from public companies. That information is open to you. The record will show: • Name of principals • Principals' background information • Financial information, including corporate reports • SEC litigation involvement

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The Federal Trade Commission maintains records that pertain to interstate trade. The Security and Exchange Commission maintains records for business firms. If you were doing an investigation on a business firm, one of the first places you would begin would be at the SEC. Complete records may also be kept at United States District Courthouses. Look under "United States Federal Government" in the white pages of your telephone book. Databases: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) Several Database Brokers and Information Providers have access to the SEC. These records are especially helpful if you are conducting a business investigation.

National Associations & Organizations Many national associations and organizations, including churches, provide information about their members. The Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) The largest genealogical archives are maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS). The Mormons hold the biggest collection of family histories in the world. The organization has compiled and developed multitudinous records from family histories, census records, as well as from references in published works. The International Genealogical Index, compiled by the LDS, lists more than 108 million names. LDS State Family History Center Web Site: http://www.lds.org/Main.html Nearest Family History Center: http://www.genhomepage.com/FHC/fhc.html There is an LDS State Family History Center located in each state, headed by a Family Organization Registrar and Research Coordinator. Write or call for forms. LDS will furnish data from Genealogical Index Files, Computer File Index, and Family Group Archives' Records. Microfilm records are available through the LDS interlibrary loan system. This organization offers full search services as well as individual name searches. It also has vital records, property records, and family group archives. Social Security Death Search Social Security Death Index Search the data base free: http://www.ancestry.com/ssdi/advanced.htm LDS maintains the SSN's of all deceased individuals. You need only furnish a full name. The search will reveal the deceased person's SSN, date of death, state of residence at time of death, and zip code. This organization also maintains records of military casualties, POW files, and numerous telephone directories on microfilm. The Salvation Army Web Sites: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/home.htm http://www.salvationarmy.org This service organization operates a Missing Persons' Center that attempts to locate and reunite immediate family members.

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When a person is located, his or her whereabouts is not disclosed without consent. The Salvation Army does not become involved in legal matters, such as child support, child custody, alimony, parental kidnapping, closed adoption, inheritance, estate matters, or tracing family trees. Write or call to request a "Missing Persons Inquiry Form": Call for Assistance 1-800-SAL-ARMY The Salvation Army Missing Persons' Service PO Box 15899 900 W 9th St. Los Angeles CA 90015-0899

The Salvation Army Missing Persons' Service 1424 Northeastern Expressway Atlanta GA 30329-2088

The Salvation Army Missing Persons' Service PO Box C635 West Nyack, NY 10994

The Salvation Army Missing Persons' Service 30840 Hawthorne Blvd Rancho Palos Verdes CA 90274

The Salvation Army Missing Persons' Service 90274 10 West Algonquin Des Plaines IL 60016

American Red Cross Web Site: http://www.crossnet.org To find your local American Red Cross: http://www.crossnet.org/where/where.html Tracing and International: http://www.crossnet.org/intl/trace.html This dedicated organization will help you locate an active member of the U.S. Armed Forces for emergency purposes through Red Cross offices located at each military installation.

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Databases Until approximately a decade ago, PI's gathered information the old-fashioned way: they made numerous phone calls to contacts and associates; they went out looking for answers; they asked questions; they dug through repositories of printed records. Times have changed. Although the modern PI still asks a lot of questions (that phase of the snoop business will never change), he - and increasingly she - will continue to rely upon the telephone and fax machine, and more and more on the Internet. It is the computer that has brought about the greatest transformation to the way the pros get the job done nowadays. The proliferation of computer databases has really changed things, including - and especially - the methods of information collecting, storing, and distribution. This giant technological advance affects all of us: the way we live, how we work and how we conduct our business. There's one good thing the computer age has brought with it: more than ever before, Americans have the lawful right to tap into huge repositories of information. We have the means - right at our fingertips - to access a wealth of practical, useful information. Information Brokers, Information Distributors, Information Resellers, Information Providers - these new job titles have carved an impressive notch in our daily language, especially our business language. Here are some of the terms that have come into common usage as a result of the computer age, the information age, and the age of knowledge: Repository Records of a similar nature are stored on microfilm, microfiche, computer database, and/or on paper. State capitals are repositories of local, county, and state records. Credit bureaus are repositories of credit information. The US Postal Service is a repository of change-of-address information. Distributors These companies have access to many information repositories. They disseminate this data in high volume to information providers. Many of these repository databases are highly specialized and complex, such as the database operated by the US Postal Service. Value Added Information Resellers (VAIR). These Information Providers are on-line with Information Distributors. They can locate and call up data almost instantaneously. "Value" is added by combining related data from other searches, then reselling that data in single units or combination packages at a profit. A VAIR may conduct a social search using a SSN by requesting reports from all three major credit bureaus. A VAIR can run a state driver license search and a national change-of-address search to locate an individual. PI's and individuals, called "end users," purchase data from VAIR's department store-like catalog of services. Information Resellers may also offer on-line access to their own databases to a variety of Information Professionals.

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Information Specialists, PI's, Tenant Screeners, Employment Background Specialists. These are people who gather data for a client. They are called Information Professionals. The insurance, legal, financial, real estate and employment industries seek out the services of Information Professionals who extract the details from a variety of sources, from the library, from public records, from interviews. Information Retriever is the job title assigned to individuals who retrieve and deliver specific records and/or data. Information Professionals often have access to data directly from the distributor, especially if their volume warrants the expense. If you are considering a career as a Professional Investigator or Information Provider, check out these huge database systems. Small users and single unit purchasers will employ the services of VAIRS (Information Providers). For the nonprofessional, VAIR'S offer added value. They prepare their customer's requests in the proper way and know how to interpret the information returned. Also, they generally know what information they must access and what the information on the report really means. Some records contain complex codes. The assistance offered by a professional will help you to derive more useful data from the reports you receive. A reputable professional will most likely be familiar with the many laws that regulate the release of information. Remember: The responsibility for illegally obtaining data rests with the requestor, not the provider. Ask questions. The pros may be able to protect you from unknowingly committing an illegal act. Even though you will not be accessing the larger databases directly, you should ask your Information Provider what databases he or she subscribes to. This will help you determine the quality and dependability of the source. The law requires that in certain types of inquiries the subject in question be notified. The confidentiality of your requests should also be discussed with your vendor. There are a variety of ways to access and receive information from databases. Requests can be made by smail, phone, fax, or email. You request the information via email; someone performs the search for you and you receive the results on your computer screen. An interactive search means you access the database directly (on-line) and perform the search yourself. Unless you intend to become a Professional Investigator or Information Professional, it is probably not economical to pay sign-up fees and minimum monthly billing charges associated with this type of searching. (Some database companies don't charge these fees, but charge only for individual inquiries.) Fees charged may include: • Special hardware and software • Sign on to service fee • Yearly access fee, and/or monthly flat rate • One-time access fee .

Note: These costs are in addition to the cost of a particular search. There are a variety of databases out there; it depends on the type of information you want. State agencies offer on-line services as a way of raising revenues. For example: In the state of New York - for a small fee - you can access their database and receive MVR information, driver license information, and boat information - directly on line from New York. Before you begin any investigation, decide what information components you intend to purchase from a database company, which searches you will conduct yourself, and when it might be to your advantage to hire a Professional Investigator.

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There's one advantage to conducting at least part of the search yourself, and that is, you will gain access to state repositories of government records. There is no intermediary involved. You are receiving the data directly. You interpret the data yourself. Professional assistance is available at state repositories. The cost is minimal; usually only a small research and copying fee. Lists of record searches available through some database companies read like a menu in an Oriental restaurant. Ask for more information - before you make your choice - about costs, procedures, etc. from the companies that interest you. We've listed a few of the large national databases. Even though you probably won't be accessing them directly, it is helpful to know who they are and to know what information they furnish. National Change of Address NCOA http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/products/vendors_licensees.htm Includes names of all deceased persons, plus SSN, name, DOB, death date, zip code at place of death. Many information brokers sell this information. Services: NCAA is operated by the US Postal Service and provides change of address (C.A.) service for a fee to approved, licensed firms only. American Association of Motor Vehicle Administration http://www.aamva.org 4301 Wilson Blvd Suite 400 Arlington, VA 22203 Phone 703 522-4200 Fax 703 522-1553 AAMVA is a nonprofit organization whose main responsibility is the enforcement and administration of laws pertaining to the licensing and usage of motor vehicles. One of the major projects of the association is the development of a national database pertaining to all driver records. AAMVA ADNET integrates the state driver’s license information into the Commercial Driver’s license Information System (CDLIS) and into The National Driver Register (NDR). VISTA is the on-line service developed by AAMV ADNET. National Association of Credit Management http://www.nacm.org 8815 Centre Park Drive Suite 200 Columbia, MD 21045 Phone 410 740-5560 Fax 410 740-5574 NACM is a nonprofit organization whose members are business credit grantors. The NACM national database provides business reports for its members.

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FBI Press Office http://www.fbi.gov FBI Press Office 10th & Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DC 20535 Phone 202 324-3691 Fax 202 324-6842 Services: NCIC is a national computerized information center established by the FBI. Access to the NCIC network is restricted to criminal justice agencies on all government levels. Each state maintains a State Control Terminal Agency (SCTA) which has responsibility for both data input and access to the NCIC database. Pro CD 222 Rosewood Drive Danvers, MA01923-4520 Phone 800 99-CDROM Pro CD’s are easy to use, especially when searching for an individual with a telephone number listed in his or her name. If you do a lot of searching, you can save on long distance directory assistance charges. Once you have found the listing of the person you are looking for, and bringing into play the street locating features of the program, it’s easy to ascertain the names, addresses and phone numbers of several neighbors and businesses surrounding your target. Pro CD offers "The largest warehouse of reference data ever compiled in a single box!" Eleven CD’s contain 20 million listings: • 85 million U.S. resident phone listings • 15 million U.S. business phone listings • 31 million street segments & places • 10 million Canadian business listings • 108k toll-free listings • 35 million census profiles • 250k fax listings • 69 million ZIP codes

Credit Bureaus Credit Report If you have a legitimate business reason for pulling a credit report, get a signed release. A PI can pull a credit report on an individual as long the rules of the Fair Credit Reporting Act are followed, but the average person on the street cannot walk in to a credit bureau and say "I want my neighbor's credit report." Credit Header The credit header - the top portion of a credit report does not require a signed release, because you are not obtaining financial information. Equifax 1600 Peachtree Street NW Atlanta GA 30309 Discuss a Credit Report 888 909-7304 Order a Credit Report 800 685-1111

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Doing business in the credit bureau field since the early 1980's, Equifax, is worldwide in scope, employing 18,000 full and part-time field investigators who talk to friends, neighbors, and employers of credit applicants. The company has a file on one out of every three Americans. Equifax has many branches and specialized departments, including Retailers Commercial Credit and Insurance Claims Investigations. Services available from Equifax not restricted by Fair Credit Reporting Acts: • ID Report provides names, addresses, aliases, spouses, children, DOB, and employment. • Personal System is an employment screening report based on credit reports and public records. • MVR Information Systems provides access to driver records in 49 states. • National Change of Address (NCAA), provided by the U.S. Postal Service, contains all changes of address. • The Social Security Search, also called a "social search," is accomplished by imputing the SSN to access all records containing that number. Searches: • • • • • •

Motor vehicle records Localized court document Multiple government/legal database Proprietary database Consumer credit bureau Access: by computer modem, mail, phone, and fax.

TransUnion http://www.tuc.com Consumer Disclosure Center PO Box 390 Springfield, PA 19064-0390 Phone 800 888-4213 Since the early 70's, TransUnion has offered one-source credit information about consumers. Over the years it has developed many products and services and built itself into a major source of credit reports. Here are some of the special searches TransUnion provides: • • • • • • •

ALERT: Reviews all credit applications HAWK: Indicates fraudulent information and matches information USISSN: Locates files by SSN TRACE: Helps locate people who have changed their names or are difficult to locate due to having no forwarding address TRACE PLUS: Offers the information on the original trace plus former addresses, phone number, DOB, aliases, employment history, salary, and spouse information RE-TRACE: Helps clients locate a SSN ATLAS: Accesses information on millions of Americans as well as providing access to NOCA from the US Post Office change of address files is a pre-employment evaluation report. Motor vehicle reports are also available. Trans Union offers its services on-line for interactive search only.

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Experian http://www.experian.com National Consumer Assistance Center P.O. Box 949 Allen, TX 75013-0949 Consumer credit questions: 888 EXPERIAN (888 397-3742) Experian 505 City Parkway West Orange, CA 92868 Phone 714 385-7000 Fax 714 385-7349 Experian, the quality supplier of consumer and business credit reports, direct marketing, automotive and real estate information services. Services: Experian has credit files on nearly 170 million credit users. It also provides a variety of information services customized to meet its clients needs, including, Performance Data Systems (PDS), marketers with access to 92 million consumers. • •

The National Business Data Base, provides business demographic information plus financial credit information about 12 million businesses. TRW REDI provides property, title, and tax information from 34 states.

Business Databases Many companies specialize in business news and related public records, providing information relating to mergers and acquisitions - legal and financial, company and industry - plus competitive intelligence information. The services and information these companies offer might provide important data to flesh out a business background investigation. Ninety percent of what you want to know has probably already been researched - especially in the corporate sector. CompuServe, for example, features "Quest", magazine articles, descriptions of various research projects, newspaper articles, and other reports. The Wall Street Journal is useful if you're looking into a corporate situation or an industry situation. CompuServe Information Service http://www.compuserve.com/content/default.asp CompuServe Interactive Services, Inc. Customer Service Department PO Box 182679 Columbus, Ohio 43272-0302 USA Phone 800 848-8990 Fax 614 280-3404 Services: CompuServe Interactive Services, Inc., headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has more than 2 million members worldwide and is available in 185 countries. CompuServe, one of the original Internet online pioneers, was founded in 1969 and today is a subsidiary of America Online [NYSE: AOL]. AOL describes itself as, "A comprehensive service for serious Internet online users at home, in the workplace and around the globe. CompuServe offers thousands of unique content areas including unmatched business and professional resources, industry-renowned Forum areas, the latest in news and information, searchable databases, powerful communications capabilities, worldclass technology and customer service, as well as easy access to the Internet."

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CompuServe searches over 1700 databases, accessing reference resources, studying company reports and financial statements, news, travel and entertainment information. Phonefile is a surname phone directory organized by state. General business news, CD-ROM, Email and Fax. Data Times http://www.datatimes.com 14000 Quail Springs Parkway Suite 450 Oklahoma City, OK 73134 Phone 405 751-6400 Phone 800 642-252 Services: Provides over 800 databases on-line, allowing customers to review individual and company profiles, track records, clients, competitors and prospects. Monitors news, mergers and acquisitions. Searches: • Disclosure database • Corporate ownership watch • Media general financial services • Tracking services • Quicksearch • General business news Access: On-line, Phone, Mail, and Fax Dialog Information Services, Inc. http://www.dialog.com Email: [email protected] US Headquarters, 2440 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040-1400 Phone: 650 254 7000 Fax: 650 254-7070 US Sales Headquarters, 11000 Regency Parkway, Suite 400, Cary, North Carolina, 27511 Phone: 919 462-8600 Fax: 919 468-9890 Services: Dialog offers over 900 databases, allowing instant access to business and financial publications, biographies, company directories, news sources, product listings, scientific, technical and patent literature, worldwide trademark and copyright information. Searches: • • • • • •

Dun & Bradstreet Standard & Poors Thomas Register General business news Proprietary database Available only on-line.

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Dun & Bradstreet http://www.dnb.com Dun & Bradstreet One Diamond Hill Road Murray Hill, NJ 07974-1218 Phone: (908) 665-5000 Fax: (908) 665-5803 Services: Provides information to the business community pertaining to marketing, purchasing, and corporate research. The 161 year old firm has six divisions offering services in risk management, directory, marketing and financial information, business and corporate resources. The Risk Management Division provides credit information on 20 million businesses worldwide. Publishes more than 400 directories in 17 states. Marketing Information Services division contains Nielsen Marketing Research, a well-known name in the marketing industry. The Financial Information Service Division is Moody's Investors Service which rates businesses and publishes business and financial information. Searches: • Proprietary data base • Consumer/business credit bureau • Marketing specialist Access: Dun & Bradstreet is accessed in two ways. • Dunsnet is the company's worldwide computer on-line service. Dunsgate gives customers access to D&B's products and services through telephone, personal computers, or fax. • The D&B Express service will read the Business Information Report or Credit Advisory Report over the phone with the printed report sent by mail or fax to the customer. Customers pay with a credit card. Disclosure Inc. "http://www.disclosure.com/disclosure 5161 River Road Phone Bethesda MD 20816 Phone: (800) 236-6997 ext. 300 Phone: 44 171 278-8277 (if outside the U.S.) Fax 301 657-1962 Services: Provides timely, accurate information on publicly- traded companies. Maintains an archive of SEC filings from 1968 to the present. ORDERLINE is an on-line index of every document filed with the SEC, and offers a variety of reports written by leading securities analysts, and offers corporate reports about more than 7,500 public companies. Searches: Documents agency, article retrieval: banking- bankruptcy, copyright, insurance, legislation patent, multiple government/legal databases, business background Access: Fax, phone, mail, or on-line

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General Databases If you are looking for a person with a fairly common name, like "Smith," your chances of finding who you are looking for decrease dramatically. You will find so many people with the same last name it's going to be of hardly any use. An uncommon name should be very easy to find. Motor vehicle info can be good: other times it can be four years old and no good at all. Databases can find people for you, but not if they want to hide. You will be following a paper trail. If someone wants to hide, a database search probably will not accomplish much in the way of up to date information Ideally, for a database search, you want full name, DOB, SSN, last known address, and when that address was good. Minimal input would be a name. A surname search can be conducted throughout the nation or on a state-by-state basis. AccuSource Inc. http://www.accu-source.com 8585 N. Stemmons Frwy Suite M-26 Dallas, TX 75247 Customer Support 214 637-5006 Fax 214 637-1443 AccuSource has been the premier information and public records provider to investigators of the state of Texas for over 10 years and is now one of the leading national providers of such Information to businesses with legitimate needs. Our services are not available to the general public. Services include state driving records, SSN searches, DL checks, criminal records in all U.S. counties, and much more. Services: More than 60 databases available. Searches: SSN Search, credit, U.S. bankruptcy, vehicle registration, Secretary of State & county UCC filings, aircraft title search, business locator. Access: Phone, Fax, E-mail and on-line Docutronics Information Services http://www.fisonline.com/a/a2b2.htm Email: [email protected] To order FIS Products and Services: 99 Church Street New York, NY 10007 Phone 212-553-0546 Phone 800 342-5647 ext. 0546 Fax 212 553-4700 Services: Provides a variety of research and retrieval services. Searches: SEC Filings, New York & American Stock Exchanges, court services. Access: Mail, Phone, and Fax General Information Services http://www.geninfo.com Dallas Office PO Box 749032 Dallas, TX 75374-9032 Phone 214 265-8817 Fax 214 265-7572

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Services: GIS Comprehensive Auto Risk evaluation CCARE service provides MVR's, automobile claims history, and driving records from all 50 states and D.C. The insurance claims exchange (CLCE) is a CIS proprietary database containing 3 years of claims' history from multiple carriers. GIS pre-employment reports provide information concerning potential employees. Location reports help the client determine the location of individuals who can help resolve disputes, collect debts, update client lists, and complete other tasks which require the knowledge of a person's whereabouts. Searches: Motor vehicle records , employment screening, locates, proprietary database, TRW & TransUnion credit reports, employment, education, criminal history, public records information, personal profile Access: Mail, Email, Phone, Fax, on-line Information Research Bureau, Inc. (IRB) 1331 East Layette Street Tallahassee FL 32301 Phone 800 447-2112 Fax 800 814-7714 Services: Locates, background investigations (individual & business), pre-employment checks, tenant screening, asset searches, public record searches. Investigators on staff. IRB accepts MasterCard & Visa. Mr. Darrell Goodwin, President of this aggressive, fast-growing database company, is a member of the Secrets of Top PI's Panel of Experts. Searches: Business reports, localized government/legal document retrieval, real property, UCC, vital statistics, motor vehicle information, registration, license, accident reports, criminal history, worker's compensation, voter registration, civil court records, surname search, atlas search, credit grader, and social search. Access: Mail, Email, Phone, or Fax LEXIS Document Services Inc. http://www.netlds.com 801 Adlai Stevenson Drive Springfield IL 62703-4261 Phone 800 634-9738 Fax 800 457-6299 Services: Lexis Document Search provides manual or database searches (where applicable) for virtually every county, state, and federal court repository in the US, Canada, and the Virgin Islands. Searches: Localized court document retrieval, UCC Filings, Martindale-Hubbel Law Directory, UCC liens, Corporation records, Tax Liens; all court documents. Access: Mail, Email, Phone, Fax, on-line through LEXDOC Washington Document Service, Inc. (WDS) http://www.wdsdocs.com 299 Broadway, Suite 805 New York, NY 10007 Phone 212 267-9600 - 800 422-2776 Fax 212 267-9665 Services: WDS provides document and retrieval from all federal agencies and courts nationwide, capitol hill, and banking agencies. Searches: SEC, Williams Act filings; localized court document retrieval. Access: Mail, Phone, or Fax

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Specialized Databases Ancestry http://www.ancestry.com Email: [email protected] Ancestry, Inc. P.O. Box 990 Orem, UT 84059-0990 Phone 801 426-3500 Fax 801 426-3501 Services: Specialists in Genealogical Research. Ancestry Publishers offer search and database services at very reasonable prices. Ancestry locates family members; offers professional genealogical research services; books pertaining to family tree searches; organized major research projects. Searches: International Genealogical Index (IGI)IGI database, phone surname database search, census search, vital records: birth, marriage & death, probate records, cemetery records, five-year land record index search, city directory search, county or local history search, social Security death index search, U.S. military records search Access: Mail, phone, or fax The Nationwide Military Locator http://www.militaryusa.com/enhance/nat-loc.html-ssi E-mail: [email protected] Post Office Box 17118 Spartanburg, SC 29301 Phone 800 937-2133 Fax 864 595-0813 Services: Specializes in locating people connected with the military. Searches: Social search, address update, national surname search, telephone number; driver license SSN & death index search

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Resource Directory This Resource Directory has been compiled from many sources. Click on the State Homepage provided at the beginning of each state section for the telephone number and address of agencies and other state offices not listed. Links have been provided for pages to every state department when available. Records & Listings If you know the city you would like to check, but not the county, look in a good atlas or click on the state department link. If fees are applicable for the information you need, the listing will be so noted. In these days of diminished operating budgets and creative revenue-raising strategies, a governing body's decision to charge a "search fee" might be quietly implemented without dissenting vote. There are three types of fees charged: • Record fee: Fee per record • Search fee: Fee charged if a physical search must be made • Copy fee: Fee per copy The amount of the fee should be determined before a request is made. Call or fax the agency before making a request for information not only about fee structures, but also about regulations, laws, policies, and form requirements. Important! Read this: The Federal Credit Reporting Act (Public Law 91-508) states "Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information on a Consumer Reporting Agency under false pretenses shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than one year or both." Obtain a Release Obtain your subject's signature on a Consent Form. Know state, county, and local laws and ordinances regarding the release of information about an individual to a potential employer, landlord, or other requestor. Sample Consent Form I do hereby consent and authorize:

(firm, company, or yourself) to examine, inspect, interview, or obtain copies of any and all records or reports concerning my consumer credit history, criminal history, driving history, worker's compensation claims history (in compliance with ADA), scholastic records, military records, present or previous employment, and all medical records. I understand that these reports may include information as to my character, work habits, performance, experience, with reasons for termination of past employment from previous employers." Legal Signature Witness Date

Before you begin your records search, please refer to “Information Sources,” for detailed information about particular types of records.

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National Records You may find the information presented in this section helpful for a variety of purposes, especially when attempting to locate an individual. National sources include regional and national federal government records. We've included national organizations that operate independent of the government, but maintain records compiled and indexed on a nationwide basis. Library of Congress ………………………………………………………………….. National Archives ………………………………………………………..…………… Bureau of Census National Personnel Records …..………………….…………. Center Civil Service Commission Social Security …………………….…………. Internal Revenue Service ……………………………………………….……………. Interpol …………………………………………………………………….……………. US Justice Department ………………………………………………….…………… Department of State Passport Service ………………………………….…………. Selective Service Commission ……………………………………….……………… Department of Justice Federal Prison System …………………….……….…… Federal Witness Protection Program ……………………………….………………. Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement …………………….………………. Securities & Exchange Commission ……………………………….………….…….. The Salvation Army ……………………………………………….………………….. American Red Cross ………………………………………………………….………. National Reunion Registry & Press Service ……………………………….………. Department of Commerce ………………………………………………….………. National Clearinghouses for Missing Children ……………………………………. Canada Royal Canadian Mounted Police ……………………………….………… Fed Aviation Administration ………………………………………………………. Aircraft Records ……………………………………………………………………….. Federal Records Center ……………………………………………………………… National Archives ……………………………………………………………………… Government Bookstores ……………………………………………………………… Religious Sources ……………………….……………………………………………. Adoption Records ……………………….…………………………………………….

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Missing Persons You have one major advantage when you set out to locate a person: most of us, being creatures of habit, continue to work at the same kinds of jobs. We continue to gravitate to the same familiar surroundings. We stay in contact with family, friends, and lovers. We drive motor vehicles, buy and sell property, get married, have children, and file for divorce. And when we move, we tell people where we're going. Those of us with nothing to hide leave behind a fairly easy-to-follow trail - paper and otherwise. On the other hand, there will always be among us those irresponsible individuals who commit crimes, skip out on debts, and run away from domestic difficulties, causing poverty, abuse, and neglect. These people often make a conscious effort to avoid leaving behind a trace of their movements. The more skilled one becomes at hiding out, the more he or she will employ techniques that make it difficult for a Locate Specialist, known in the trade as a "Skip Tracer," to find them. The "skip" may not carry a driver’s license, voter's registration card, Social Security card, employee badge, or any of the identification that everyday, law-abiding citizens tote around in wallet or purse. The address or phone number occasionally given will invariably be someone else's address, someone else’s telephone number. In this section, you will learn proven locate techniques the pros have developed and made a part of standard operating procedure over the years. You will learn about some of the newest advances in the locate business, brought about by the advent of computer databases and the Internet. Detailed information for those conducting adoption searches and military-connected searches is provided, along with checklists and sample interview questions to help speed up your investigation. (See “Information Sources,” “State Directory,” & “National Directory”) Three main sources yield the most information about an individual: (1) People who are or have been in contact with the subject. Your advantage: Most people are willing to answer questions posed in a straightforward and friendly manner. (2) Printed or written material, which includes directories, newspaper reports, magazine articles, medical records, financial records, utility records, employment and tenant applications, and all government records. These are the records that will help you establish a "paper trail." (3) Information Providers - database companies - who have access to both written and computer-stored records and other data. Locate Specialists make use of all three sources, but to an increasing degree, they rely on Information Providers for name, phone, DMV and credit reports since these database searches may turn up hundreds, and even thousands of names - especially if the person you seek has a common one. It is best to assemble and track down as much background and identifying information about your subject before initiating any database search. Sometimes the simplest investigative techniques, like calling directory assistance or talking to your subject's co-workers, will net the quickest results.

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First Steps Begin by writing down everything you know about your subject. Don't discount any piece of information, no matter how trivial it may appear, because frequently, seemingly unimportant information will provide the very clues you need. Think "stream of consciousness." Don't try to analyze or organize right away - just write down whatever enters your mind. Later, expand and flesh out. Organize your thoughts and findings. Pay special attention to "gut feelings." Professional associations, labor unions, government licensing authorities, school records-keepers, county court records repositories - any of these entities can furnish information that could lead you directly to your subject. At the very least, these sources might provide useful clues. A useful questionnaire is provided at the conclusion of this section. The first thing you need to do is obtain as much information about the individual as you can. It would hardly be worth going to the state with just a name and an old address. If you can obtain a birth date and a Social Security number, of course, go with that. 'How do I obtain that information?' you ask. It's difficult to advise specifically what to do, because when you're trying to find someone, each case is different, as each scenario is different. But remember: before attempting to find someone, your goal should be to obtain as much information about that person as you can. Local Search Your investigation will most likely begin in the local area where the subject was last known to reside. Start with what you have in front of you. If all you have is an address and the name of a person, that's where you start. You could go to the address, of course, even though you know the people you're looking for are no longer living there. Maybe you've written to the address and the letter has come back marked "forwarded mail expired." You may have to go to that address in person, knock on the door, introduce yourself, talk to the people in the house. Very often they'll have some information. It depends on the time frame. ”If there is that 1% chance a person may know something about your subject, one remote chance of getting a possible lead, you may have to do it. The tenants may not know where your subject lives, but, maybe the day you go by, someone from down the road might be visiting. This person says, "Oh, I know Mr. Smith. He and I worked together. He's moved somewhere in up in Illinois, I believe." It's a lead. It's not a great lead, but it's a lead and you would never have gotten the lead by writing a letter. Start with any little scratch of information that you have. Go that extra step. Pursue it to the very end.” - Mike Askew Check city and criss-cross directories at the library or request a surname search from an Information Provider for that area. You may come up with the address and/or phone number of a relative with the same last name. Here is a link to an online reverse directory. Keep in mind that nothing is as complete as the bound version in the local library. Try this link: http://www.infospace.com/info.go2net/reverse.htm If you get a match-up and obtain an address - even if the subject has moved from that address check the city or criss-cross directories for the addresses and telephone numbers of nearby neighbors - or request this information from an Information Provider. The subject's occupation, spouse's name and even the name of the subject's employer may turn up Research property records at the county courthouse to find out who bought the house or the name of the landlord. Employ your best diplomatic and negotiating skills: if the subject rented the house, you may get a look at a copy of the lease application or agreement. Ask at the post office to see if the subject filled out a change of address form, or ask an Information Provider to run a National New Address Identifier, based on last name and previous address.

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Interview neighbors. Sometimes a statement such as, "I don't know where they moved to, but a friend of ours said they thought it was Boston," will be all you need to proceed with your search. Look into marriage records at the county courthouse where the subject last resided, or in the county where either the wife or the husband resided. You may happen upon both sets of parents. Education School, college, and university records are some of the easiest sources of information to access. Check school records departments, school libraries, and alumni associations. Former students are very conscientious about keeping in contact with their alumni, and people often keep in touch with old school chums throughout their lives. • • • • •

Records department Fraternities and sororities Teachers and counselors Alumni association Organization, club members, and friends

If they've gone through school and they're part of the alumni association, friends they had in school may have information about their whereabouts. Colleges and schools very often have updated information. They will have changed their name from this to that, and live somewhere else, but it's a start. Odds are parents will register their minor children in public school. They need an original birth certificate to do this. If they can't supply one, they'll have to write for one before their children can be admitted. So check to see if the child is in school. It's a good way to find the parents. Occupation & Business Associates Match-up names through city directories, database searches, tenant applications, local merchants, neighbors, family and friends. Check the state Department of Professional Regulations. If your subject was a business owner the local Better Business Bureau or Chamber of Commerce may have information. Cities require businesses obtain a business license. Sometimes a DBA (Doing Business As) notice will have been published. • • • • •

Employers Co-Workers Professional organizations & trade unions Chamber of Commerce Suppliers

Churches There are also less obvious places to check - like church records. The Catholic Church, for instance, keeps wonderful records - especially on women, because women, in almost all instances, marry in their own parish. So they'll have marriage information that you wouldn't necessarily have with a man. For detailed information about church records sources. See “State Directory,” National Directory,” & “Information Sources”

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Personal Interest These are people you can interview from leads provided from past employers, neighbors, family, or friends: • Car dealer • Mechanic • Accountant • Attorneys • Stockbroker • Hairdresser • Insurance agent • Religious affiliations • Gardener/lawn care • Hobbies & Interests • Financial institutions • Real estate brokers • Medical providers • Child/parental care • Travel agent • Fitness club • Teachers • Children • Maids • Vet Local Sources Your investigation will likely begin in the area the subject was last known to reside. Go on the assumption that most people tell someone where they are moving to. (See “Locates”) Inquire: • • • • • • •

City or criss-cross directory, available at the library. These directories will give you previous address, phone number, nearly neighbors, possibly spouse, employer and/or landlord. Also, check library-connected databases. Post Office: Subject may have filled out change of address form. School Records: School records transfer when student moves. Newspaper Morgues: Marriage records and obituaries list names of family members Registration Rolls of voters: Addresses, DOB; maybe employer Real Estate Agents: Realtors often know where clients moved Churches: Keep information on members and their families

Family Members You can locate names of family members in city or criss-cross directories and phone books. Marriage records contain parent's names and addresses. Local newspaper morgues have clippings of marriages and obituaries. All include names of family members and spouses. Family members may not provide information without a pretext. People to Interview: Spouse Former Spouses Mother

Father Sisters Brothers

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Interview Questions You need to find out: Do they have relatives? Do you know where they may be? Have they been in contact? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Do you know subject? How long have you known the subject? How well did you know the subject? What kind of work does subject do? Where did subject work? Married? Spouses name? Any children? Did subject hang out with anyone in the neighborhood? Do you know where subject was born and came from? Do you know where subject's family lives? Do you know what kind of car subject drives? Do you know where subject went to school? Any children away at school? Do you know if subject belonged to any organizations? Did subject ever talk about serving in the military? Do you know if subject had any help around the house? Do you know where subject got married? Divorced? Where? When? Is subject religious? Attends what church? Any interests or hobbies you know of? Does subject have special medical problems or needs? Does subject own other property, boats, motor homes, airplanes? Any problems with drugs or alcohol? Problems with marital relationship? Problems with finances? Do you know where subject went?

Pretext If you are looking for someone who doesn't want to be found, sometimes a family member or friend will know where he or she is. The subject may have credit problems, maybe owes a lot of money, is heavily in debt, and just doesn't want to be found. You can use what is known as a "prearranged pretext" when you want to find out something about someone and can get this information no other way. For instance, if you want to get info on Joe Doe, find out where Joe Doe's mother lives and her phone number. Call her and say, "I'm an old friend of Joe's. I haven't seen him in a long time. I'm getting married and I'd sure like to invite him to my wedding." She'll say, "Let me go get his phone number for you." You'll hear her looking around for it. She comes back. "Here's his phone number. Do you have a pencil?" Or, "Here's his address; you can mail him an invitation." If they don't have a number or an address, they'll say, "Well, here's where he works." Engage people in conversation and they will loosen up and give you everything you need to know.

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Neighborhood Residents & Landlords Names, addresses, and phone numbers of neighbors can be located through criss-cross and city directories, or by database atlas search. Landlords might be identified through county property records. Check: • • • • •

Neighbor US Postal Service Landlords Local hangouts Friends/Local businesses

Talk to the neighbors. In each neighborhood there's always that one lonely neighbor who watches out the window 18 hours a day. That person can tell you how many people come and go to a house, what kind of cars they have, where they got their cars, and how they paid for the cars, and what they had for lunch. You just have to find the right source. Anybody can go knock on the door and ask a few questions. You don't have to be trained to do that. It's going those several steps further - not just asking, "Do you know him?" But also asking, "When was the last time you saw her? Do you know what kind of work he does? Do you know where she went? What about relatives? Was he married, any family members locally? Do you know if any people have come by before asking about her?" Don't expect to get the current address. You're there to get additional information. When you go to the state information sources, you'll be in a much better position knowing the person's birth date or approximate age - which you can secure by making contact with people your subject had contact with. Once you've got that additional, supportive information, run it through the state. You may pin down five or six names. Depending on the nature of the investigation, it could be worth your while to contact all five to determine if one of them is the person you're looking for. Tip: Trash and garbage placed at curbside for pickup is no longer personal private property. Your subject's relative's garbage may yield phone and other records and receipts that may help you in your locate investigation. The Post Office Go to the post office. Ask for change of address information concerning your subject. Find out who the regular mail carrier is. See if the carrier might have information about the subject. Utility Companies Local utility companies often require a forwarding address before they'll refund deposits to their customers. If a customer calls to complain they've not received their deposit, the customer might ask for the address to which the deposit was mailed in order to verify if it was sent to the correct address. • Telephone • Electric • Gas • Water • Garbage • Cable

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County Records Of all government records, county records contain the most complete information. You may have to search two courthouses: the one located where your subject lived and the one in the county your subject moved to. In the first case, you will be looking for former addresses and people who have been in contact with the subject, people who may be able to provide useful information. In the subject's new location you'll be looking for a current address. Birth Record: Contains names of parents, DOB. • • • • • • • • •

Marriage Records: Maiden name, parents, witnesses, ex- spouses. Divorce: Records of ex-spouse; may include info re: custody of children. Property Records: Contain names of buyers, sellers, and owners; the financial institutions involved Licenses: People purchase a license to hunt and fish. These public records contain previous addresses and DOB. Occupational Licenses and DBA's: These records contain business names the subject may be using, also partners involved in the business. Boat and Auto Registration: The county issues tags; these records give a description of boat/vehicle, maybe previous addresses & DOB. Civil Court Records: These records contain names of plaintiffs and defendants. (The opposing party may be willing to help you). Judgments and liens: Shows who is holding same. It is possible other people are also looking for your subject. Compare notes. Criminal Records: If your subject has a criminal record and you gain access to it, you'll have the most information available on any single record. The record includes aliases, DOB & SSN.(See “County Sources”)

State Records State records many times are summary records of county records and are also generated and maintained at the state level. Aside from database searches, state records are the best way to search a large geographical area: • • • • • • •

Boat Registration: Renewed annually. May contain current address. Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Filings: Contain information about lien and lien holder of assets. Department of Professional Regulation: Records re: licensed pros. Corporations: Information regarding business, sole proprietorships, partnerships, & corporations; names, addresses of owners, officers. Civil Court Records: Listed by plaintiff and defendant. Records are usually in complete form at the county level; indexed at state level. Criminal Records: Maintained in large state repositories, these records contain more identifying and personal information than any other official records, public or private! Child Support Office: Helps locate deadbeat parents.

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Department of Motor Vehicle DMV records are one of the best sources for locating people. DMV records contain two very valuable pieces of identifying information: DOB & SSN. • • • •

Driver Records: Include all records pertaining to accidents and violations. Record shows: known addresses, DOB & SSN. Motor Vehicle Registration: Includes Tag number, Driver’s license number & DOB. Driver’s license: Includes driver’s license number, DOB & SSN. Title: Information on the vehicle and DOB.

The more information you have, the better your success rate is going to be locating a person. If you have just the name of the person and approximate age, you can check driver’s license and DMV. Several public retrieval record companies offer this service - or you can do it yourself. Go to your tag agency, even if you have just the name of the person and the tag numbers of the vehicles owned by that person. Run a check. Depending on the commonality of the name, you may wind up with two, three, five different people with the same name. Keep in mind that driver’s licenses are generally only updated every four years, whereas we all renew our tags every year. So the Department of Motor Vehicles is a better way to get more current info. On the other hand, many times, driver’s license information will give you the SSN of the individual you're looking for; you can run various public record searches on the computer or through a retrieval agency that specializes in pulling public records. Or, run a social search. You might come up with a more current address. Driver records are a sure way to find someone if they've renewed their driver’s license. You may get the address where they're staying. Vehicle registration information can be obtained from the DMV. There's a small fee for that. You can write or call the state hotline to find out what the procedures are in that particular state. Database companies will do this for you for a fee. Old Driver Records Searches of old driver’s license records can be conducted in the state or city where the subject lived during the last 15 years. Look at the microfiche and search those records forward until you find a place where that person is no longer listed. We get some idea of the time frame the person was no longer in that state. You go from there. When you move from another state, the new state passes the new info back to the old state. So if you check that state, they'll tell you a driver’s license was turned in from such and such a state. You’re following a paper trail. Check Criminal Records You need to ascertain whether the person concerned has a criminal record, which will contain date of birth and Social Security number. The subject might have been arrested for something very minor loitering, prowling, or something - a minor offense that earned her or him a record. Social Security Numbers Refer to the chart to check the subject's Social Security number. The first three numbers tell where the person obtained the SSN – where they started working. Check to see if the person has a driving record in that state. Nine times out of ten you will find an old driving record - which gves you an old address; a starting point. Also, check that city and county for criminal records. Please refer to the SSN chart in “National Sources.”

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Federal & National Sources Only in unusual circumstances will you need to consult national record sources to locate people. These sources are mainly suited for genealogical searches, locating persons associated with the military, or locating assets. • • • • • • • •

SSN: The first three digits in the SSN indicate in what state the card was issued and may provide a clue to the subject's origin. Internal Revenue Service will sometimes forward mail. (See “National Sources”) Federal Office of Child Support works with state agencies to help locate parents who skip on child support. Passport Office: US Department of State helps locate Americans (and those married to Americans) outside the country. The Salvation Army and the American Red Cross will sometimes help locate missing family members. The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) owns the largest library of family history. Expert assistance & database searches. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has the names and addresses of owners and officers of publicly-owned companies. National Professional Organizations, Associations, and Alumni Groups maintain rolls of members.

Databases Databases can aid in locating people. If a person uses a credit card, drives a car, or functions in society, his or her name, SSN, and other information is most certainly stored in several database systems. (Most people are located via computer searches.) However, if the person you seek is operating under someone else's umbrella, even databases may not be much help. If your subject has recently moved, the database operator may not be able to furnish a current address because the information has not caught up to the database. You may have to interview people and do some other probing in order to obtain enough identifying information to begin a database search. There are many types of database searches that can be conducted. It takes quite a bit of knowledge to know what data is available from what search and what information is needed to conduct particular types of searches. Sometimes you'll have to conduct one search in order to obtain identifying types of information so you can conduct another search. Successful searching by database depends as much on the skill of the searcher as on the databases. Some companies retrieve only the records you request. Others offer professional assistance and expert advice and go after peripheral data to complete a more well-rounded search. Some database companies have Professional Investigators on staff. Keep this in mind when contracting for the services of an Information Provider. Searches Designed to Locate People These are searches created by uniting several sources to solve a particular problem, such as determining the present location of an individual. PI's surveyed agreed that with the combination of the "credit header" search and "social search," they get a "hit" - locate the subject - 95% of the time! Here is a sampling of "Designer Searches" by database companies. Consult with your Information Provider to see what is offered. (See “Databases”)

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Surname Search This search can be effective, providing the name is unusual, the geographical area you are searching is small, or you're attempting to locate relatives. The surname search is conducted by last name and first initial; complied from all the telephone books in the country. Example: • • • •

John Doe, 100 Best St., Winterville, FL 407-555-1234 Jane Doe, 200 Good St., Shady City, NC 207-555-1234 Joe Doe, 400 Oak Tree Rd., Hillside, VA 404-555-1234 Bill Doe, 300 Rocky Rd., Pleasantville, GA 206-555-1234

Criss-Cross or Atlas Search This type search may provide better results than a surname search because criss-cross directories are often times more complete than phone books. These specialized databases are compiled from all the criss-cross directories in the country. Access information in a variety of ways: • •

Name, address, or phone number Conducted by state, regionally, or nationally.

By Name: • • • •

Doe, Bill, slsmn, 300 Road Doe, Jane, sec. 200 Good St. Doe, Joe, slsmn, 400 Oak Tree Rd. Doe, Linda, hswf, 300 Rocky Rd.

By Address: • • • • •

Best Street Doe 555-1212 Smith 555-1313 Jones 555-1414 Baker 555-1515

By Phone Number: • • • •

Doe, John, 100 Best St. Smith, Betty, 300 Rocky Rd. Jones, Bill, 400 Oak Tree St. Baker, Joe, Good St.

National New Address Identifier: This search is conducted by last name and last known address. Provides the same information as the social search, except you don't have to have a SSN. Bill Doe Spouse: Linda 300 Rocky Rd Winterville, FL 34513 SSN 123-456-7890 DOB 01/12/40 EMP: Self

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Forwarding Addresses: Conducted by: Name and last known address. Compiled from change of address forms filled at the US Post Office. This is the best source if the subject filed out a change of address form. It is sometimes combined with magazine subscription database. Real Property Records: Conducted by: Name Compiled from county and state property records. If the subject has sold his home and has purchased a new one, this can be excellent way to locate that person. Alpha or Vehicle Searches: Conducted by: Name and DOB Compiled from state vehicle and tag records. Shows all vehicles owned. This search will also provide you with a driver’s license and DOB. Driver’s license Records Search (MVR): Conducted by: name and DOB or driver’s license number. Compiled from: all state driver’s license records. This search will provide DOB, SSN, traffic tickets, and violations. Social Security Death Claims Conducted by name, date of birth or death, and first name. Compiled from records provided by the Social Security Administration. Credit Header: Conducted by name and any identifier. Compiled from one or more credit bureaus. It is the top portion only of the credit report containing the following identifying information: Full name, current and past addresses, telephone number, spouse, DOB, SSN, and employer. Social Security Trace: Conducted by: SSN. Compiled by accessing all credit bureaus. Provides current and former address, DOB, spouse and employer. (See “Missing Persons”) This very comprehensive form may help remind you of information you may have forgotten or didn't even know you had. This is a very good place to begin your investigation.

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Secrets of Top Private Eyes - How to Investigate

Missing Persons Information Form General Information Name:_________________________________________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________________________________ Phone Numbers:________________________________________________________________: Age:__________________________________________ DOB: ________/________/_________ Race:_________________________________________ Sex: ___________________________ Occupation: ____________________________________________________________________ Employer:______________________________________________________________________ Employer's Address: _____________________________________________________________ Phone: (_____) _________________________________________________________________ Probable Destination: ____________________________________________________________ Possible cause of absence:________________________________________________________ Date last seen:__________________________________________________________________ Where last seen :________________________________________________________________ Car:___________________________________________ Year: __________________________ Make:_________________________________________ Model: _________________________ Doors:_________________________________________ Color:__________________________ License Plate:___________________________________ Driver's License #: _______________ Driving records - Accidents & Citations: ______________________________________________ Vehicle Legal Owner:_____________________________________________________________ Auto Insurance Company:__________________________ Phone (_____) __________________ Vehicle Legal Owner Address:______________________________________________________

Miscellaneous Where do you think subject is now?__________________________________________________ Anyone with whom the subject might correspond? ______________________________________ Any relatives or friends contacted? __________________________________________________ Authorities notified? ______________________________________________________________ Previously missing: _________________________________________ When: Reported By:_____________________________________________ Phone: ( )____________ Address: _______________________________________________________________________ Details and Remarks:_____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

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Background Information: Place of birth:___________________________________________________________________ Religion:_______________________________________________________________________ Former Addresses: 1)_____________________________________________________________________________ 2)_____________________________________________________________________________ 3)_____________________________________________________________________________ Former Employers & Addresses: 1)_____________________________________________________________________________ 2)_____________________________________________________________________________ 3)_____________________________________________________________________________ Former associates & address: 1)_____________________________________________________________________________ 2)_____________________________________________________________________________ 3)_____________________________________________________________________________ Grade School Address:____________________________________________________________ High School Address: _____________________________________________________________ College Address:_________________________________________________________________ Degree:_________________________________________ Year: __________________________ Correspondence Schools:__________________________________________________________ Father's Information Name:__________________________________________ DOB: _________/________/_______ Present address:_________________________________________________________________ Place of origin: __________________________________________________________________ Occupation:_____________________________________________________________________ Employer & address: _____________________________________________________________ Mother's Information Maiden name:____________________________________ DOB:_________/________/________ Place of Origin:__________________________________________________________________ Occupation:_____________________________________________________________________ Present address:_________________________________________________________________ Employer & address ______________________________________________________________ Brothers & Sisters (Address, DOB, Occupation): 1)_____________________________________________________________________________ 2)_____________________________________________________________________________ 3)_____________________________________________________________________________ Other Relatives (Address & Occupation): 1)_____________________________________________________________________________ 2)_____________________________________________________________________________ 3)_____________________________________________________________________________ 4)_____________________________________________________________________________ 5)_____________________________________________________________________________ 6)_____________________________________________________________________________ 7)_____________________________________________________________________________ 8)_____________________________________________________________________________ Spouse or Significant Other: Martial Status:___________________________________________________________________ Name:_______________________________________________________ DOB: ____/__ _/____ Address: _______________________________________________________________________ Occupation:_____________________________________________________________________ Employer & address:______________________________________________________________ Place of origin___________________________________________________________________

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Children's Information (Names, DOB, Nativity, Were now): 1)_____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2)_____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3)_____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4)_____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5)_____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Former Spouse's Information (1): Name:____________________________________________________ DOB:______/____/_____ Address: _______________________________________________________________________ Place of origin: __________________________________________________________________ Occupation:_____________________________________________________________________ Employer & address:______________________________________________________________ Alimony: ___________________________ How much:________ When sent: ______/____/_____ Organizations & Clubs:____________________________________________________________ Hobbies: _______________________________________________________________________ Hangouts: ______________________________________________________________________ Former Spouse's Information (2): Name:____________________________________________________ DOB:______/____/_____ Address: _______________________________________________________________________ Place of origin: __________________________________________________________________ Occupation:_____________________________________________________________________ Employer & address:______________________________________________________________ Alimony: ___________________________ How much:________ When sent: ______/____/_____ Organizations & Clubs:____________________________________________________________ Hobbies: _______________________________________________________________________ Hangouts: ______________________________________________________________________

Financial & Business Information Bank:________________________________________ Branch:___________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________________ Checking Amount:______________________________ Savings Amount:___________________ Contents of safety deposit box: _____________________________________________________ Other Banks:____________________________________________________________________ Credit Cards:____________________________________________________________________ Money owed to subject by whom & amount of debt: _____________________________________ Draws unemployment? ________________________________________How long?___________ Stock Broker & Address:___________________________________________________________ Value of stocks:_____________________ Value of Bonds: _______________________________ CPA & address:__________________________________________________________________ Insurance agent & address: ________________________________________________________ Attorney & address: ______________________________________________________________ Realtor & address: _______________________________________________________________ Vehicle financed by & address: _____________________________________________________ Phone, Water, Gas deposits:_______________________________________________________ Pension or Relief:________________________________________________________________ Other Income:___________________________________________________________________

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Physical Condition Mental: ________________________________________________________________________ Mental Hospitals: ________________________________________________________________ Physical:_______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Under M.D care:_________________________________________________________________ Under DDS care:_________________________________________________________________ Special diet :____________________________________________________________________ Necessary medicines:_____________________________________________________________ Right or Left handed______________________________________________________________ Narcotics used:__________________________________________________________________ Smoker:________________________________ Brand:__________________________________ Drinker: ________________________________ Brand:__________________________________ Miscellaneous___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

Records Ever finger printed:_________ When: ______/______/_______ Where:_____________________ Why:__________________________________________________________________________ Value of Bonds:________________________ Classification (If known):_____________________ Police Record:___________________________________________________________________ When:________________________________ Where:___________________________________ Prison:________________________________ Time served:______________________________ Crime:_________________________________________________________________________ Parole records: __________________________________________________________________ Parole officer & address: __________________________________________________________ Pistol Permit:_________________________________ When Obtained: _______/______/______ Where: _______________________________Why:_____________________________________ Make:_____________________ Caliber:_____________________ Serial No:________________ Warrants Outstanding:____________________________________________________________ Passports:______________________________________________________________________ Visas: _________________________________________________________________________ Registered Voter:_______________ Where:___________________________________________ P.O. Forwarding:_________________________________________________________________ Unions: ________________________________________________________________________

Veteran Discharge Type: Service Branch: ____________________________ Rank: _________________ Date entered service: _______/_______/_______ Date Discharged: _______/_______/________ Specialization:___________________________________________________________________ Veteran Organizations:____________________________________________________________ Miscellaneous___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

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Physical Description (Note peculiarities) Height: ____________________ Weight:___________________ Build: ____________________ Complexion:____________________________________________________________________ Color Eyes:_______________ Glasses: __________________ Contact lenses :____________ Hair: ____________________ Part: _____________________ Length:___________________ Moustache:_______________ Beard:____________________ Sideburns: ________________ Teeth:___________________ False: _______________________________________________ Ears:____________________ Eyebrows:____________________________________________ Accent: ________________________________________________________________________ Deformities & Scars: _____________________________________________________________ Birthmarks:_______________ Moles:____________________ Tattoo marks:______________ Forehead: High, low, bulging, broad, narrow, receding : __________________________________ Head: Short, long, broad, narrow:____________________________________________________ Face: Round, square, long, oval: ____________________________________________________ Lips: Thin, thick, hair lip, pale, bright, pinched, unusual: __________________________________ Neck: Long, short, thin, thick, big Adam's apple, scrawny: ________________________________ Chin: Receding, weak, prominent, juts: _______________________________________________ Cheeks: Fleshy, lined, hollow, broad, round, sallow: _____________________________________ Cheekbones: High, angular:________________________________________________________ Teeth: Size, white, stained, filled, braces, broken, false:__________________________________ Shoulders: Broad, narrow, round, erect, stooped, uneven_________________________________ Waist: Thin, fat, medium, small, tiny, round: ___________________________________________ Feet: Large, small, flat, club-footed, pigeon-toed: _______________________________________ Legs: Short, long, straight, bowed, knock-kneed, even: __________________________________ Hands: Wide, narrow, long, short, thin, hairy, dirty:______________________________________ Fingers: Wide, narrow, long, short, gnarled, rough, fat, bony, any missing:___________________ Walk: Fast, slow, loping, erect,, limp, dragging: ________________________________________ Dress: Loud, neat, conservative, slovenly, cheap, expensive: _____________________________ Marks & Scars: tattoos, marks, moles, scars, warts:_____________________________________ Speech: Nasal, accent, loud, soft, slow, fast, stammer: __________________________________ Habits: Clean, dirty, chews gum or tobacco, smokes, drinks, nervous habits:_________________ Unusual Characteristics: Any peculiarities not covered above:_____________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

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Military Sources Locating someone who is presently serving or was once connected to the military can present entirely different search problems and possibilities from other types of locates because the several service branches function independently of each other within the Department of Defense. To locate a member who is retired or an individual who is on active duty, first determine which service branch will most likely have the information you need. Each branch has a locator service that will either forward a letter for you or provide you with the member's current assignment station, possibly even a work phone number, home address, and home phone number. To forward a letter, address it and enclose it in another envelope addressed to the base locator. Provide the following information regarding the individual you wish to locate: • • • • • •

Full name & DOB (an estimate will do) Rank (officer or enlisted?) Sex SSN Last known address Date entered service

National Personnel Records Center http://www.nara.gov/regional/stlouis.html Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Military Personnel Records 9700 Page Blvd St Louis MO 60197-4638 Phone 314 538-4141 Army Military Personnel Records 9700 Page Blvd St Louis MO 60197-4638 Phone 314 538-4261 Air Force Military Personnel Records 9700 Page Blvd St Louis MO 60197-4638 Phone 314 538-4243 Civil Service Commission Office of Personnel Management Employee's Records Center Boyer PA 16017 Phone 412 794-3141

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Military City Online http://www.militarycity.com Military City Online is an interactive service of Army Times Publishing Company 6883 Commercial Drive Springfield, VA 22159 Phone 703 658-8437 Information Resource Center http://www.cfcsc.dnd.ca/links/milorg/us.htm United States Armed Forces Links to all US Armed Forces Web Sites Canadian Forces College Department of National Defense (Canada) National Reunion Registry and Press Service http://www.militaryusa.com/enhance/nrr.html-ssi Email: [email protected] OR [email protected] SFC Darwin D. Dahl, Manager National Reunion Registry 3023 Sir Phillip Drive San Antonio TX 78209-3516 Phone: 210 805-0574 Fax: 210 828-4667 Merchant Marines http://www.usmm.org

Military Dependents: Overseas High Schools Overseas Brats http://www.overseasbrats.com P.O. Box 29805 San Antonio, TX 78229 Phone 512 349-1394 Overseas Brats On-line http://www.vni.net/~mcl/osb/osbmain.htm American Overseas Schools Archives http://www.vni.net/~mcl/osb/museum.htm [email protected] Box 777 Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340 Communications Contact: (512) 891-0630 Phone 602 935-3939 Global Nomads http://www.gnvv.org 2110 N. Brandywine St. Arlington, VA 22207

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Veterans of All Wars http://www.vfw.org/home.shtml VFW National Headquarters 406 West 34th Street Kansas City, MO 64111 Phone 816 756-3390 Fax 816 968-1149 VFW Washington Office E-mail: [email protected] VFW Memorial Building 200 Maryland Avenue, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 Phone 202 543-2239 Fax 202 543-6719 Veterans Locator/Resource Center http://www.vets.org E-mail: [email protected] National VETS Archives PO Box 901 Columbia, MO 65205-0901 Phone 573 474-4444 Fax 573 474-7904

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Locating Assets Assets are either personal property or real property. An individual's personal property includes everything he or she owns. Assets are classed as either "tangible" or "intangible." Your objective in an assets search is to find bank accounts or something to attach - a vehicle, real property, a house. If the owner has homestead exemption on the house, you will not be able to touch it. However, if your subject owns the lot next door, you can attach the lot. If he owns an apartment building or other commercial building, you can attach those assets. The easiest asset to attach is bank accounts. Tangible Personal Property These are things like vehicles, equipment, inventory, phone systems, computers, bank accounts, stocks, bonds, paid-up insurance policies - items of value a person buys or comes into possession of by one means or another. Except for personal property that must be licensed, like vehicles and boats, "ownership" of an item is usually determined by "possession". Proof of ownership may be a sales receipt, canceled check, or bill of sale. Most everyone agrees: "possession, especially longterm possession, is nine-tenths of the law." Assets can also be stocks, bonds, a new car (with no lien on it!), a bedroom set, living room furniture - all are assets. Everything one owns is an asset. Q. A relative recently died. He had property, some money in the bank and quite a few other possessions. How do I find out if something was left to me?

A. First thing: Check the death records to determine when the individual died. An estate is filed where the individual passed away. Go to the county court house. Ascertain whether an estate was filed. The will is on file if the person requested his will to be filed at the courthouse. Intangible Personal Property Includes items such as patents, royalty agreements, promissory notes, contracts, accounts receivable, wages, or other income. Note: Many Americans have more than one bank account, insurance policy, brokerage account, and safety deposit box. An individual's tax return can be a good source of information about bank accounts, limited partnerships, and investments paying dividends or interest. You may have to go after the information you need with a subpoena. Your attorney should demand all record, including bank applications and liens. Judgements You win a judgment in court, and naturally, you want to collect. If you run into difficulty collecting the court-ordered sum, consider conducting an assets search. Is the person in question truly what she says she is? What does he/she owe? The best way to get answers to pertinent questions to gather intelligence. First thing: ascertain what assets and income the individual has. It takes some digging. Go to the court house. See if the individual has property. Check the real estate division and the property appraiser's office. Often times you can even get this information by phone.

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Asset Searches Conduct an assets search before suing to make sure the assets will be available, should you win a judgment. Do an assets search before taking possession of an asset, such as an automobile or a boat with a lien against it. You may be liable for the lien. If the person doesn't have anything, why waste your time and money in court? If you're not going to collect, why bother obtaining a judgment in the first place? Find out what you can attach a lien to, and make the lien stick, uncontested, once you've obtained the judgment. Some other reasons to conduct an asset search: • As a means of locating a person. • To learn about a person's wages and income: these are assets and can be "attached" or "garnished." • Before filing for divorce, to learn exactly what property and possessions are owned and by which parties. • If you are considering investing in a new venture, taking on an investor, going into a joint venture, or considering a merger, you should certainly conduct an assets investigation. Collecting Child Support An assets search can aid in collecting child support owed you. Send information discovered to the child support enforcement agency, which will attach assets. Wages are considered assets and can be garnished. A mother with children will have the father's telephone number and that's about all. Find out where he lives and where he works. Sometimes a pretext telephone call will do it. Try to get someone on the phone who will talk to you, someone dying to tell you where your subject works. Fathers have been able to hide from the courts for a long time. That's changing now, but hard-to-find people who don't want to pay get better and better at not leaving a paper trail. Do an asset search to find out where people are banking. If they're good at hiding assets, they'll put everything in their sister's name or their mother's name, or in the name of somebody they think they can trust, making ownership very difficult to prove. Public Records Before you set out on your search, you need to know how to go about locating assets through public records. Each year: • • • •

More than eight million Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filings are completed. Several million parcels of real property change hands or are put up for collateral Many millions of pieces of commercial real estate are swapped or sold. A half million new corporations start up.

Records of these millions of filings, real property transactions, and new business ventures are available for your inspection at city and county courthouses and at repositories in state capitals! This is public information; the records are open to everyone. Jurisdictions Forty-three-hundred US public jurisdictions store records of interest to people attempting to locate assets. Each jurisdiction has it's own set of rules.

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Local Level Search It's almost always best to start your search at the local level: the city or county where the filing took place. These records, listed in descending order of importance, will most often provide valuable search data. • Real property records • Corporation records • UCC filings • These records will yield additional information: • Court records • Motor vehicle information • In some instances you may wish to continue or flesh out your search by delving into or cross-referencing the following records sources: • Divorce proceedings records • Probate records Check Employment Salaries and wages are considered assets. If you've won a judgment in court, a writ of garnishment can be issued so that the debt can be collected. Find out if your subject has a job, so you can attach or garnish wages. Turn the information over to the county where you got your judgment and they'll take it from there. Or, do what the pros do: get up early in the morning, go park down the street from your subject resides, follow your subject to work. PI's use the "pretext" to verify employment: "He's buying a car from me. I want to verify employment and the amount of money he makes. Does she get paid weekly or biweekly?" You need to know when the paychecks are issued if you intend to garnish wages. Does he stand a chance for any bonuses? How long has she been on the job? Advancement? Is he going to be promoted? If she's promoted, how much money will she be making? Locating the Bank If bank accounts are located, the court will enforce the provisions of your judgment. For example, bank accounts with a matching SSN will be frozen. There is no central database that maintains bank account records for everybody in the USA. Each bank requires certain personal and or business information when you open a bank account. A SSN must be furnished. Interest baring account earnings are reported to the to IRS. You need to know: Does the person who owes you money have an account at a particular bank? As new banking regulations are signed into law, it becomes increasingly difficult to obtain information about an individual bank customer. UCC Filings The Uniform Commercial Code is a notification system. The law requires filing a financing statement containing certain information whenever a financial transaction takes place that involves personal property used for collateral for a loan or lease. You will find much useful information contained in a UCC filing, all of which should be considered from several perspectives for clues and leads to further information. •

Names of other debtors, as well as individuals or businesses that may have guaranteed the debt, may be listed. When queried, these debtors or companies might divulge valuable information. Their involvement with the subject may suggest other arrangements, other assets.

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Partners or family members and friends who backed the deal may be mentioned. A spouse or ex-spouse(s) may be listed. Banks, leasing companies, and other individuals who backed the enterprise are excellent sources of information. Your subject may maintain an account with the bank backing the deal.

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Searching UCC Records Begin your search in the county where the subject resides. The state information operator will direct your call to the proper agency. Once you have connected with the UCC department, advise the clerk you have a judgment and request the proper form to get the information you desire. Some jurisdictions will do a search for you and some will refer you to a search company. (Of 4200 jurisdictions, surveyed, 700 do not perform UCC or real property searches, but turn that business over to a search company.) Ask the fee amount and to whom request should be mailed or delivered. Real Property Search Real property is the most valuable and documented of all assets. Records of all property transactions are more complete than UCC filings, even though both records contain essentially the same information. Property recordings, which contain mortgage information, are kept at the nearest county recorder's office or the register's office. (See. “State” for state web site link, addresses, and phone numbers.) Real property recordings are indexed by owner(s) name(s) and usually crossed-indexed by property location. Documentation includes property jurisdictions, location, deeds of trust, and liens. Recordings also contain property address, owners, sellers, attorneys, mortgage lender, and title company. Value of the property may be determined by doc stamps or mortgage value. Aircraft & Water Vessel Registrations Boats and airplanes are assets that can be attached by the court, providing you can establish ownership, proven by title, which is public record. The FAA will have information on an individual or a company that owns aircraft. The Natural Resources department or division in each state with have information on boats and water vessels owned by individuals and companies. Assessor's Office Call the county assessor's office to learn the assessed value of a property. Remember, the assessed value is only an indication of property's actual value. Corporations If a business incorporates, a record of that corporation's birth is on file with a state agency, usually the Secretary of State's office in corporation's home state. Certain states will furnish information about directors, officers, and the principles of a corporation, but most limit the information they are willing to release. The person listed to receive service may be an

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attorney who has no connection whatsoever with the owners of the corporation. You'll be told the dates of incorporation and the dates of any amendments, like name changes. Some states will divulge the address of the registered agent. Any information you are able to acquire from corporation applications and records may be useful. Discussions with business partners and corporate associates may shed light on the bigger picture. Write or call the corporate headquarters to request an annual report or financial statement. You might ask that your name be added to the mailing list of those who are to receive corporate reports. Hidden Assets Hidden assets - bank accounts, property, and expensive toys, are hidden away or the title transferred to another person in an attempt (very often successfully) to retain possession in the face of lawsuit and judgment. If a person owns real estate - a lot of real estate - check to see if they've filed quick claim deeds; maybe changed property over to somebody else. County records will show who the property was transferred from and when it was transferred. Most assets are moved over to relatives or in-laws. Find out the wife's maiden name if you don't already know it. Start in marital records, county courthouse. Computer Searches There is no central database that includes information from all agencies that regulate corporations. Go to the state web site. See, “Secretary of State”. On-line Vendors Fortunately, on-line database Information Providers experienced in accessing public records can conduct all or part of your asset search, saving you the time and trouble of a paper document search. Following are several major operators. Ask: areas of coverage, techniques, fees, and methods of payment. • Lexis-Nexis 800-227-4908 • Dun & Bradstreet 800-234-3867 • Information America 800-235-4006 • Prentice Hall Online 800-333-8356 (For a listings of database operators, vendors, and Information Providers, see, “Databases")

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Adoption Investigations The first objective of an adoption search is to discover the identity of the child you relinquished or the names of the birth parents who relinquished you. Once you have identifying information, your search can be conducted in much the same way as any other locate investigation. The biggest difference between an adoption investigation and a missing person investigation is that in an adoption search you probably won't have a name with which to begin. The most important advice from experts schooled and experienced in adoption investigations is this: you most certainly face difficulties searching for loved ones separated by adoption. Your first difficult encounter will likely be with one or more of the public servants who insist on following to the letter those laws that govern the release of information contained in adoption records. Don't use the 'A' word: “Adoption.” Don't say it even when you're talking to people; they'll clam up immediately. Adoption is still not out of the closet. One of the most difficult human obstacles you may face (besides sealed records and inflexible public servants) are members of your present family who may feel threatened by your decision to launch a search. Go easy. Take time to explain your feelings. Why have you decided to conduct a search? Federal Adoption Laws Sealed adoption records will make your search less than easy. To add to the dilemma, federal adoption laws are governed by rights and privileges guaranteed by the Freedom of Information Acts as well as by the Right to Privacy Acts which are enacted and administered by individual states. (See “Information”) "Information" and "Privacy" are the key words in the important laws that guarantee citizens the right to access records contained in executive agency and department files pertaining to themselves, and guarantees that information can be withheld whenever the information disclosed would clearly constitute an invasion of privacy. Adoption laws were created "in the best interest of the child" to protect the privacy rights of both the adoptive family and birth parents. All states protect minor children. After the child becomes an adult, however, the protection of the "child" would seem irrelevant, wouldn’t it? But this is not always the case . . . State Laws States differ in their interpretation of adoption laws, so rules and regulations vary from state to state. Investigate the laws pertaining to the states in which you will be searching. Your library has an index of state laws regarding adoption and the release of information. If these are not available at your library, ask the research librarian to help you obtain a copy of the pertinent laws through an interlibrary loan. You can also consult a law library for this information. (See “Local”) Need to Know One reason that you may offer for opening sealed records is your "need to know." This need to know concerns your personal history, and perhaps more important, your medical history.

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Medical Need to Know Medical need to know regulations in some states may work in your favor to help you obtain additional information from medical and other records. More than 3,000 genetic diseases are known to medical science. Knowledge of inherited tendencies are best treated with preventative medicine. Identity of natural parents is necessary so that a medical history might be compiled. Some states allow the birth parents to include a medical report in the relinquished child's file. Inheritance Laws Some states have inheritance laws that allow adoptees to "inherit under law of descent and distribution." The language of these laws makes it difficult, if not impossible, to determine whether a person has an inheritance coming. Property, money, a copy of your original birth certificate - perhaps even the story of your birth - may have been willed to you, and if a state's law makes provisions for an adoptee to inherit, you might cite this as your interest in seeking records. Identifying & Non-identifying Information To complicate an already complicated issue even further, most states have the right to release "nonidentifying" information and to withhold "identifying information." Which is which? These decisions are not only determined by each state, but are, in most cases, left to the discretion of civil servants from whom you must request this information! It is very important - especially for adoptees - if you haven’t already done so, to go back to those agencies you may have already applied to and request "non-identifying information.” Adoption records are sealed in many states throughout the country, but if you can at least get non-identifying information, it will help you to formulate some leads. Many adoptees know their names. Many times the name appears on the adoption decree and the adoptee isn't even aware of it. They are very fearful of talking to their adopted parents about the subject. Often, adopted parents will have information that will help in the search. Once you have the name of the mother and the non-identifying information from the agency, once you know how old she is, what area she was from, that's where you start. Search out that name. Take that surname and run with it. Say you know she was from a certain area in New Jersey. You may find some relatives, a brother or an uncle, or somebody who knew her. Go back to the high school and look in the yearbooks. Identifying Information Most states agree that the name and address of an adopted child or the birth parents - or any information that would make it possible to identify either of them - is identifying information. Some states consider the hospital where the child was born, doctor's and attorney's names, and child's given name, as being identifying information, others do not. Non-identifying Information Non-identifying information is considered personal, social, and medical history pertaining to the biological family. For example, when the question arises as to just which is which, one records administrator might interpret the laws, rules, and guidelines quite differently than the clerk you approach next time to request those same records. If you are told certain information is identifying, you can challenge this by asking why it is considered so. (Remember, you desire the clerk's or official's cooperation, so be diplomatic, yet be persistent.) Learn state laws pertaining to identifying and non-identifying information before you request a look at the records. Under the Rights of the Freedom of Information Act, any person can request any information from public records as long as the individual reasonably describes the information sought and all rules and procedures are followed.

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The agency has ten days to determine whether or not to release information and must inform the requestor of its decision. If you are not in agreement with the agency's decision, you can request the district court to order an agency to release the records being withheld from you without good cause. Consult with an attorney regarding this action. Relationship Information Certain state's laws require that you provide information about your relationship to the person about whom you are requesting information. An adoption search may provide the requested officials a reason not to release certain information, whereas if you declare you are conducting a genealogy search, you may experience more pleasant cooperation. Keep in mind: an adoption investigation is very similar to a background or locate investigation. (See “Background”) Get Organized Organization and accurate record keeping are the first rules of an adoption investigation. Make copies of your written requests for records in case you must contest a denial of information. Review responses to your questions to witnesses, relatives, medical personnel present at the birth, and others concerned. In an adoption investigation, any little piece of information, even seemingly unimportant data, may provide clues to help you piece the puzzle together. Records Search Detailed information concerning record searches, including addresses and phone numbers for each state are listed in “State Directory”. Government Records Regardless of who handled the adoption - private, church or county agency - the state agency in charge of adoptions can tell you where your records are stored. It could be the State Social Services Department, Welfare Division, State Department of Health & Welfare, Bureau of Child & Family Services, or the Department of Human Services, Division of Youth & Family Services. The birth mother makes a decision when she's pregnant to give the baby up for adoption. The process begins on paper when she's checked into an unwed mother's home where they assign a social worker to her. The adoptive family has hired an attorney to handle the legal proceedings. The mother surrenders her child. This is a termination of her rights. There is a time period involved. The surrender has to be filed before the attorney can file a petition in a court of jurisdiction for the adoptive family to take the baby. Once the attorney asks for the baby, a year has to go by before the adoption is final. There is a petition, a final decree, a surrender, and medical records from the hospital, the paper trail is very long concerning what goes on in adoption proceedings. Courts The court of jurisdiction over adoptions varies from state to state. In some states it's the Chancery Court, in other states the Circuit Court, the County Court, the Probate Court, or the District Court. Consult the National Directory of State Agencies. Most birth, death, marriage, and divorce records are retained at a state's Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, or at the county Bureau of Vital Statistics. Older records are maintained at state archives.

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Relinquishment Documents Only birth parents can request relinquishment documentation. These documents list names, date, docket number, and case number, and might lead to other, more telling records. You may even have in your possession a copy of your child's relinquishment papers, but may not have the complete file. Examine the records carefully. These documents may contain correspondence from attorneys, maternity home administration personnel, doctors, and hospitals. The file may contain copies of baptismal certificates and (on very rare occasions) a copy of the original birth certificate. Adoption Records The adoption record is a record of the official court proceedings. Even with identifying information most likely blocked out, clues to the identity of your birth parents may be right there in front of you! The mother has the right to name her child at birth - any name she chooses. Sometimes all or part of the name may remain with the child and be entered into the adoption record, or the entry may simply say, "Baby girl" or "Baby boy." If the record shows a birth name, request a copy of the original birth certificate in that name. You will there discover the birth parents. There's a small chance the birth certificate was not sealed. Included with the adoption papers is a docket or case number that may lead you to a wealth of information. For example, you might learn the names of attorneys, judges and intermediaries involved, such as government, religious or private agencies with custody information about the interim period between relinquishment and adoption. Additional Court Records The court may have separately filed a "petition to adopt" or an "interlocutory decree." The court may have filed an independent petition for name change. If the adoption was handled through private sources, an investigator's report or home study report may be included. When requesting records, be sure to request all records pertaining to your adoption, including change of name records. Birth Records Birth records are kept at the Department of Vital Statistics in the state and county issued. These are important documents in a search because they contain particulars of birth. Birth parents are entitled to a copy of their child's original birth certificate. This may not give you any information you don't already have, but may help you recall certain information. It may be helpful later in your investigation to prove a link exists. If you are refused permission to inspect records, you can contact the court of jurisdiction. Adoptees or adoptive parents are furnished a copy of the altered birth certificate or registration. The birth parents names are replaced with the names of the adoptive parents. This includes information pertaining to sex, race, hospital, place and date of birth. The child's actual birth date may be adjusted by a few days. An original certificate is issued at birth. Once the adoption is final, an amended certificate is issued. The records are sealed when the adoption is final and kept at a state level of government.

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Agency Records The original records pertaining to your adoption or the relinquishment of your child are housed with the agency responsible. Most of these agencies agree to the policy of not releasing identifying information. Since, however, they do not generally agree on what identifying information is, it is a good idea to request all information contained in the record. This leaves the decision about what information is to be released in the hands of your social worker. You may get lucky and get a particularly understanding social worker. If not, you can request to speak to another one. If you are still denied access, you can send a demand letter requesting the agency cite the applicable law forbidding the release. You can request a waiver of confidentiality be included in the file in the event your child or birthparent wishes to contact you. Some agencies may not honor your request. Foreign Birth Records Children born outside the USA who became citizens through their adoptive parents are registered with the United States Consulate in the country of their birth. A copy of the birth registration can be obtained through the US Passport Service. Request form 240. Adoptees born outside the United States of foreign parents can obtain a copy of their altered birth certificate through Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Request Form 641. Medical Records A birth mother can request a copy of her medical records, including records pertaining to the birth of her child. Most of this information you already know, but you may have forgotten some of the details or the names of people involved. The record will stipulate the physician in attendance. You can contact the American Medical Association or county licensing board for a current address of that doctor. If the hospital is reluctant to release information to you, ask your doctor to request it for you for "medical reasons." Hospital Records Adoptees can obtain valuable information from hospital records. Records pertaining to your birth are indexed by your birth name, since the adoption had not yet taken place. The hospital will be listed on your altered birth certificate as well as the date of your birth (this date may be off by a couple of days), and other identifying information contained in birth records. Someone on the hospital staff may remember your birth. Birth records are contained in medical records. Other records maintained by the hospital include admission, discharge, delivery room and nursery records. Your doctor may be able to assist in acquiring records from the hospital, especially if you are predisposed to health risks due to genetic traits. You might decide to mail a registered letter to the medical institution, return receipt requested, stating that if health problems occur due to information being withheld the institution will be held liable and will be open to legal action. Additional Records • • • • • •

Marriage Records: Helpful if you have an approximate date of marriage or a name. Divorce Records: Helpful since they list children. Death Records: If your investigation indicates a death in the family, these records may provide some clues. Obituary/Cemetery Records: Include perpetual care arrangements. Newspaper Records: Also carry information on births, marriages, divorces and obituaries. Newspapers are listed in Ayer Directory of Publications, and The Standard Periodical Directory. (See "Information Sources.") Property Records: Can help you locate people who may have lived in the area at the time, or identify someone from an address.

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Voters Registration Records: Contain DOB and sometimes an address that may not be available from any other public record! Probate Records: A birth parent may leave something to the adopted child. These public records may lead to another relative. Motor Vehicle Records: Many people are located with these records, though you must first have a name and DOB. Military Records: These records are difficult to obtain. Selective Service (draft registration) Records: These are public records and can be very helpful since young men are required to register for the draft during certain periods. Education Records: If you have a lead to a school attended, you can check Patterson American Education. (See Library Sources - “Information”) Church Records: Locally maintained, these organizations keep information pertaining to births, deaths, marriages and divorces. State Archives: Houses and maintains older records.

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The Salvation Army: Attempts to reunite families who are mutually seeking each other. The American Red Cross: Locates military people for emergency reasons. The Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints (LDS): The Mormons have the largest library in the country pertaining to family. LDS professional consultants are experts in the area of genealogy, offering a selection of searches, resources, and databases for complete information on this very valuable source. The National Archives: Located in Washington, DC, the National Archives is the central national repository for all government documents, including census records. The Library of Congress: Central information source and the largest library in the country. Almost all of the information contained within can be accessed for you by any public library connected by with the interlibrary loan system.

Database Searches Specially designed database searches are available from Information Providers: Social Security searches, surname searches, searches of a local area or region, and national databases searches. Some searches can be conducted starting with no information whatsoever. Many factors contribute to the success or failure of a computer search: name change upon marriage, commonality of name, etc. Methods of Adoption All adoptions are not handled through the state as described above. Some adoptions are conducted partially or completely outside the law. Fees changed hands, and the people or agencies involved may not be open to discussing details or providing any worthwhile information. With the advent of modern methods of artificial insemination and surrogate motherhood, the issue has become even more complicated. Gray Market Adoption These adoptions are perfectly legal. Fees are paid and the adoption is documented within the parameters of the law. Generally, the laws in most states require an accounting by the petitioner for expenses, plus fees disbursed, and the names and addresses of those who received the services. Gray market adoptions are usually handled within the family, or with the assistance of family doctors, clergy, an attorney, or a friend of the family. Sometimes these arrangements are made with the aid of people loyal to the family. Without assistance of the family, you may get little cooperation.

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Black Market Adoption These adoptions take place outside the law, without regard to the "child's best interest," for the purpose of making money. This greedy business creates a whole new set of problems for searchers. Records are deliberately falsified or destroyed, adoptive parents are given bogus information on the background of the child in order to inflate the "fee," and people who were involved are unwilling to admit their involvement. The adoption for money may have been contracted between people who knew each other. Only in this type of adoption it is possible that the baby was not freely relinquished. Babies born in prisons and institutions, or born as a result of rape or incest, may face feelings of loss of self-worth or other emotional difficulties. It is particularly important that you connect with a support group if this type of adoption took place. These groups can direct you to a consultant who specializes in the investigation of black market adoptions. Surrogate Mothers This is a relatively new type of situation, with legal and personal implications yet to be ironed out. Here's how surrogate birth works: A surrogate mother is located and is inseminated with the client's sperm. The woman does this either for money, or perhaps, in the case of a family member, for love. After birth, the child is relinquished for adoption and the client couple adopts the child. If you had a surrogate mother and your parents made that kind of arrangement, they most likely know the woman's name who gave birth to you. They may or may not be willing to divulge it to you. If you were a surrogate mother, you have the advantage of knowing the parent's names and may even know their address. Artificial Insemination Sperm is sold or donated to sperm banks for the purpose of inseminating a woman so she may bear a child. She may be single or married to a man who is unable to father a child. The law treats the husband as if he were the birth father. All records, including hospital records, reflect the husband as the father. The only way you can know how you were conceived is if your parents tell you. You might possibly obtain information from the sperm bank or the doctor who performed the insemination. More than 20,000 babies conceived and born each year are the result of artificial insemination. The medical "need to know" or the right to knowledge of your genealogical history is generally ignored in these cases. Foundlings Foundlings are babies left on a doorstep - or just about anywhere. This is the most difficult type of search you can attempt since you may have practically nothing to go on. Since abandoning a child is a felony, there will be a police report. Find out where police records for that time period are stored and ask to have a look. Social services or some other agency may have records pertaining to the abandonment. The local newspaper may have reported the story and have a copy in its morgue. Someone may remember something about the incident.

Assistance Adoption searches are very different from ordinary searches. There are many support groups available to assist you in your search. The two most important factors to consider in choosing an individual or organization to assist you are, "How involved will I be?" and, "What is the cost?" A professional searcher will conduct the entire investigation for you, or you may choose to conduct some aspects of the investigation yourself and hire assistance for certain needs.

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Support Groups A search may prove to be emotionally trying for all concerned. Our experts recommend you contact a support group for assistance. Support groups will happily supply you with information concerning current laws, new search techniques, and up-to-date information. Some groups maintain a registry. Search and adoption consultants and group members stand ready to assist you in your search. Services and fees vary considerably. Investigate thoroughly before you sign a contract. Search Consultants Search Consultants work independently or as part of a group. Charges range from free for voluntary services to quite expensive when a trained professional with specialized expertise is engaged. Be certain to inquire about the organization's or individual's qualifications and the costs involved before making a commitment. Search Assistants These folks aid in searching records, give advice on search techniques, and provide guidance in applying criteria to your particular situation. Many support groups have Search Assistants associated with their organizations and will happily refer you to one. Some are volunteers connected with the organization and some are professionals who charge fees that range from very small to quite substantial, especially for "no-name searches." Records Searchers This group of professionals consists of experts who know where records are located and how to gain access to them. You can hire a Records Searcher to search all records or to locate difficult-to-find records. When you ask for a quote, be sure to inquire into what is to be included in the services offered. Most states charge for searching for a document and copying it. Some Records Searchers may also expect personal expenses such as travel, to be reimbursed. Some Records Searchers retrieve records manually, others rely on computer database companies and other Information Providers. (See “Databases”) Genealogical Consultants To locate a missing relative, it is often necessary to trace family histories. Genealogical Consultants are highly-trained experts in the field of genealogy. They concern themselves with records and files about people who are deceased. They search indexed files for information about relatives through census reports from the National Archives and the Library of Congress. The LDS church has the largest database in the country pertaining to family history plus a large staff of professional Genealogical Consultants. Legal Consultants You may encounter situations that require the services of an attorney who may ask you to sign a limited power of attorney waving the right to confidentially. The attorney will correspond with state agencies and hospitals to request records on your behalf. Your attorney will also advise you when questions arise concerning legalities or legal forms. If you cannot afford an attorney, you can contact your local bar association and inquire about legal clinics whose services may be available to you. Or, you can contact the Legal Aid Society, who may refer you to an attorney who specializes in adoptee/birth parent litigation. Intermediaries Intermediaries are individuals or institutions that represent the interests of another person or organization. Courts appoint intermediaries in adoption-related searches and may often make decisions on your behalf that may not coincide with your search goals. Adoption agencies also act as intermediaries. These agencies may not take the searcher's personal needs and feelings into account.

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Intermediaries may also be those persons appointed by individuals to act on their behalf. Anyone can be an intermediary: a friend, a spouse, another searcher, a Professional Consultant, or a Professional Investigator. If you feel incapable of conducting an investigation yourself because of physical limitations, time restrictions, emotional burden or for any other reason, hiring an intermediary may provide the solution to your dilemma. When hiring or appointing someone to act as an intermediary on your behalf sign a limited power of attorney specifying exactly in what instances they may act on your behalf, and a waiver of confidentially, which will allow them access to your personal records. Be sure all records will be returned to you when the search has been completed. Professional Investigators Most Professional Investigators have experience locating missing persons and are schooled in the art of searching records. Most PI's have established access to or are on-line with a variety of databases, which allows them to conduct national searches. There are PI’s who are skilled at interviewing people and using pretext when the situation calls for a less-than-direct approach to acquiring information. Some Professional Investigators will search out specific information for you, or will conduct the entire search, in which case, they generally work on retainer. The PI will inform you when your bill has reached a certain amount. You'll then be asked how much further you want him or her to carry on the investigation on your behalf. Search and Support Groups Search and support groups are formed for the sole purpose of providing research assistance and emotional support for people conducting adopt/birth parent searches. These groups may be small, local groups, operating from member's homes, or large long-established, well-funded organizations with national headquarters and branches around the country. Membership fees and services differ from group to group, so investigate before you join. Call and ask to sit in on a group meeting before you make a commitment. If requesting information through the mail, always include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope (SASE). Some group's services are aimed at helping adopts, while others specialize helping birth parents. Most make no distinction and help both. These groups offer many services, and will provide speakers on special topics of interest. Some encourage the formation of work groups in which members share ideas and information pertaining to searches. Some offer assistance from Search Consultants, either volunteer or professional, and recommend other professionals involved in adoption searches. These Search Consultants are wellinformed about the latest state & federal laws governing adopt/parent rights pertaining to the acquisition of records and information. Support Group Newsletters Many groups publish their own newsletter to inform members of meetings, conferences and political gatherings. Certain of these groups maintain a computer reunion registry or are on-line with a national reunion registry. They usually network with other groups as well, thereby expanding their capabilities. They will not conduct your search for you, but stand ready to offer moral support, even if you choose to hire a professional to conduct your search. Networking Some search and support groups and reunion registries network to broaden their area of search. It is a good idea to register with a large national reunion registry at the beginning of your investigation. Considering the rapid rate at which searchers are signing up, you might get lucky right away! Reunion Registries Reunion registers are files indexed by name and other identifying information, such as the child's date of birth, hospital where born, and physical description. Many search and support groups

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maintain a registry of their members and/or belong to a national registry. Those registries are listed with the organizations to which they belong. Your search will be conducted by entering the data you provide into a database and attempting a match-up with like information. For this search to be successful, both parties must be registered and actively searching. State Reunion Registries More then half of the states in the USA now maintain their own reunion registry. Some states place restrictions on the release of information, including psychological counseling or consent from the adoptive parent - regardless of the age of the "child." Other states are not nearly so restrictive. Check with your state officials to see whether you want to pursue this course of action. (See “State Directory”)

Your Search Looking for Birth Parents If you were adopted as an infant, your best source for information will be your adopted family. If you announce that you intend to go ahead with your search, family members may react in different ways. They may be cold to the decision, in which case, information might not be all that easily forthcoming. On the other hand, loved ones may support your decision and readily volunteer details of your birth and adoption. Your decision to take on this search could affect the emotional well-being of family members. Your parents may feel insecure in their position and fearful of being replaced in your life. Some adoptees do not inform their adopted parents of their intention to search for birth parents because they do not want to cause them pain. If you do inform them of your intentions, it is important to reassure them that your need to know your genealogical history does not in any way threaten your relationship or the love you have for them. Question family members carefully about anybody who was involved with your adoption. Ask them to try to recall anything they can about your birth parents. They may know their names. If you were a young child at the time of the adoption, you may have some recollections about your birth parents. The adoptive family can tell you where this adoption took place, how they got you as a child, who the attorney was. They don't usually share this information. The search for an adoptee is totally different than the search for a birth parent: it's two totally different types of searches. The way I started my search was by writing letters to the attorney that handled the adoption. I also wrote to the doctor. Go to the home for unwed mothers. Of all the places you had connections with during that time period, that is the place you need to begin. - Sandy Musser Birth Mother An adult child of adoption is usually looking for his or her birth mother, mainly because the mother's name appears on birth and adoption documents. But a woman changes her name when she marries, and the fact that your birth mother's name may be different now could hinder your search. If you can find a yearbook, start calling friends. Somebody might remember a girl who was pregnant that year. Some people have been found that way. Some people have been found by running an ad in the newspaper. If you know where the birth mother was from, run a little ad in the paper in that area. If you have a date of birth, you might run a driver's record check to see if she has a driver's license in that state. - Sandy Musser

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Birth Father Nothing may be known of your father. Try to obtain your father's full name. You may be able to locate him fairly easily. One thing on your side: a man rarely changes his name. Fill out our “Adoption Form” to help you with your search.

Looking for Your Child If you relinquished a child for adoption, begin by writing down everything you can remember. Make a list of everyone who had knowledge of the event or was involved in any way, no matter how insignificant that data may appear. Parents, family members and family friends may have been involved in the adoption. They may even have known the adoptive family. Arrangements could have been made through a family doctor, attorney, or minister. Customarily, the parent looking for a child is the mother. Increasingly, fathers too are seeking children given up for adoption. (To locate a father, first locate the mother. Question her about his identity.) People to Interview • Parents • Minister • Relatives • Intermediary • Family attorney • Hospital personnel • State social workers • Family doctor & delivery doctor • Unwed mother's home personnel • Adoption agency personnel • Records administration • Fill out our “Adoption Form” to help you with your search. Computer Registries On-line Reunion Registries are numerous. Search for other adoption reunion registries using search engines. We have provided a sampling here to get you started. For individual state registries see the “State Directory”.

Search Consultants Independent Search Consultants Inc. (ISC) PO Box 10192 Costa Mesa CA 92627 http://home.rmci.net This is a nonprofit organization founded for the purpose of training and certifying people wishing to become professional adoptee and birthparent Search Consultants. A rigid program of 500 hours of training is required for certification. Each consultant agrees to abide by the code of ethics, to "uphold the highest standards of the profession." This group publishes a reference guide to state records and many other adoption-related books and printed materials. Consultants set their own fees.

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Search & Support Groups Pure, Inc. 1-900-7SEARCH Pure, Inc. is a 900 telephone service designed to aid searchers in locating individuals or organizations. A per-minute charge for this service will appear on your phone bill. If you use this service, have necessary zip codes handy. The Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) 35 NW Temple Salt Lake City UT 84150 Phone 800 531-1790 Fax 801 426-3501 http://www.ancestry.com The Mormon's Salt Lake City Temple headquarters contains the largest collection of family history records in the world! They have developed the International Genealogical Index, comprised of more than 108 million names. Each state has a Family History Center, operated by the church, containing a library with a specialized collection of records. Each Family History Center offers assistance from a staff of qualified genealogists who have access to the central repository. National Headquarters, Ancestry, offers professional search consultants and a variety of database searches. Research and resource books may be ordered from library. Ancestry maintains the world's largest on-line database, much of the data free; some info available by subscription for a fee. (See, “National Resources.”) Adoptees' Liberty Movement Association (AlMA) P.O. Box 727, Radio City Station, New York, NY 10101-0727 Phone 212 581-1568 http://www.almanet.com Email "[email protected] ALMA is a nonprofit organization based in New York City with 56 chapters and satellite groups nationwide, making ALMA the largest search and support group in the United States. Services: "Search Buddies" is an all-volunteer group offering assistance, advice, and moral support. Publications: Searchlight is a national newsletter with articles concerning legal actions, reviews of other publications, and stories about reunions. Individual chapters also publish newsletters. Reunion Registry: The ALMA International Reunion Registry database is the largest of its kind in the country. Data can be accessed in a variety of ways, including by DOB, hospitals, court document numbers, etc. Concerned United Birthparents (CUB) 2000 Walker St Des Moines IA 50317 Phone 800 822-2777 Fax 515 263-9541 http://www.webnations.com/cub CUB is a nonprofit organization dedicated to offering support to parents who are separated from their children through adoptions. The organization is concerned with policy changes in government services: CUB offers support meetings and workshops. Publications: CUB offers education through publication of books, pamphlets. Newsletter: The Cub Communicator is published monthly, offering

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Soft Shoulders Available, a publication that provides names and phone numbers of people who are sympathetic to your search. Reunion Registry: The Concerned United Birthparents Reunion Registry & International Soundex Reunion Registry. Adoption Crossroads 446 East 76th Street New York, NY 10021 Phone 212 988-0110 Fax 212 988-0291 http://www.adoptioncrossroads.org/ceramain.shtml E-mail: http://www.webnations.com/cub This group was founded to offer search and adoption education to all members of the adoption triad: the adoptee, the adoptive parent, and the Birthparents. Headquartered in New York City, it has several branches and many members. The Adoption Crossroads organized "The Council for Equal Rights in Adoption". Post Adoption Center for Education and Research (PACER) P.O. Box 309 Orinda, CA 94563 Phone 510 935-6622 http://www.plumsite.com/pacer PACER offers education and training programs for volunteers and the community in order to better understand the adoption experience from childhood through adulthood. It conducts workshops and seminars, and provides professional consultations. PACER offers a referral service to other search and support groups. Orphan Voyage 1122 Marco Place Jacksonville, FL 32207 Phone 904 398-4269 Fax 904 396-8523 Founded as the Life History Study Center in 1953, Orphan Voyage is the oldest search and support group in the country. "Orphan Port," headquartered in Cedar Ridge, Colorado, houses the largest collection of newspaper accounts, papers on adoption, and literature on the subject of adoption, in the world. Chapters are located in many states.

Reunion Registries International Soundex Reunion Registry (ISSR) PO Box 2312 Carson City NV 89702-2312 Phone 702 882-7755 http://www.plumsite.com/isrr ISSR is an international centralized registry open to all adoptees/birth parents, and search and support groups. The registry provides confidential and voluntary identification on a national and international scale using the Soundex System developed by the National Archives. If the system does not produce a match, ISSR will enlist all affiliate groups. ISSR is a registry, not a support group, but it will refer people to the appropriate organization. Many support groups offer registration through the ISSR. Services: MEDICAL-ALERT is a priority system based on medical need. (See “Soundex Coding Guide”).

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Birth Parent's Questionnaire To fill out this form, please use your "print" option. Adoption Information Who handled the adoption?: _______________________________________________________ When and where was the adoption finalized? :_________________________________________ What court?:____________________________________________________________________ Was the child placed in a foster home?: ______________________________________________ When?:_____________________________ Where?: ___________________________________ Was there other court action?:______________________________________________________ Have the adopting couple adopted other children?: _____________________________________ Have they contacted the agency since the adoption?: ___________________________________ Has the file been updated?:________________________________________________________ What name was given the child?: ___________________________________________________ Physical description of adoptive parents: race, nationality Mother:________________________________________________________________________ Father: ________________________________________________________________________ Occupation: Mother:________________________________________________________________________ Father: ________________________________________________________________________ Educational background: Mother:________________________________________________________________________ Father: ________________________________________________________________________ Origin: Mother:________________________________________________________________________ Father: ________________________________________________________________________ Family background: When and where they married?:____________________________________________________ Children in family:_______________________________________________________________ Religious affiliations:_____________________________________________________________ Military background:_____________________________________________________________ Other affiliations:________________________________________________________________ In which court was the adoption finalized?: ___________________________________________ When? :_____________________________Updated?: _________________________________ Additional: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

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Adopted Child Questionnaire To fill out this form, please use your "print" option. What were my birth parents' names? Mother:_______________________________________________________________________ Father:_______________________________________________________________________ Were my birth parents married to each other?: _______________________________________ Where were they from?: _________________________________________________________ Did they have family in the area?:__________________________________________________ Other family background: ________________________________________________________ Physical description: nationality and race Mother: ______________________________________________________________________ Father:_______________________________________________________________________ Education Mother: _______________________________________________________________________ Father:________________________________________________________________________ Occupation Father:________________________________________________________________________ Mother: _______________________________________________________________________ Ages Father:________________________________________________________________________ Mother: _______________________________________________________________________ Religious affiliations Father:________________________________________________________________________ Mother: _______________________________________________________________________ Other Relatives: ________________________________________________________________ Medical information Father:________________________________________________________________________ Mother: _______________________________________________________________________ Reason for relinquishing child: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Additional: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

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Background Investigations Your peace of mind is probably the best reason to look into an individual's background. Conduct a background investigation to assure yourself that the security and well-being of your family and business associates is not being threatened. Knowing the facts about the person with whom you intend to establish a relationship, whether for personal or business purposes, will set your mind at ease and prompt goodwill. You may also avoid litigation. Hopefully, the information you uncover will show the person is honest and trustworthy and will also confirm that he or she does not represent a threat to you, your family, or your company. The key to conducting a successful Pre-Employment Investigation is to have in your possession a signed and dated employment application form that includes a "Release of Information Statement." The signed Application/Release will grant the prospective employer (you) the right to access medical, worker's compensation, educational, credit, criminal, police, and court records! The Application On an application for employment, be it for a business or for your personal use, always get the Social Security number. If the individual is telling you the truth and they want the job and they have nothing to hide, they'll give you their SSN. Ask for previous addresses for 10 years. Go back - go back all the way. Previous employer's references, driver records, driver’s license number. The Application for Employment should ask for (at minimum): • Subject's full name, SSN & present address • Addresses & telephone number(s) past 10 years • Full names of all co-renters and all occupants • Landlords for the past ten years • Employers for at least the last three years • References, at least three, w/addresses & phone numbers • Credit rating & history • Family, relatives, their names, addresses, phone numbers • DOB and place of birth & education • Driver’s license number/state issued • Motor vehicles & property owned • Professional & other license numbers Employer(s) Interview Begin by interviewing persons who have had contact with the applicant. Talk to employers and those listed as personal acquaintances and references. A job candidate will generally not list employers or others who won't speak favorably of his or her performance and reliability. Ask about: • Relationship with applicant • How long acquainted • Knowledge of work quality, performance • Knowledge of problems that might affect new job If you get a company name and the city in which the company is located, call directory assistance or the local Chamber of Commerce. Request the Human Resources Department.

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Inquire about: • Dates of employment, reason for leaving • Title and job description • Responsibilities, duties, skills, job performance • Productivity, reliability, strengths, weaknesses • Attitude, trustworthiness, degree of honesty • Willingness to rehire the individual • Supervisor's name Call back Call the company back and ask for the supervisor by name. Ask the same questions, with perhaps a different emphasis. Question unexplained gaps in the employment history section of the job application. Spans of time may have been intentionally omitted. References Check out the references furnished. Interview others with knowledge of the applicant's qualifications, such as previous supervisors and fellow employees. “Hiring a baby sitter or a live-in - someone you're going to bring your child to: check these people out completely. Don't accept their resume and references on face value. Check deeper. Find out where they lived before they lived at the present address. Call the landlord to verify if that person had lived there. Check a cris-cross directory and call neighbors around that address - find out if anyone knew that person. Say, ‘This person is going to take care of my children for me.’ People are glad to help you out, because they can see themselves in your position.” - Mike Newman Landlords & Neighbors Interview landlords and neighbors, past and present. If applicant is unable to furnish telephone numbers, look up names in a criss-cross directory at the library. Or check the county courthouse records. “You really need to do your leg-work. Talk to the person's neighbors. Find out where he or she lives. And don't be shy about it. You're inviting someone into your home! Some people are a little reluctant to check out the person who's going to watch their child. Don’t be: you have the right to know.” - Linnea Sinclair-Bernadino Questions for Landlords and/or Neighbors • In your opinion, is subject reliable, trustworthy? • Easy-going, aggressive, violent? • Does tenant have good payment history? • Do you know neighbor well? • Do you socialize? • Has there ever been a problem with alcohol or drugs? Records Check Part of your Pre-Employment Investigation may involve: • Consulting government records and credit reports • Contracting Information Providers • Court records are available for review at county, state, and federal level (Federal District Courts). Records maintained at the county level will generally yield the most complete information. • A thorough explanation of the procedures for accessing public records is provided. (See “State Directory” for complete listings of state agencies.)

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Driving Records The Secretary of State, Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Driver Records, is the department that keeps driver records for three, seven or eleven years (according to which state you are checking). Conduct a driver record search if the applicant will be driving your personal or company vehicle(s). Driver records contain Driving Under the Influence (DUI) records. Convictions might indicate a problem with alcohol. The records will show: • Revocations • Suspensions • DUI's and (in some cases) tickets "The person you hire may be driving your car; taking your children to the supermarket. You don't want someone with a bad driving record. Contact the Bureau or Department of Motor Vehicles. They'll provide you with the individual's driver’s license number. Check that driving record. If the person really wants the job, they'll give you the driver’s license number. On the other hand, if they're hiding something, they'll say they don't have their license with them. You should always obtain this information. You don't want your child running around with someone who has a suspended license. Maybe the person doesn't have a license at all! You must check out the driver’s license and driving record." - Mike Newman Criminal History Investigation If a person you anticipate hiring will be coming into your home, caring for your children, and/or driving your vehicle(s), you should perform a Criminal History Investigation. To do so, check records held by various courts. Federal records are maintained at Federal District Courts. The State Supreme Court, Department of Justice, keeps state records. State records are stored in the Central Criminal Records Repository. Criminal records are most complete at the county courthouse. (See “State Directory” for more information.) National Criminal Search If the applicant has moved from job to job, it may be advisable to ask an Information Provider to conduct a National Criminal Search. See “County Sources” for more info. The records will show: • Charges, adjudication, and outcome • SSN & DOB • Physical description, aliases, personal information • Spouse, children Do it Yourself? You can handle the pre-employment investigation yourself, except for one very important item, the credit check, which can be run by an Employment Screening Specialist or one of a variety of Information Providers. These experts will tap their sources on your behalf. Some will even check references for you. Information Provider - National Searches Certain national records searches can be accomplished easily with the assistance of an Information Provider. (See “Databases”) National database searches can be initiated to check almost all records sources. Employee Screeners also offer expert assistance. Most searches require only full name, SSN, and DOB. Credit Header The upper portion of the credit report contains identifying information such as an individual's SSN. The Credit Header search is conducted by name and address. Furnish former addresses, if known, with your request.

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The records will show: • Name • Address • Employer • SSN • Spouse Social Trace An Information Provider initiates a social trace, which is a search conducted by inputing a SSN. This is an excellent source for verifying Application for Employment data. A variety of information is immediately forthcoming, which may include: • Other names used • Past addresses • Aliases, full name, spouse’s name • Addresses & dates • Phone number, if available • DOB, if available • Employer Credit History This record is private and may be released only with the consent of the individual in question. If you have a signed release from the applicant, you may receive this information. The Credit Report will show: • Account history, payment history • Liabilities, collections, judgments • Evictions, bankruptcies • Credit activity, debt load Employer's Responsibility Employers may be held liable for criminal acts committed by an employee, and may also be responsible for lost wages and damages incurred as a result of discharging an employee. Check with past employers and try to speak with someone not listed on the application who knows or knew the applicant. If you're hiring someone who is going to be interacting with the public - especially if it's a male who will be working near female customers - you want to do a criminal background check; conducted, of course, according to appropriate state and federal requirements. Doing a background check will not guarantee that an individual will not commit some sort of crime during his or her employment with the company, but it will certainly help to protect you in a civil action case. Twenty-eight states in the nation have negligent hiring doctrines. You also want to be very concerned, in this regard, about the background of an individual you're letting into your home; the potential for lawsuit. In-depth Pre-Employment Investigations You must decide just how far you wish or need to go with a pre-employment investigation. There are many things that will indicate whether a person is stable or not. You want to hire a person who is very stable. You don't want someone who has a bad driving record, especially an individual who has been convicted of driving under the influence. You don't want to hire someone who is having financial problems - making you vulnerable. Do a bankruptcy background check to see if the

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applicant has had any problems there. Don't talk only to the references given: you won't necessarily get the truth. Education Verification You may decide to verify all levels of schooling, but it is generally only necessary to verify the highest level of education. Contact the university. Ask for the Student Records Office or the Admissions Office. They will verify if the person attended, when they attended, if a degree was obtained, and if so, what type of degree was earned. Find out: • • •

Years of attendance and level of education degrees Areas of study; special honors & achievements Disciplinary problems

State Resources Professional Licenses If your subject's occupation requires licensing, ask the Secretary of State, Department of Labor, and the Accountancy Board, for the status of a license. Inquire in states where the subject previously resided. See “State Directory”) Questions: • What date was license issued? • Expiration date? • Is license in good standing? • Any complaints? If a person is a licensed electrician, carpenter, or plumber, call the state, county, or city that regulates licensing of these individuals. They will gladly give you the information. If someone says they are a licensed plumber, they might have had their license pulled for some reason. The licensing authority will let you know. Ask to see license and insurance papers. Many people don't ask for these. They ask when it's too late, after the damage has been done, or something is missing. “The state keeps track of complaints. Ask: “What is this person's reputation in the area? In the state?" Check county court records. Look at lawsuits. Has the person been sued personally? Has he or she been sued civilly as a corporation? If, as a corporation, see what their track record is. From there, look to the Better Business Bureau. Inquire at your Chamber of Commerce.” -Linnea Sinclair-Bernadino

Ask About Liability Insurance If a contractor will be accomplishing structural work, make sure the contractor has liability coverage in the event damage is done to the property, or someone is injured. Worker's Compensation Contact the Secretary of State, Department of Labor, Division of Worker's Compensation. The "Worker's Compensation Claim History" is comprised of two parts: "First Report of Injury" and "Contested Claims." You have the right, as an employer, to check out worker's comp records. Find out if the person in question has a history of accidents occurring on the job or has been moving a lot from one job to the next. If this is the case, obviously there's the potential for fraud. For example, a dishonest worker will lift something and claim he's pulled a back muscle and go out on worker's comp.

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If the job applicant will perform physical tasks, a worker's compensation search is particularly important. Be on the lookout for possible abuses of the system. You need to know if a worker has filed a copy of such claims, and if so, what type claims they were, etc. The records will show: • Date of injury • Type of injury • Time lost • Disposition of case • The "History" lists the name of the employer, the individual who will almost always volunteer the most relevant information. Civil Court Records Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filings are maintained by each state's Secretary of State office. UCC filings contain information about civil litigation by individuals and businesses. The records include names of both plaintiff and defendant. You might consider interviewing certain of these individuals. (For instance, if your subject was the defendant, the plaintiff may offer another perspective on the investigation.) If you pull Federal District Bankruptcy Court records, you may turn up information about financial difficulties, which will show a deciding factor about whether or not to hire an applicant. UCC records will show: • Names & addresses of plaintiff(s) and defendant(s) • Court name, county & filing date • SSN, or Tax identification number, DBA's • Asset/lien filings: amount(s) of judgement(s) • Evictions, bankruptcies Military Records A section has been devoted to the subject of locating military personnel, past and present, and their dependents. Some records are open to the public and some are open only to the member and his or her survivors. (See “Military Records”) You want to know whether he or she has an honorable or dishonorable discharge. The applicant should be able to provide you with a "DD-214." If not, ask, "Why not?" Other Checks Other checks you decide to perform will depend on the applicant's duties and job requirements. If the person in question was self-employed or owned a business, you can protect yourself by conducting or commissioning a Business Background Investigation. Cost The cost of a complete pre-employment or tenant investigation is comparatively high, but you can avoid considerable expense by handling part or all of the investigation yourself. You may, for instance, ask the Specialist to provide you with names and telephone numbers of neighbors, then conduct interviews with these people yourself.

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Pre-Employment Screening Check List Employment Verification: • Human Resource • Department • Supervisor/manager Reference • • • • • • • •

Personal Landlords Neighbors Education Professional license Worker's compensation Driving records Military records

National Credit: • Header • Social trace • Credit history • Military records • Court Records Criminal Records: • County - Courthouse • State - Repository • Federal - District Courts Civil Court Records • County - Courthouse • State - UCC filings • Federal - Bankruptcy • District The record will reveal: • Aliases, full name, spouse’s name • Addresses & dates • Phone number, if available • DOB, if available • Employer

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Tenant Screening A thorough background investigation of a prospective tenant could prevent loss. Problems associated with high-risk tenants are: slow payment, collection expenses, high turnover, moving without notice, damages, disturbances, and eviction. Rental Application Many Information Providers will handle all or part of the investigation for you. Whoever does it, make sure you get off on the right foot by obtaining a completed Rental Application with a "Release of Information Agreement". The Release will allow you access to employment records, court records, credit records, and banking information. Essentially, the same checks are made for pre-employment investigations as are made for Tenant Screenings, but extra emphasis is placed on checking civil court records, property damage, forcible and unlawful detailers. Previous landlords are queried;

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Employment verification Education Professional license Driving records

References: • Personal • Landlords • Neighbors Criminal Records: • County courthouse • State repository • Federal District Court Civil Court Records: • County courthouse • State UCC Filings • Bankruptcy Court • Credit report • Banking records • Military records

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Business Profile Some good reasons to conduct a Business Background Investigation: •

To provide additional information for pre-relationship, pre-employment, and tenant investigations.

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Learn about the backgrounds of domestics, child care and health care providers, elderly care providers, and others who will furnish services and have access to your home. (When these individuals are represented by an agency, both the agency and the individual(s) should be checked out.)

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Inquire about contractors: builders, home repair specialists, landscapers, swimming pool builders, and maintenance personnel.

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Identify scam artists who pass themselves off as contractors, collect money for promised or incomplete work and move on to rip-off others. Investigate business investments. Especially delve into the backgrounds and reputations of principals before you release your funds.

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Determine the integrity of a company. Will they steal your secrets? An individual checking out a business does it almost the same way a company checks out another company. Call occupational licensing in that county to see if the business is licensed. Are there any complaints? Call the state agency that governs licensing of professionals and contractors. See if they have any complaints. Call the Better Business Bureau. Do a little investigating. Check all references. Ask the builder or the contractor or the sub - whoever is doing the work for you - to tell you about other houses he's built or done work on. How many pools has she built? Who are his suppliers? Call the suppliers; see if she's paying her bills. A corporation is an entity with a Federal Government assigned number, just like a person, except it's called 'FEIN,' or Federal Employer Identification Number. It can be easily traced. Start at the local company level; large corporations are a vast storehouse of public information. Check out a book called "Competitor Intelligence," written for CEO's. This well-researched book is an abundant storehouse of information and shows how to check out corporations, and how to get the information you need. The author breaks it down into electronic industries, investment manuals, corporate filings, the wood and lumber industry, foreign consulates and embassies . . .

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Business Dossier A complete business background investigation includes: • Business name • Business address • Telephone numbers • Names of business owners • List of products or services • Labor, union, or personnel disputes • Ratings by Baron's and Standard & Poor's • Names of key officers, managers, and employees • Names of suppliers, buyers, and competitors • Profit and loss statement • Property owned • Litigation Information Availability Information about businesses and individuals doing business is available from every level of public records. (See “National Records,” “State Records,” “County,” “Locates,” “Databases.”) Individuals involved in a particular business or enterprise - like partners, vendors, creditors, and employees - are a valuable source of information. Licensing Most every individual and company is required to be licensed to do business in most communities. The county courthouse has "Doing Business As" (DBA) applications on file that contain information about the people who filed the application. These public records are available for your perusal. (See “County,” “Locates,” “Database Sources.”) Chamber of Commerce Better Business Bureau These community-spirited, business-orientated groups will likely have information about the enterprise you are investigating. If they don't, ask yourself, "Why not?" The best way to tell if a company has any complaints against it is to call the Better Business Bureau. Business Credit Reports Make sure that a company’s credit status in the industry is up to par. Make sure the company is legitimate, has a solid foundation, has been in business for several years, and is strong. Conduct a UCC search to determine if the company owns various types of equipment for which they obtained financial assistance. There's a big difference between doing something privately and doing something corporately. For instance, take a credit report - an individual's credit report cannot be pulled for any reason other than as stated in the Fair Credit Reporting Act. You must have a signed release and permissible purpose. A corporate credit report can be pulled - it's no more difficult than calling up and requesting the company’s annual report, which is sent out in book form to show their assets and liabilities and so forth. You can access this information through databases like Dun & Bradstreet, through TRW commercial credit. There are also a variety of local corporate credit reporting agencies, like the Chamber of Commerce and the Better Business Bureau. To check out a company for credit purpose, call Dun & Bradstreet. TRW or Equinox, and request a Business Credit Report. This is easier to accomplish if you are a company, rather than an individual, because you are accessing a company's ability to pay your company. You can legally access this data with no hassles. As a business, you can establish an account with one or more of the large credit reporting companies and have access to millions of corporate credit and financial reports.

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Public Documents These documents are maintained at state or federal level: • Litigation • Bankruptcy • UCC filings (Please see “Asset Investigation,” for complete information about UCC filings, search procedures, and other pertinent information.) Local & County Resources Very valuable information is contained in records maintained at the local and county levels. Every business (except those owned by overseas interests) has community roots and must conform to local laws and codes. The locale in which the business was organized or is based may be the only source of information about many businesses. Property Records/DMV Check property records and the Department of Motor Vehicles files to find out more about personal and business assets. (See “Information”) Civil Court Records These records contain information pertaining to adjudication, assets, liens against business owners and principals. (See “County”) Check out a company to see if it's had any civil suits. If they've ever been sued, there will be a record. Get the company name and the name of the owner. Go to the court house and check it all out. In some counties, this can be done on the phone. Look up the business name. Get case numbers. Find out what judgments are for. State Records You may decide to conduct an even more in-depth investigation by checking the background activities of partners and owners. Much information about business enterprises, corporations, and the people involved in these various entities is available from state repositories generally located in or near each state's capital. The Secretary of State's Department of Professional Regulation keeps records about licensed professionals. The Accountancy Board reports on those licenses. Corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships are all registered. Their filings are public record. UCC filings contain information about liens, collateral, litigation, and judgments. (see “State Directory”) National Records The primary US Government source of information about publicly-held companies is the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Department of Transportation and the Federal Communications Commission also keeps track of information contained in their respective records repositories. The Federal Bankruptcy Court and Federal District Courts maintain records about all personal and business bankruptcies. Securities and Exchange Commission The Security & Exchange Commission (SEC) is the primary government source about public-held businesses. (See “National Records”)

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National International Companies. • Securities & Exchange Commission records contain: • 10-K's Annual Business & Financial Reports • 10-Q’s Quarterly Financial Reports • 8-K's Unscheduled Material Events • Annual Reports to Shareholders • President's Letter to Shareholders • Proxy Statements: directors, titles, ages and remuneration • Registration statements; financial information • Prospectus: If a public offering of stock is to be made, a prospectus will be prepared. • Williams Act filings; corporate mergers and acquisitions 20 F Annual & Financial Report filed by non-U.S. registrants • Federal Bankruptcy Court and Federal District Court maintain records on all personal and company bankruptcy filings Publications Valuable information can be gleaned from newspapers, magazines, newsletters, trade publications, and other published reports. See “Information Sources” Directories These directories are available at the library. • City criss-cross directories • Martin-Hubble Law Directory • Ruben H. Donnelley (Dunn & Bradstreet) • Standard & Poors • Who's Who and Who's Who in Business • The Encyclopedia of Associations • The Guide to Corporate Executives • Moodies (Financial Division/Dun & Bradstreet. See “Local Sources”) Information Providers An astonishing amount of information is available from Information Providers and others who specialize in collecting and distributing data pertaining to businesses. Information Providers fill a particular need in the business background investigative process. Following is a list of Business Information Providers. (See “Databases” for additional listings.) Business Databases • Data Star • Predicasts • Disclosure • Compuserv • Data Times • Dun & Bradstreet • Dialog Information Services Information Access Company • Cambridge Statistical Research Association • Prentice Hall Legal Financial Services

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Business Fraud The following public and private organizations deal with business fraud and/or illegal business practices: • Better Business Bureau • State Attorney General • Chamber of Commerce • Federal Trade Commission • US Postal Inspection Service • Federal Bureau of Investigation • State and local consumer protection agencies National Fraud Information Center The NFIC is a private, nonprofit organization working to combat the growing menace of consumer fraud. NFIC helps consumers with information, referral services, and assistance in filing complaints. It helps professionals involved in consumer fraud prevention and enforcement with high-tech communications systems and data links to improve regulation, prevention, apprehension, and enforcement. A sampling of publications available from the NFIC include: • Art fraud • Timeshare resells • Credit repair scams • Fair credit reporting • Car financing scams • Auto service contracts • Job ads and 900 numbers • Telemarketing travel fraud • Yellow pages invoice scams • Investing in wireless cable TV • Weight loss products & programs You may write or call the NFIC for further information and a more complete listing of publications available to the public: National Fraud Information Center 815 15th Street, NW Phone 202 639-8140 Washington DC 20005 Fax 202 347-0646 NFIC Electronic Bulletin Board Phone 202 347-3189 Consumer Assistance Phone 202 876-7060

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Romantic Investigations "Is something going on? Is my lover really telling the truth? Am I still the only one? . ." Suspicions

After you've lived with someone for a long time, you get to know the individual very well indeed. When things change - when even subtle changes take place you will sense those changes. You may not be aware of the sensation at first, but your subconscious - your unconscious - is trying to tell you something. You get to thinking about it and suddenly, it hits you: you know what has been amiss. He's coming home late at night. You overhear her laughing that certain laugh with someone on the phone. You walk in and he hangs up real quick. She makes excuses to run to the store and she's gone a couple of hours. Note: Many times cheaters are caught because they want to get caught. Watch for changes: Habits: Suspect stays up late, watches TV constantly, avoids you. Behavior: Shows great interest in new hobbies or projects; is evasive, short tempered, distant or overly attentive. Schedules: Works extra hours, stays out late, makes more business trips, is immersed in extracurricular activities. Appearance: New hair styles, new clothing; working out. Sexual: Your lovemaking seems somehow different; there's a peculiar interest in trying new things. Important: If you suspect your mate may be cheating, or may be having an affair, be careful. Before you do anything, legally or even personally, you must know for sure, and the only way to know for sure - without putting yourself and your relationship in serious jeopardy - is to get the facts. Gather solid evidence before proceeding with any course of action. You may have already considered the crucial issues that are involved if your relationship changes. To be certain, ask yourself: • Are my suspicions well-founded? • What physical and/or eyewitness evidence do I have? • Is my evidence factual and documented? • Why do I want to know? One or more of the following statements may apply to you. You might initiate an investigation . . . • To gather evidence of cheating in preparation for divorce and/or child custody legal action. • To know for sure; to put an end to uncertainty. • To get the facts out in the open so we can begin to work things out and heal our relationship. • To alleviate contracting sexually transmitted diseases. • To put an end to the rumors and the gossip. • To confront and punish. I want revenge.

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Loved Ones If you decide to delve into the particulars of an affair, be aware of the potential hazards that face you and your loved ones. Emotions peak during relationship confrontations. Someone could be left emotionally scarred from the experience. Children and family members suffer most. Divorce Laws The majority of states now have "no-fault" divorce laws, making adultery a non-issue in uncontested divorce actions and the division of property a fifty-fifty foregone conclusion. A couple makes the decision to separate, and after a period of time, the court grants the divorce. Grounds for Divorce For most contested divorce proceedings brought before the courts, adultery is grounds for divorce. People sometimes sue to get a greater share of jointly owned property. Grounds for this type of suit are mental cruelty, mental incompetence, abandonment, and of course, adultery. All of these charges must be proven. The laws governing these situations vary from state to state. Check your state's laws before proceeding with any course of action. The accusing individual - the partner bringing the suit for divorce - bares the burden of proof. Courts tend to be more generous to the spouse who has been wronged, especially in long-term relationships. Each state has its own laws concerning matrimonial issues. You may wish to check with an attorney. Q. In a court governed by no-fault divorce laws, is evidence of adultery valid?

A. In certain child custody situations adultery is taken into consideration. If a spouse was cheating, it could help or hinder the mother or father getting custody of the children. Getting Started Friends: Was he or she really with a friend? Ask around. Associates: Was your mate really working all that overtime? Family: Did the suspected cheater actually go to visit family members? Conduct a Search Go through everything with an eye for anything unusual or out of place. Clothing: Check for lipstick, unusual perfume or after shave Papers: Appointment books, car, desk, purse, briefcase Receipts: Matchbooks, meal receipts, etc Telephone Providing you will not be breaking the law, you could listen in on an extension or record the conversation. You might purchase a telephone recording device. Plug the device into the phone jack and the phone cord into the device. The telephone recording device will automatically record all incoming and outgoing calls without detection. Be careful; the use of a recording device could backfire! Know your state's laws regarding the use of telephone recording. (See “Surveillance” & “Spy Tools”) Be suspicious of mysterious hang-ups and wrong numbers. Call the phone company to request documentation of long distance calls. The use of a pretext may be required to accomplish this, especially if the phone is not listed in your name. (See “Interviewing”) Look up suspect numbers in criss-cross or city directories on database at your local library. These directories sometimes reveal unlisted or non-published numbers. (See “Local Sources” & “County Sources”)

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Hire phone number search: contact a database operator. (See “Databases”) Q. How would you go about catching the cheating mate in a phone conversation? A. The odds are the cheater is calling the lover from your home phone. First thing, request an itemized bill. Eliminate all the familiar numbers. Pin down the remaining numbers through a criss-cross directory. You'll have the suspect's name, address, and possibly even his or her occupation. Another possibility: Get speed dialing and conference calling services on your phone. Program your mate's work number and the suspect's number into your phone's speed dialing memory. Speed dial one number. Switch over to the other line and speed dial the other number. Patch the two together using the conference call feature. You can listen in, even record the call. (Check your state's privacy laws.) Caller ID You may also consider ordering "Caller ID" and/or "Call Return" features from your telephone company. These number memorizing options could prove invaluable when tracing a phone number. Checking Accounts Scrutinize canceled checks. Can you account for all expenditures? Check out any suspicious purchase. Some merchants, especially those who operate smaller, local shops, keep records of purchases and may provide you with information. People do like to help. Ask. Credit Cards Examine both business and personal credit card expenditures. Call card companies to inquire about any questionable charges. Note the location where gas was purchased. Note the date. Request a credit report. Purchases may have been financed. Other credit cards you don't know about may have been issued. You can find out: Call the company that issued cards you know about. After you've established your identification with the rep, ask for all account numbers in the subject's name. Assets & Joint Accounts Investigate savings and checking accounts, safety deposit boxes, IRA's, CD's. Check all accounts and assets. Are funds being shifted? Accounts drained or closed? Locating and verifying assets in lover's/spouse's name may call for the use of a pretext. Perhaps you are the person responsible for paying the bill . . . Do not pretend to be an officer of the law or of the court, or a representative of a particular firm or company. That’s breaking the law. Property Search - Personal and Business Check real estate records for real estate transactions that may reveal the purchase of a condo or hide-a-way. Auto tag records may prove the purchase of an automobile. Boat and aircraft registration records should be checked. You may decide to tap the resources of a database information company to help you along with your investigation. (See “Databases”) Q. Say you are investigating a businessman suspected of cheating on his wife. What course of action do you follow?

A. Ask yourself: Is my husband planning to run away with some bimbo? Are she and her lover after my assets or my share of the business? They may be in cahoots, preparing to sue me for divorce. Is he taking money out of the business? How can I freeze that activity?

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Q. How does one determine if this is happening?

A. Conduct an assets check. You are looking for large purchases, new accounts, wire transfers out of the country. Try to spot the use of company funds for personal expenditures. Check the phone bills, office and home. Odometer Does the car seem to need gas more often? Keep track of mileage. Adultery Investigations Legally, two key words characterize the possibility of adultery: "opportunity" and "inclination." It is not necessary to prove a pair of lovers went to a certain place to have sex - you do not have to catch them in the act. You need only gather evidence that will prove your mate went to a certain place for a lover's liaison. To Prove "Opportunity": Take someone with you - a trusted friend will do - to validate your eyewitness account. This is important. Your word is more acceptable and believable when a witness corroborates your testimony. When people cheat, they tend to stick pretty close to home. They generally eat, shop, and play nearby. Establish the time you observed the incident taking place. Keep an accurate record. List times, places, witnesses. You might decide to register at the same hotel or motel; you'll have a receipt with the time and date imprinted. Jot down the tag numbers of cars parked in the lot. Note the time. This information might come in handy if you must produce other witnesses. Inclination is somewhat more difficult to prove than opportunity. If your mate enters the home or apartment of the suspected lover, there might well be a third party present. If, however, all the lights are out when the couple enters and they proceed to turn on the lights, you have pretty good proof that no third party is present. A little later on, the lights start going out. The last lights to go out are in the bedroom: inclination becomes opportunity. Surveillance PI's discourage anyone from doing their own surveillance, especially on a loved one. One last note: Once suspicions have been confirmed, it is probably not a good idea to sleep with a cheating mate. You may diminish the legal value of your case. Legal representatives for the opposition may attempt to prove that after you had gained knowledge of an affair, you forgave your spouse by going to bed with him or her. More important, you may put your health at risk.

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Pre-Relationship Investigations

For all practical purposes, a pre-relationship or pre-nuptial investigation is essentially a background check. It is similar to a pre-employment investigation, a tenant screening, or a probe into the background of a self-employed person or business owner. The disadvantage here is you have no filled-out, signed application with release clause to get you started and headed in the right direction. "Pre-marital. pre-dating, pre-commitment, can be accomplished by non-professionals. Here in Florida, we have a high percentage of retirees, many of whom are widowed or divorced. They may have had a business up north. They come here with considerable assets. They buy a condo. They meet someone and fall in love. God bless them, may we all fall in love again, someday. When you meet someone, ask: 'Do they want me or do they want my money?' "You fall in love and you get married. The next thing you know the guy has other wives or he has a criminal history or he's ripped people off for years! It's a sad, sad thing to take something beautiful like love and turn it into something tragic." - Linnea Sinclair "Before a woman gets involved, she wants to know: Is the guy married with five kids hidden away somewhere? Financially, is he well-off? She wants to make sure he isn't running around with different women. You know: playing around." - Bob Brown Warning Signs Certain clues may manifest themselves as early warning signs, especially when a relationship is just beginning to take shape. Be aware of certain clues that warn of trouble ahead. Your safety, your money, your happiness - even your health - are at stake. Lies: People lie most about whether or not they are married. They lie about their occupation, their education, and their financial worth. 1. Vagueness, Evasiveness: These traits tip you off. The manifestation of either of these less-thandesirable attributes should alert you to at least the possibility of deception. 2. Deception: When your mate deceives you - especially if you're in love - tenderness and affection may cloud and diminish the strength of your suspicions. You may dismiss or shrug off those little out-of-place, unexplainable incidents and chalk things up to coincidence. 3. Suspicion: Mother Nature's most overlooked and underrated defense mechanism is suspicion, which manifests itself strongest when one perceives one is being lied to. If you suspect something is wrong, something is probably wrong. Can you answer these questions? • • • • • •

Do you know where your mate lives? Have you met the family? Friends? Where and when does everybody get together? Do you have a home phone number for this significant other? If the individual in question is married or has other secrets to hide, you may instead get a work number, a friend's number, or the excuse, "I don't have a phone." Do you get subterfuge, excuses, and false information when you ask for personal facts?

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"Pimping" Pimping is a term PI's use to describe a method of gathering information by enlisting a friend or relative to find out what you need to know. Invite your subject to dinner at your parent's home or to a get-together with your friends. Or arrange for your associates to meet the two of you somewhere, "by chance." Let them rake the suspect over the coals. "You can ask questions without the person knowing the reasons behind the questions. You just have to be sneaky about it. Where are you from? What do you do for a living? How long have you been an attorney? Where did you go to school? Are you married?" - Mike Newman "You'll know after a while if someone is being truthful with you or not. If a person is evasive and doesn't give you a good answer when questioned directly, you'll get a feeling about it." - Pat Beltrante Do the facts you have add up? Does what you know - or rather, what you don't know - leave you feeling ill-at-ease and dissatisfied with parts of the relationship? "He's not available on weekends. She's never met his family. He only has a telephone in his car; no home phone. She doesn't know where he lives. 'I'll come to your place,' he says. It'll be a very one-sided type of relationship, and she senses this. 'I haven't met his family,' she confides. 'We've been dating for a year and he never talks about marriage." - Pat Beltrante Confirm Suspicions If you suspect something is out of kilter, no matter the vagueness of your suspicions, consider conducting a pre-relationship background investigation. Your Investigation Since you won't have the advantage of a filled-out credit or employment application, and consequently, permission to delve into your mate's credit history, you'll have to dig for the data. "What premarital work can be for anyone is a basic background investigation. Is this person truly divorced or widowed, as they say they are? That's probate records, that's civil court records: divorces. Is this person from where they say they're from? Have they spent their life there? Call up county records. "Do they own property there? It's public records. Is this person really in this business? Is he or she really a CPA? Call up the accounting board. Every state has an accounting board. If you start getting a lot of negative answers to these questions, let him pay for your drink, but don't marry him." - Linnea Sinclair Interviews with People Once you have your mate's address and place of employment, you can decide who to talk to. Neighbors, their addresses and telephone numbers, are easy to look up in cris-cross directories. Or can be checked on-line or by using one of several CD phone directories. City property records will indicate the landlord of a given address. Employers will often verify employment. Co-workers, if approached with decorum and for an acceptable reason (like an old debt you're finally able to pay off), will gladly volunteer information. Former spouses or mates will often tell you everything you want to know - and maybe a few things you don't want to know! (See “Interviewing”)

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Pretext One pretext that doesn't call for much cleverness or acting skill is to ask neighbors and friends if the individual in question would make a good roommate or tenant. Surveillance You may find it necessary to conduct a surveillance to determine whether or not your suspicions are valid. Try to remember that it is very difficult to surveil a person who knows you. Enlist the help of a trusted friend or hire a pro. (See “Surveillance”) Research Data To conduct a Pre-Relationship Background Investigation, you'll need: • Mate's full name, or address, or phone number • Past addresses: neighborhood, city, state • Schools (dates attended) • Place & date of birth (DOB) • Place of work & type of work • Married? When, where? Spouse(s)' name(s)? • Auto tag number & Driver license number • Social Security number (SSN) Clues Work with what you have and what you are able to get, even if it's only a full name or telephone number. Armed with only a single piece of information, you can check a criss-cross directory at the library. Or hook up with an Information Provider to run a check for you on the telephone number, etc. (See “Database Sources”) "Occupation and name of spouse are listed in various directories and information is often made part of database services menus." - Darrell Goodwin Education You can verify an individual's education by calling the institution mentioned. Ask for the Office of the Registrar or Student Records Department. If your subject is a professional person who must be licensed to practice, call the Department of Professional Regulation in the capital of the state in question to inquire. These folks love to help. (See “State Records”) "Schooling. If a person tells you they graduated from Harvard, it's very easy to call up Harvard's registrar's office. You don't have to be a PI to verify that information. A lot of people exaggerate their schooling background or lie about what school they went to. Easy to check." - Pat Beltrante Business People If the person you are checking out is (or was) in business, know this: Each state's Secretary of State has pertinent information about corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships. The Secretary of State's office will provide names and addresses and perhaps other helpful intelligence about key personnel. The county courthouse keeps records about people "doing business as" (D.B.A.), which could help your investigation. Also, you may consider asking the Better Business Bureau for a background report. (See “County Sources”)

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Check Marriage and Divorce Records "You think the guy might be a bigamist. There's an easy way to check him out. Find out where he lives and where he has lived in the last couple of years. Go to the courthouse and see if there's a marriage record on file. Look at marriage and divorce records." - Mike Newman "Watch out if the individual claims to never have been married before. Or you've never been to their home. They'll make excuses; they'll come to your house instead. And they're never able to stay with you very long. Then, all of a sudden, they're able to stay with you on a weekend, but that's it. I would highly recommend you do a divorce search. These can be conducted in most states throughout the United States or they can be done on a county level, if you know the county in which the person resides or resided." - Darrell Goodwin If you locate a spouse or former spouse, you may decide to question that person about your mate. Brace yourself for answers and opinions not available from any records source or Information Provider! "You might want to contact the ex-wife. Check divorce records, find out where they got the divorce. Pull up the record. You'll find her name. Look her up; give her a call." - Mike Newman Do a marriage check. Find out if the divorce actually went through. Those who set out to deceive tend to be people who come from a very distant state or from out of the county. They will be very sketchy about their backgrounds, their families. They won't go into detail. They'll say 'You don't really want to hear about that.’ Or, ‘My wife suffered a tragic death.' She's not dead. She's alive. It's tragic, but she's not dead." - Linnea Sinclair Assets Consult the county's property records section to check out tax information; also to help you determine the value of property owned and mortgages held by the person in question. Call or write to the Secretary of State's office for information about automobiles, boats, and aircraft put up for collateral in business deals. This office also maintains records about indebtedness and property under lien. Or, check with an Information Provider for this information. (See “ Locating Assets” & Database Sources”) Tag Number With a tag number, you can get a driver’s license number from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in most states. Along with the driver’s license number, you will also get the subject's DOB and SSN. That data will enable you to tap many other information sources. (See “County Sources”) "Get the tag number of his car. Try to get a full name and date of birth." - Pat Beltrante "Driver records. Find out if the person is a habitual traffic offender. Does the individual get in a lot of accidents? What about DUI charges? Check criminal history records. Has the subject ever been arrested for anything?" - Darrell Goodwin

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Civil Court Records Records held by courts at all levels play an important part in many, if not most, background investigations, especially pre-relationship investigations. Records held by courts at county and state level, as well as by the federal bankruptcy courts, will identify plaintiff and defendant in asset and lien cases, evictions, judgments, and more. "Background checks. Go to the court. Court records are available to the public. You might find the guy has been married four or five times. You might find he's involved in a lot of litigation." - Pat Beltrante Criminal Records These records, open to private citizens in most, but not all, US counties, will indicate misdemeanor, as well as felony litigation. State repositories, if open to you under widely differing state laws, will afford the best access to criminal records. To get started, call the state hotline, ask the government representative to confirm phone, fax, email numbers. The rep may be able to transfer you directly to the division or department you need. Investigation by Computer Information Providers have access to many sources of data that you, on your own, may not find so easy to access. Decide how far you want to pursue your investigation. These database operators may be able to help you track down answers to many of your questions. Social Search. Information Providers will perform a social search for you, for a fee. From this search, using the individual's SSN, you'll learn the subject's DOB, past employers, and past addresses. Be prepared for a shock: this search may also turn up some unexpected and unasked-for information, such as the existence of a spouse, or the use of aliases. (Con artists, especially, are inclined to use phony names.) Credit Header. The credit header, requested by name and address, will produce about the same information as a social search: a SSN and DOB. A person's occupation may also be listed on the Credit Header. (See “Database Sources”) "The courthouse is a wonderful source of information for people. Use the local courthouse to find out how long your subject has lived in a particular area." - Pat Beltrante

Pre-Relationship Investigation Check List • Name, address & phone number • City criss-cross directory Database: • • • • • • • • • •

Address search Phone number search Credit header Social trace Professional licenses DMV Records Driver’s license Tag Vehicle registration Driver record Military records

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Business Information: • Doing Business As (DBA) • Security & Exchange Commission • (SEC) • Incorporation Filings • Better Business Bureau • Chamber of Commerce Financial Information & Assets: • Property Records • Tax Records • Landlords • Auto Registration • Boat & Plane Registrations • Uniform Commercial Code • (UCC) Filings • Bank Account Civil Court Records: • County Courthouse • State UCC Filings • Federal District • Bankruptcy Court Criminal Court Records: • County Courthouse • State Repository • Federal District Court Marriages & Divorces If you strongly suspect there is a spouse or another mate in the picture somewhere, contact the Department of Vital Statistics in the subject's state capital. If a marriage or divorce took place in that state, that office will direct you to the department that maintains the records in the correct county. Check further with the county courthouse, Office of Vital Statistics, or contact an Information Provider for this service. (See “Database Sources” & State Directory”)

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Child Custody Investigations A child custody investigation represents a very serious undertaking. If you intend to pursue a change of custody, the evidence presented must be strong to warrant a change of custody judgment in either a divorce action or after the court order has taken effect. The burden of proof will be yours. The court's paramount consideration in deciding your case will be, as it should be, "the best interests of the child." There are several things you can do on your own to move the investigation along and perhaps save money as you consult and work closely with your attorney to gather the evidence needed to file your action with the court. You can go to the school and ask school officials to write a report as to whether the kids are showing up on time; whether they're clean; whether they have lunch money. Check school records. Check report cards - their grades. If children are not happy at home, if they're in pain, if they're not given a lot of close attention, their grades will be affected. You can determine from the children's doctor whether or not they are getting their inoculations. Are their teeth being taken care of? As to neglect: You'll need a disinterested party who can go before the court and say what they saw and what happened. An expert witness. The court wants a disinterested observer. Evidence presented before the court must confirm the testimony of the parent seeking custody. Factual, documentary and demonstrative evidence must be gathered and organized properly. You must prove that certain circumstances are substantial and continuing. You may be required to provide proof of the child's good - or poor - physical and emotional health and well-being. You may decide to hire a pediatrician or child psychologist to make this evaluation. Because of the difficulty of conducting a custody investigation, hire, or direct your attorney to hire, a Professional Investigator. A PI is skilled at evidence gathering and is trained to present properly documented testimony on your behalf in court. A PI can help you gain certain information you may not be able to obtain on your own. Discuss the division of assignments with your attorney to be sure your actions will not jeopardize the case. Factors used by the court to determine the best interests of the child: • Age and sex of the child • Wishes of the parents • Relationship with all significant others • The mental health of the child • The physical health of the child • Mental health of the parents • Physical health of the parents • Child's adjustment to his/her environment • Conduct of the custodial parent • Financial ability to care for the child • Past criminal and civil records • Religious background • Parent's sexual conduct • Race and ethnic background • Parent's relationship with the child • Education: adjustment and opportunity • Stability in home and relationships • Supervision of the child

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Gathering Factual Evidence You will be seeking evidence concerning the well-being of the child. Interview everyone who normally comes in contact with the child. If the information given is relevant to your case, the person with that information may be able to serve as a witness on your behalf. Follow the guidelines outlined by your attorney so that you ask all the pertinent questions relating to the health, happiness, and general care of the child. These individuals should be interviewed: • • • • • • •

Everyone who lives with the child, stepbrothers and sisters, live-in partners All persons who care for the child; day care workers & baby sitters Relatives, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins Neighbors, playmates, and fellow students Ministers, priests, rabbis, Sunday school teachers School teachers, counselors, coaches, instructors, school nurses Doctors and health care personnel who have cared for the child

Documentary Evidence Get photocopies of school records pertaining to the child: • Enrollment • Attendance • Grade reports • Disciplinary reports • School medical records • Professional evaluations • Awards & achievements • Extracurricular activities • Teachers notes and reports • Demonstrative Evidence You will need good quality photographs to present as evidence pertaining to the appearance, environment, and well-being of the child. Photograph: • Neighborhood, exterior of home, child's room, play areas • Child involved in family activities, such as birthdays, holidays, vacations • The child's school and surrounding areas • A floor plan showing the size and location of the child's room • Articles about the child from school and local newspapers Evidence About Parents Take photos or video. Note times, dates, and witnesses. Keep accurate written records! Show times, dates, persons present, event name. Not recommended: doing your own surveillance in a child custody case. The reason: because it's your word against the other person. Have a friend or relative help you. The judge will accept someone else's testimony because they were with you, or were checking something out for you. Whoever does the surveillance, make sure that person keeps notes that include the time, day, date, and year. Every report should contain the who, what, when, why, where, and how of your observations.

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Running a background check on the individuals coming and going to the house is a good idea. Get the license numbers of vehicles if you can. Back up the vehicle registration with DMV. Many times you can then run these names through county or city police department. Request a database search from an information provider. (See “Databases”) Evidence Evidence must be gathered concerning the custodial parent or guardian, as well as the non-custodial parent or guardian. Occupation & Employment Determine length of time employed, hours of work, rate of pay, prior employers, reason for leaving previous employment, job-related travel. Your attorney might decide to secure some of this information or credit report(s) for you; some you may already have in your tax records. Current residence List residences for the past ten years. Conduct and social activities: The key word here is "verifiable." • • • • • • •

Use of drugs (legal and illegal) Use of alcohol (even if seemingly not excessive) Time spent away from home engaged in social activities Church affiliations and activities Club and civic organizations Hobbies, sports, recreation Friends and romantic relationships

Quantity and quality time How many hours per week are spent with the child? What kind, where, how often? How often does parent help child with homework, problems, etc? What is the attitude of parent toward education?

Non-Custodial Parent Additional Evidence: • • • • •

What are the present terms of visitation? Does non-custodial parent comply with current visitation order? List reasons for noncompliance. Be specific: number of times, etc. Describe attitude of child toward non-custodial parent. What is the condition of the child upon return.

Custodial Parent Additional Evidence • • • •

What is the frequency of visitations? Does custodial parent comply with current visitation order? Number of times and reason(s) for noncompliance. Be specific. Describe the attitude of child toward the custodial parent.

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Q. How do I prove negligence? A. Usually, when there's neglect, there's no baby sitter; the children are being left alone a lot. The neighbors can provide information. The children can help. Even if you don't want to involve the children, sometimes you must. Check Friends Speak to the neighbors, friends, and family members. Family members may be protective and not give you any information, but, you may get that one brother-in-law who's not too happy with your subject and he'll tell you everything you want to know. Ask those questions, they'll give you the answers! Subpoena witnesses to court. Anything you can get will help your case: neighbors who'll tell you what they know, what they've witnessed; people coming to the house all hours of the night. Is he or she dealing drugs? Partying a lot? What types of activities are the children being subjected to?

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Surveillance The following types of investigations may require surveillance. • • • • •

Relationship (pre-relationship, romantic & domestic) Child custody Worker's compensation & insurance claims Employee theft Bounty hunting

Important! Non-professionals should attempt only Relationship Investigations surveillance. All other surveillance should be handled by the pros.

Who Should Surveil? You can surveil someone you know, but to do so you must take extreme precautions. If the target is known to you, you might be better off to hire a trained PI, or recruit one or more of your friends to do the surveillance for you. Evidence Gathering for Court If you conduct a surveillance for the purpose of gathering evidence to be presented in court, your timed and dated notes, videotapes, and photographs will have much more credibility with judge and jury if there was a witness present who is willing to testify on your behalf. Types of Surveillance There are two types of surveillance: tailing, or shadowing (on foot, or by private and public transportation), and fixed surveillance - also called "the stakeout." Plan Ahead! Gather all the information about the target's habits and haunts before you attempt a surveillance. Know the neighborhood you'll be working. Plan possible routes your target might take. Cover yourself by preparing an alternative plan you can put into action should things suddenly go awry. If you've done your homework, you may be able to reestablish a tail even if you lose it. The more research you do the better. Get to know the neighborhood. Find out where you can sit, where you can be. Learn to be patient. Learn how to get off the street. One technique is to sit on the driver's side and not the street side, as if you're waiting for someone. Or, sit in the back seat and slump down. A female is nowhere near as obtrusive as a male. Obviously she's waiting for her husband. Positioning The kind of stakeout you perform will be determined by the area in which you'll be working. A neighbor's home, a hotel or motel room, an associate's office - these are but a few of the stakeout positions from which you can observe, take photos, and videotape what transpires. A stakeout is most often accomplished in a car, van, or truck. A comfortable room or an office from which to watch your target would be optimum, but that kind of observation post is generally difficult to arrange. In a quiet neighborhood, you are always more conspicuous than if parked, walking, or standing on a busy city street. In a run-down section of the city, nothing but old cars parked on the street, your shiny new car will stand out and attract attention.

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Think about borrowing or renting an older car to use in these areas. In nicer residential areas, curious residents will notice you sitting in your automobile and will come by to check you out. Or they'll call the police, who if they arrive, question you and ask you to leave. Perform a reconnaissance to familiarize yourself with the area before beginning the stakeout. Top off the gas tank in case you have to follow your target a distance. Check all exits of the house, apartment, or office building you intend to surveil. Wear comfortable clothing that will blend in, clothes the target will not recognize. Wear sunglasses and a baseball cap to disguise your face and hair. If the target knows you, he or she may still recognize you by body shape, coloring or other features and traits - even if you are fully disguised. Anticipate where target is going; change to clothing appropriate to the environment, i.e. bathing suit at the beach, dressy clothes in a fancy restaurant. If possible, park in front of a store, bar, or service station. Slide over to the passenger side or slump down in the back seat. Pretend to be waiting for someone while reading a road map or newspaper. Surveillance takes time, so relax and learn to be patient. You may be sitting in one spot for a long while. Minimize eating and drinking to alleviate the need to break surveillance to locate a bathroom. Change Appearance Take along a couple of changes of clothes to fit in where your subject might be going. Cover Story Prepare a cover story in case you're spotted, identified and questioned. The cover story you prepare for the police or a suspicious neighbor may not be a good cover story for your target if he or she spots you. Following are items and methods one might employ: • • • • • •

Business cards: Consider business cards for touchy situations. ID card: Picture ID cards look impressive w/official seal & thumb print. Your dog: You're out walking your dog. Perfectly legal. Dog leash: Your dog ran away. You're out looking for the pooch. Ask people to keep a lookout. Be prepared with the dog's name & description, the pet's breed, color, size, and markings. Know your own name, where you live, etc: your "bonifieds." Real estate agent: A realtor friend may accompany you on your surveillance and thereby provide you with a good cover story. Your children: Parents with children are generally above suspicion. Instruct children to say nothing. (Good luck on that one.)

Documentary Evidence Make notes of the exact time and date important activities transpire. Note addresses of houses and buildings your target enters. Describe and/or photograph buildings. Get tag numbers of parked vehicles. Buy something, or register in hotel/motel to obtain timed-dated receipt. Tailing First learn the rudiments of tailing. It’s easier to tail someone in a vehicle than to tail someone on foot. In a vehicle, you can position yourself behind, ahead of, or parallel to the subject. On foot and relying on taxies, busses or other public transportation, you'll find it much more difficult to stay on the target's tail and remain unobserved.

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Tailing Tips Be absolutely sure you are following the right person and the correct vehicle! Don't start following the moment your target starts moving. Keep your distance. Memorize rear of target's car. Note bumper stickers, the shape of tail lights and so on. You'll have a mental picture to rely on if separated by traffic or stop lights. Memorize what your target is wearing. This is especially helpful when following on foot, on a crowded street, or at a public function. On a foot tail through a busy street, stay on the same side of the street. In less crowded areas, walk on the opposite side of the street; keep pace with your target, at least 100 feet back. If target speeds up, resist urge to speed up. If you find you have lost sight, let target go and pick up the tail another time. Two (or more) followers in two (or more) vehicles work (much) more effectively than a single follower in a single vehicle. Use cell phones and two-car surveillance because if you’re following an individual and you’re too close, you can break off and call the other guy to take over. Don't go bumper to bumper. Maintain a safe distance. Don't run traffic lights. Communications If you employ two or more vehicles, you'll need continuous communications. Cellular phones work best. Tailing Closely in Traffic One good method of tailing a vehicle when traffic is light is called "parallel surveillance". Simply drive parallel to your target, one or even two blocks over. When passing through an intersection, look to ascertain whether your target is continuing along the same route, then speed up to the next intersection and again observe target's direction of travel. If your target turns away from you, you can follow at a safe distance. If target turns toward you, either wait and let the vehicle pass by your position, or go ahead, make a "U" turn, double back and catch up. Parallel surveillance works best when two or more vehicles with good communications are deployed. Check and Proceed An alternate technique involves following until your target turns a corner. Speed up and stop before reaching that corner. Get out - or have your partner get out - and go look around the corner. Your target may have stopped, perhaps to check if someone was following. By using this technique, you'll avoid running up on your target. At this point, if need be, you can radio or call your back up to take over the tail. Leapfrog From a well-concealed or disguised fixed position, watch until your target moves. Observe which way he or she goes. If you each have cell phones, advise your partner to pick up the tail. Move to position yourself further along your target's route without getting too close. The observation continues perhaps even over a period of several days - until you know target's destination. This method is more time-consuming, but safer than tailing, especially tailing someone who is suspicious.

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Spy Tools Privacy Laws Know this: It is against the law to invade someone's privacy. Privacy laws differ state to state. Ignorance of the law is no defense. Surveillance of an individual, whether actively - trailing and observing your target - or passively, employ listening and image-gathering devices, might call for certain "spy tools" and equipment. These situations might call for surveillance. Romantic Pre-Relationship: Before you get too deeply involved in any personal relationship, check out the individual you're attracted to, "make sure." Romantic Relationship: During a romantic relationship, women as well as men, blinded by passion and the joys of romance, fall victim to con artists, gigolos, bigamists, gold-diggers, deviants, sexual abusers, and worse! Long Term Relationships: You have been married to or living with an individual for a number of years. Now, there's evidence of cheating. Are your suspicions well-founded? Is something really going on? Background: Check into the background of persons you plan to do business with, people you intend to hire, and especially people who will be coming into your home to care for your children and other loved ones. Assets: If you employ surveillance in the course of locating assets, you can choose certain spy tools and equipment to help you gather evidence, follow cheating lovers, spouses, etc; record suspect's new extravagant lifestyle, skyrocketing spending habits, etc. (if such exists.) Sources Spy tools can be assembled from a variety of sources. Some items are common: you may already own a tape recorder. Some items you can borrow or purchase. Spy stores abound in every metropolitan city in the world and willingly offer advice and instruction while selling you the newest and latest model spy toy. Be prepared for unforeseen eventualities: an extra set of camera batteries could mean the difference between getting good video and/or still evidence and getting no evidence at all. Camera and extra batteries: The best rig you can employ is a totally automatic 35mm camera with a good quality telephoto lens. If you're unfamiliar with the workings and operation of this type of camera, the experts at your local camera store will be happy to indoctrinate you. Date and time stamp is state of the art, and is especially valuable as admissible evidence. Digital cameras that can be downloaded to your PC are the perfect tool for documenting every move and building conclusive evidence. Peter Crummey, a master of surveillance techniques states: "You'll need a good 35mm with a telephoto lens: 200mm to 300mm - or a zoom. The Nikon 80-200 f2.4 is a great lens. You'll need a video camera with a good zoom and as sturdy a tripod as you can get. You can rig one in the back seat of your car. When you shoot the video you need a little monitor so you don't have the camera up to your eye. You want to be able to shoot out the side window, the back window, or the front window. Cover the camera with a black cloth. Bring along two large garbage bags and your knife. The first garbage bag becomes a rain suit and the second garbage bag you'll use to put your equipment into. You might be out someplace and get caught in the rain."

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Binoculars: Rent, borrow, or buy the best auto-focus, light- gathering spy glasses. Be sure power and field of view are right for you. Can you read a license tag from 300 feet? Any closer and you might be spotted. Tape recorder and extra batteries: For making verbal notes, especially in traffic. Always record the time, your location, mode and direction of travel. Thermos and cooler: Take along food and drink so you won't have to break surveillance to satisfy your hunger and thirst. Wide-mouthed plastic bottle: It's inevitable: the moment you slip away to find a bathroom, your target will slip away, and you might not even know s/he has split the scene. Also take: • • • • • • • • • •

Pens Aspirin Note pad Sunglasses City phone directory Personal phone book Prescription medicine Street maps, road maps Checkbook, credit cards Folding money & change!

Props, Makeup, Clothing A pizza box, a tool belt, service clothing, uniform, or the like, may help to alleviate suspicion. Makeup, wigs, and hairpieces can be employed, especially if the target might recognize you.

Spy Tools Taking into consideration the limited training and investigative experience possessed by most amateur sleuths, the Secrets of Top PI's experts have selected an array of listening and recording devices, some of which are available to the general public and some of which are available - in certain states - only to law enforcement officers and, in most states, to Licensed Professional Investigators. You should determine which tools are legal and which are illegal for use in your state. Protect yourself from lawsuit and/or criminal charges: check laws in the state in which you intend to operate. Telephone Recording Systems These sophisticated units provide long-term recording and play back, with amazing clarity. The recording system activates itself the instant the receiver is lifted and records both sides of a conversation when the phone is in use. It automatically records both outgoing and incoming calls. When handset is replaced, recording stops. Telephone Tone Decoders These decoders monitor a telephone line for outgoing calls and will instantly display the numbers dialed. Decoders distinguish, decode, and display dialed numbers from a tape recording. With taped logs of your telephone line activity, you can go back at any time and easily determine what number was dialed. The unit determines access code numbers or any other numbers that may have been conveyed by the telephone tones. If you want to review the dialed-number activity of your telephone while you are away, the unit's memory will automatically store the decoded numbers. Recorder and telephone patch cables are supplied. Generally powered by a nine volt battery.

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Voice-Activated Control Switch-Microphones This unique miniature device automatically activates any tape recorder when it hears a voice. A twosecond time-delay shuts off recorder following the last sound. It offers excellent sensitivity. It is selfcontained, and operates on one nine volt battery. Works well with long-play recorders. Simply adjust the sound level control (sensitivity control) to activate VOX. Concrete Microphones With these mikes, one can listen through walls, windows, etc. If the target's room is totally inaccessible, these devices may provide the answer. The unit boasts an extremely powerful amplifier and was specifically designed to listen through walls. This sensitive vibration microphone may be monitored using an earphone, headphones, or external speaker. An output jack for connection to most tape-recorders is provided. Shotgun Mikes Super directional. Picks up sounds clearly, even in noisy environments. Included: vibration damping mechanism eliminates unwanted mechanical and motor noises. 600 ohm. Professional Lineman's Telephone/Test Sets These units are line-powered and built for rough field use, w/alligator clips and all the latest tech advances. Pen Transmitters A remarkable feat of engineering is the innocent-looking, fully-functional ballpoint pen that conceals a highly sensitive transmitter. The pen/transmitter is ideal for applications outside your direct control: it can be accidentally "left behind" to transmit long after you've departed the immediate vicinity. 3-Outlet Plug Adapters A subminiature transmitter is concealed within a functioning 3-outlet plug adapter. It's constantly powered by AC and is unlikely to be removed. 110 volt. Calculator Transmitters A working calculator is a cleverly disguised transmitter. It's battery powered, and no external antenna is required. Telephone Transmitters A miniature telephone transmitter automatically transmits both sides of a conversation when a telephone handset is lifted. The device can be installed in a telephone or along the telephone wire. It is commonly powered by the phone line and never needs batteries. Transmission distance: 400-500 meters. Three channels. Telephone Receivers Used to receive the telephone transmitter, it will to receive three frequencies with superb clarity. You can monitor three different locations from this receiver simultaneously! (With three transmitters in operation, of course.) It also provides a connection for tape recording. Parabolic Microphone Systems These systems are battery-operated (9-volt) sound amplifiers that increase sounds by up to 30 decibels. Comes complete with headphones, wrist straps and parabolic reflector. An omni-directional microphone is used to give a broad range of sound pick up. The automatic safety circuit prevents sounds over 95 decibels from reaching your ears. A 3.5mm mono output jack allows for recording. The parabolic reflector (usually 12" in diameter), makes the unit very directional: sounds pinpointed and background noise reduced.

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Mini Spy Cameras These are among the smallest cameras available in the world. Besides taking great undercover pictures, the fixed focus lens allows you to take sharp pictures from one meter to infinity. Most use Minox-type 8x11mm film. Duel film advance wheel. Wrist Watch Cameras You can secretly take pictures using what looks like an ordinary LCD digital watch! The film disc holds seven pictures. Comes complete with developing kit, film discs and carrying case. Cigarette Lighter Cameras These concealed cameras of extremely small dimensions allow the operator to take discreet photographs during a surveillance mission. The cameras generally use Minox-type film and have built-in exposure counters. These unique cameras take photographs in extremely low light. Focus range: one meter to infinity. Lighter fuel: butane. Long-range Repeaters High powered RF repeaters increase range of above transmitters to a much greater distance: up to 15 miles! Usually DC powered. Micro Miniature Cameras Half the size of a pack of cigarettes, or smaller, these CCD cameras electronically compensate for all light changes. The units utilize a variable electronic shutter and operate from 12VDC or 120VAC. Installs in any wall; can be hidden in books, clocks, cigarette packs; mounted within a door. You can even mount it on your vehicle. Infrared Light Source Covert, no glow AC/DC infrared light lets your video camera "see" in total darkness. This light source is invisible. Sprinkler Head Attaches to any camera. Comes in brass or chrome finish. A wide-angle pinhole lens sees covers all the action. Screwdriver adjusts downward angle. Unit can be rotated to any direction. Pinhole Lens These lenses were designed for use in covert situations where discretion is important. Available in normal and right angle configurations: useful tools in hidden video surveillance work. Fiber Optic Pinhole Lens These lenses combine fiber optics and standard lenses to solve the problem of viewing through a wall whenever the wall thickness introduces a camera concealment problem. High quality optical fibers provide excellent resolution and fast optical speed for this type application. Standard sizes 6" 12", auto iris: 8mm & 11mm.

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Private Investigator's Career “Someone who wants to start out in this field, yes, go for it! It's not a shadowy profession. It's not Sam Spade, it's a good energetic, interesting, productive way of contributing and making a living.” - Linnea Sinclair-Bernadino If you've ever considered a career as a Professional Investigator, the time is right to break into this exciting industry! New specialties are being created frequently, necessitated by an unquenchable demand for information. You need to know about background, training, and educational requirements, about associations that will help you network with other PI's, and how to keep abreast of developments in this fast-growing field. What new specialties are opening up? Where is the best money being made? Licensing requirements vary from state to state. See “State Directory” for the address and telephone number of each state's regulatory agency (should any such agency, in fact, exist), and who you should contact to ascertain particular requirements. Or check with your state or metro association of Private Eyes. (See “Resources for Private Investigators”) For those who meet the qualifications and have gained the experience and know-how, the opportunities can be quite lucrative. You can even own your own agency. Learn about setting up your office, what equipment you'll need, about advertising, promotion, and marketing. Q. What should I do to get started? A. You're doing the first thing you should do - which is research. Talk to investigators. Talk to attorneys. Basically, do a background. Find out what it's like to be an investigator. Find out about the area you want to go into. Everything today is very specialized. Q. What advice do you have for a young person just coming out of high school? A. Take a course in criminal justice to learn what the system is all about. Take journalism. If you take two years of criminal justice and two years of journalism, you'll be an ideal candidate. Learn about photography, because the business is about producing information, showing proof of it, and proof is in photography. Learn about the video equipment that's being employed now. Q. What makes a good investigator? A. An investigator researches the case. Research your career. Find the videos, find the books, find the magazines that tell what the field is like. It's an extremely large and diversified field. Contact some local investigative agencies. Make every attempt to sit down with a person who knows what he or she is doing. You might volunteer your time (subject to being appropriately licensed) with an agency most likely to share information. Get some firsthand experience. Educate yourself and get actively involved with an agency. Q. Do female investigators perform as well as males? A. Women can do a lot more. We're not intimidating to people. Women can serve process a lot easier. People will open their doors to a women as opposed to a man. People will spill their guts to a women when they won't give a man the time of day.

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Women are naturally inquisitive, and by nature more detail oriented. Woman are generally more compassionate. Women look at a case - especially if it involves child custody or marital situations from a different angle then a man. Women are natural for undercover work. Why Some Private Eyes Like Their Career Choice "People come to me with real problems, with situations that are out of their realm of experience. They say 'What can I do? How can you help me?' Coming to them with solutions . . . Sometimes the news it not good and that's bad, but I’ve helped them and that's what I like." - Linnea Sinclair Bernadino "The satisfaction comes from working with people and accomplishing the mission. I'm an ex-army guy whose job was to always accomplish the mission. I enjoyed that. Now, when we get the job done - on time and within budget - people are happy. Most people don't say 'thank you,' but when they do, there's satisfaction in that, too." Peter Crummey "The variety and scope of the work: it's never the same any two days in a row. People come to us when they have nowhere else to go. I like solving problems. I like it a lot." - Pat Beltrante "I like my job. It doesn’t feel like a job to me. The other thing I like is old houses. I like to rebuild old houses - which I have done and which I'm doing when I leave here today. It's not like I have to get up in the morning and go to work. I want to get up and come in here. I get on the fax machine or the computer to see what has come in. A request for this and a request for that. That's dollar signs - that's money coming in! Everyone working here feels the same. They like what they're doing. They like coming to work and they like finding assets and finding people. You can hear in the office when Maria is working on the computer and she's looking for someone; she's in the database and you hear this laugh - she has this certain giggle - 'Ah ha! Got'cha!' Roger Gibson "Every case that comes in is a challenge of one degree or another. I enjoy being a PI because we have certain freedoms that I did not have as a public law enforcement officer. Being a public law enforcement officer, I had to comply with federal laws and local laws in conducting my investigation. In the private sector, the rules are different. And monetarily, it's much more rewarding being a PI then a police officer." - Nick Beltrante

Professional Requirements for Private Investigators Most PI's are former police officers or government law enforcement agents. True or false? The fact is, the majority of Professional Investigators have little or no training or experience in law enforcement. Almost anyone, man or woman, no matter his or her background or experience (with the exception of convicted felons, of course) can become a Professional Investigator. Q. What are the background requirements? A. The investigative business is comprised of people who are streetwise and able to go out and get the required information. You've got to be a go-getter. Nothing to do with police work, or police techniques. Being a PI is gaining information and knowledge.

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Training Many states require Professional Investigators to serve an apprenticeship or internship with an established, licensed PI or with an investigative firm. Several Professional Investigator schools exist that offer entry-level schooling and training that may or may not enhance on-the-job training and the time-given acquisition of basic skills. Q. What about formal training? A. There's no formal training school or course that will accurately prepare you for doing investigations. On the job training and supervised "hands-on" field experience will best prepare you for "the real thing."

Licensing Most states require PI's to be licensed. Some states, like AL, LA, ND, OK, RI, TN, UT, WY, AK, and a few others, have no licensing requirements whatsoever. Requirements vary widely. Ask your state department of professional regulation for up-to-date information. Some counties and cities also require special licensing. Visit occupational licensing departments, usually located in courthouses. (See “State Directory”)

Specializing Earning the credentials to do business as a Professional Investigator can be a very rewarding and fulfilling accomplishment, both personally and financially. PI's often work alongside law enforcement officers, attorneys, and business leaders. Private and public organizations, insurance companies, and banking institutions call upon PI's to perform important investigative work, such as: • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Surveillance: tailing, stakeouts, videography, still photography, audio recording Detection of listening devices and cameras (bug sweeping) Undercover and covert operations Corporate espionage and competitive intelligence Background: conduct, habits, credibility, character & reputation Relationship, marital, and custody investigations Skiptracing. Locating missing heirs and witnesses Conducting injury or wrongful death investigations Investigating accidents, fires, damage to property Locating assets, stolen property Providing patrol, guard, and bodyguard services Gathering evidence for civil and criminal proceedings Serving legal papers Investigating employee theft, loss prevention, narcotic & alcohol abuse

"Some of the most recent trends are in on-line searching, pre-marital investigations, worker's compensation, and claims for insurance companies. Locating missing persons, of course, has always been a mainstay in the private investigative profession." "Product liability is one high-paying investigative specialty. In many instances, the request is for someone to find a defect in a vehicle or conveyance - be it a car, motorcycle, or bicycle. We've handled cases from helmets to mechanical chairs." "Computer fraud. There has been a dramatic increase in this type of investigation, and someone capable of handling it would certainly be in a good position to earn many dollars. It's a specialty area that requires a good knowledge of computers." - Nick Beltrante, PI

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Private Investigative Business Experience and reasoning are the two most important qualifications you need if you are considering starting up and operating any business. Consider your present salary vs. potential profit vs. risk of business failure. Consult with learned professionals. Seek reasoned opinions. Ask for advice from attorneys, bankers, insurance industry executives, CPA's, and other business leaders with whom you intend to do business - before you launch your venture. Operating a business necessitates the payment of fees to city, county, and, in some instances, state occupational licensing agencies. Liability insurance and/or a surety bond may be required. You'll be responsible for paying business-related taxes. Check state and local requirements at your city or county library. Library personnel are delighted to help people seeking career advice. Contact PI associations for up-to-date information and assistance. Start Up To start your business you'll need a dependable source of start-up and operating capital. Whether you intend to fund the venture by seeking capitalization from a lending institution, private individual(s), or other sources, you should do the following: Prepare a business plan •

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If you are not familiar with these business intricacies, seek professional assistance. Q. What advice can you offer PI's thinking of starting their own investigative business? A. You can be a great investigator, but if you're a lousy business person you're not going to make a lot of money. If you're running your own business, you'll need to be well-versed in the handling of business affairs - and at the same time be a good investigator. Not all that easy a chore for everyone. Office You may decide to work from an office in your home or purchase or lease an office. If you purchase or lease office space, choose a respectable business address. You should acquire or have readily available: • • • • • • •

An experienced secretary and/or an answering service A state of the art computer with modem Internet connection(s) A fax machine A business phone Bookkeeping/tax service Database service(s)

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Professional Equipment Your company's specialties will determine what equipment you'll require to operate efficiently. Generally, most PI firms employ: • Badges • Laminated ID • Business cards • Radios • Cellular phones • Still and video cameras • Binoculars • Tape recorders Services Offered Do you intend to offer a full line of investigative services, or will you specialize in one or more of the following areas? • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Domestic, i.e. premarital, divorce, child custody Service of process Criminal investigations Civil investigations Undercover assignments Worker's compensation & accident investigations Skip tracing Retail investigations Locating missing persons Locating assets Locating missing heirs Personal injury & medical malpractice investigations Insurance, financial, and business investigations Security and guard services

The Arena The investigative and security industries are big and getting bigger. Each year new high-tech clients vie for the services of experienced PI's who understand the diverse technologies and possess the up-to-the-minute skills required to meet those particular demands. Following are just a few of the industries that contract with and hire Professional Investigators: Retail More than fifty percent of employees steal from their employers. Shoplifters abound. Security personnel and Professional Investigators work undercover to prevent theft and revenue loss. Attorneys Attorneys depend on PI's to investigate many situations. PI's assist attorneys in cases ranging from relationship and child custody disputes to corporate espionage to product liability litigation to wrongful death and personal injury. Insurance PI's earn more from the insurance industry than from any other single industry. PI's investigate and prove suspicious and fraudulent claims for insurers, investigate false injury claims and other fraud, perform background and assets checks. Some insurance investigators provide skiptracing services: the more hits, the more lucrative the tracer's earnings.

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Computer Crime As computers become more and more a part of our daily lives, the crooks become wiser in ways to use them to commit crimes. This area of investigative endeavor promises to pay handsome rewards to those well-versed in the computer sciences. Industrial Espionage A prosperous company hires a high-paid expert to work on a problem concerning an important component in one of its major systems. Two years later, that same expert (the expert that management thought would produce the magic solution from his hi-tech bag of tricks) has quit the team and departed for a better life with a major competitor. And he's taken the company secrets with him. To prevent this and other costly corporate espionage, firms hire PI's to weed out spies and wrong doers. Experience and knowledge of the inner workings of corporations and businesses are prerequisite training for this type of assignment. Banks Banks call upon Professional Investigators from time to time to assist in the verification of collateral, repossession of vehicles, and other collections. In the legal field, everybody thinks because you're a lawyer you've got to be making a lot of money. Well, 90% of the lawyers are making 10% of the money and 10% of the lawyers are making 90% of the money. That's who PI's need to deal with: the 10% Promotion You must continually promote yourself and the services you offer. Nothing works better, nothing has more positive long-lasting effect than word-of-mouth advertising. A recommendation by a satisfied client beats any other form of promotion - or anything a high-paid media expert can do for you. To make all aspects of your marketing plan work effectively, approach the marketplace properly armed to do battle. Commission an artist to design and coordinate business cards, letterheads, envelopes, invoices, investigation reports, and mailing labels that feature your recognizable and memorable logo. Don't skimp on printing; get the best. Insist each associate, partner, and employee carry and distribute business cards with firm name and logo, individual's name, firm address, phone and fax numbers. Produce or commission a comprehensive brochure that pictorially or graphically best sells the services you offer. Compile and continuously update a portfolio featuring letters of recommendation, awards, photographs, newspaper and magazine articles about you and your firm. Make and distribute reprints of ads and press releases and other items of promotional value. Assemble a mailing list of firms, companies, and individuals with whom you have done business and with whom you intend to do business in the future. At business start-up, mail your brochure, along with a cover letter addressed to the decision-maker at these companies. No form letters, please! Introduce yourself and outline the services you offer. Two or three percent response to a mailing is considered satisfactory. If you coordinate your mailings with other promotional, advertising and marketing efforts, you will net an even greater response. Carefully analyze all forms of advertising - newspapers, yellow pages, television, radio, professional magazines and newsletters - their stand-alone and combined effectiveness - before committing to an expenditure. Consider investment vs. return. Ask yourself this: If I spend $1000 per month for an ad in the yellow pages, will that ad produce the revenue to justify the commitment to a yearly ($12,000!) yellow page contract?

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Target your advertising. If your potential clients are corporate attorneys and insurance companies, radio and TV may not be right for you. However, if your firm specializes in locating missing persons, relationship, domestic and custody cases, those mediums may prove to be very effective. A tasteful and well-produced TV, radio, or print ad will reap long-term PR value. An advertising program depends on two factors for success: longevity and repetition. Don't assume running an ad a few times will bring in a passel of clients. Advertising doesn't work that way. Clients get to know you through the yellow pages, referrals from attorneys, advertising on television. ATLA–The American Trial Lawyers Association - puts out an excellent monthly magazine called "Trial". Might be a good magazine to run an ad in. but you're wasting money from the standpoint you're advertising on a national level and you only want to reach a statewide audience. Each bar association has a monthly bar magazine you can advertise in. Cultivate relationships with newspaper, television, and magazine editors, reporters, and writers. Write letters to the editor about investigative subjects and other timely issues important to the community. Seek to have an article written about you and/or your firm. Mail reprints of complimentary articles to state and national PI association publications and other publications that have an interest in the investigative industry. When an event of significant news value occurs that concerns you or your firm, immediately prepare and mail a press release to all local and regional print and electronic media. A significant event might be your firm's involvement in a current investigation, the successful completion of a case that has drawn media attention, staff promotions, awards and the like. If you are unfamiliar with the rules - both written and unwritten - for preparation and presentation of a press release, avoid foolish mistakes. Hire a Professional Public Relations Specialist. Make yourself, or a firm spokesperson, available to the media for appearances on local news and talk shows. Your firm will gain credibility - and the publicity is free! Make new acquaintances and get to know potential clients by attending and taking part in seminars, conferences, and conventions. If you have good public speaking ability, make yourself available to the organizers of such events and functions. You'll have the opportunity to demonstrate your professional skills, plus you'll meet and converse with peers, potential clients, and community leaders. Attending and speaking at these gatherings can result in substantial new business for your firm. The best way to establish a strong client base is by selling yourself. Building trust and maintaining personal contact with potential and established clients should be a primary business responsibility. Ask satisfied clients to refer you to their business associates. They may be willing to speak directly to those associates about you. Networking means communicating with those in the investigative industry whose interest and knowledge can provide you with a wealth of benefits. Make contact and cement relationships. Take advantage of the massive brain trust that is available to tap into and to become part of. Your services may be called for this year by the same PI who did a job for you last year. It works both ways. Soon enough you will establish a reputation for yourself and, as people learn of you, get to know you, you’ll earn a “label.” This can go either way: it’s all according to how you conduct yourself over the long haul. A blessing or a curse. “. . .Mary, the PI? Why she’s one of the good guys. Makes a promise and keeps it. That’s what I like about her.” Or: “Funny you should mention it: I sent a very good case over to John and never heard another word from him. Heard he handled it and made good on it. Strange, huh? No, I haven’t sent him any more business since. . .”

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Resources for Private Investigators Identify local, state, and regional directories in which to list your services, such as: • • • • • • • •

Attorney's periodicals and listings Insurance company directories and resource guides Insurance adjusters' directories Chamber of Commerce membership listings Court directories Martindale-Hubbel Law Directory Best Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys Professional PI associations

Professional Associations Beyond the organizations and associations that function at the local and state level in your area, there are several national professional associations you might consider joining. By aligning yourself with these groups, you will benefit from the educational, networking and business opportunities each affords. PI's who begin networking from the beginning of their career enjoy the greatest success. Attend association meetings and functions. You'll increase your knowledge of the industry as a whole and broaden your base of contacts.

National Associations American Academy of Forensic Sciences http://www.aafs.org/index.htm [email protected] Director Scientific Services Bureau Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 2020 West Beverly Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90057- 2401 Phone 800 701-AAFS or Phone 213 974-4601 Fax 719 636-1993, Council of International Investigators, Inc. (CII) http://www.cii2.org/welcome.htm" \l "home Four Horsham Business Center 300 Welsh Road, Suite 200 Horsham, PA. 19044 - 2248 Phone 215 657-6258 National Council of Investigative & Security Services (NCISS) http://www.nciss.com/index.htm NCISS Headquarters 1023 Fifteenth Street NW 7th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005

NCISS - 908 21st Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone 800 445-8408 or 916 441-2616 Fax 916 441-2617

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American Society for Industrial Security http://www.securitymanagement.com/library/000077.html ASIS 1655 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 1200 Arlington, VA 22209 Phone: 703 522-5800 FAX 703 243-4954 The Investigative Open Network (ION) http://www.ioninc.com ION Incorporated PO Box 40458 Mesa AZ 85274-0970 Phone 480 730-8088 Fax 480 730-8103 National Association of Legal Investigators (NALI) http://www.nali.com/index.htm [email protected] NALI National Director Joseph B. Laski, CLI Joseph B. Laski & Associates 13700 Alton Parkway, Suite 154 Irvine, CA 92618 Telephone 949 770-7394 Fax 949 770-8210 National Association of Investigative Specialists (NAIS) http://www.pimall.com/nais/nais.menu.html NAIS P O Box 33244 Austin, Texas, 78764 Phone 512 420-9292 Fax 512 420-9393 Association of British Investigators http://www.uklegal.com/abi ABI House 10 Bonner Hill Road Kingston-upon-Thames Surrey, KT1 3EP Phone 0181 546 3368 Fax 0181 546 7701

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The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners http://www.acfe.org [email protected] The Gregor Building 716 West Avenue Austin, Texas 78701 Phone 800 245-3321 US & Canada only 512 478-9070 Fax 512 478-9297. Association of Christian Investigators http://pimall.com/nais/n.christ.html [email protected] Kelly Riddle-President 2553 Jackson Keller, Suite 200 San Antonio, TX 78230 Telephone 210 342-0509 Fax 210 342-0731 American Society For Industrial Security (ASIS) http://www.asisonline.org 1625 Prince Street Alexandria, VA 22314-2818 Phone 703 519-6200 Fax 703 519-6299 Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) http://www.scip.org/homepage.html E-mail: [email protected] SCIP 1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 600 Alexandria, Virginia 22314, USA Telephone 703 739-0696 Fax 703 739-2524 World Association of Detectives (W.A.D.) http://www.wad.net PO Box 441070-301 Aurora CO 80044 Phone 800 962-0516 or 303 368-7488 Fax 303 671-9063 Women's Investigators Association (WIA) PO Box 18305 Encino CA 91416 Phone 800 603-3524 or 818-340-6890

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State Associations Alabama NORTHERN ALABAMA INVESTIGATOR'S ASSOCIATION (NAIA) Post Office Box 121, Brownsboro, AL 35741 Phone 205 533-1413 Web site: http://www.hsv.tis.net/~pvteye/naia.html Email: [email protected] PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 26309 Birmingham, AL 35226 Alaska ALASKA INVESTIGATOR'S ASSOCIATION PO Box 211956 Anchorage, Alaska 99521 Phone 907-373-5453 Email: [email protected] Arizona ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF LICENSED PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS PO Box 2129 Phoenix, AZ 85001 Phone 602 231-6837 Email: [email protected] California CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF LICENSED INVESTIGATORS 908 21st Street, Sacramento CA 95814 Phone 800 350-CALI or 916 441-5444 Fax 916 441-5468 Web site: http://www.cali-pi.org Email: [email protected] CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS (CIPI) 140-440 Encinitas Blvd Encinitas, CA 92024-3657 Phone 800 400-CIPI, or, 619 753-7879

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CALIFORNIA CONTRACT GUARD ASSOCIATION Robert R. Rockwell P. O. Box 3217 Walnut Creek, CA 90712 Phone 510 934-7656.

CALIFORNIA ASSOC. OF PHOTOCOPIERS & PROCESS SERVERS (CCAPPS) 530 Bercut Dr Sacramento, CA 95814.

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF POLYGRAPH EXAMINERS 969-G Edgewater Blvd #300 Foster City CA 94404 Phone 800 593-8598 Colorado PROFESSIONAL PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 320 Broadway #J-209, Denver, CO 80203 Phone 303 430-4802 President: Stan Miller. Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.ppiac.org Delaware DELAWARE ASSOCIATION OF DETECTIVE AGENCIES 100 N Maryland Ave Wilmington DE 19804 Phone 302 652-2700 Florida PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR'S ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA, INC. (PIAF) Investigative Information Services, Inc "The Florida Investigator." PO Box 620712, Orlando, Florida 32862-0712 Phone 407 282-3735 Fax 407 282-1301 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.pimall.com/piaf/index.html FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF LICENSED INVESTIGATORS (FALI) P.O. Box 12483 Tallahassee, FL 32317. SOUTH FLORIDA INVESTIGATOR'S ASSOCIATION, INC. (SFIA) PO Box 891 Ft. Lauderdale FL 33302

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Phone 561 625-8771 Web site: http://www.webcircle.com/users/sfia E-mail: [email protected] FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF LICENSED RECOVERY AGENTS (FALRA) Phone 800 99-FALRA Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.falra.org Georgia GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS 746 Hwy 314, Fayetteville GA 30214 Hawaii INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SOCIETY OF HAWAII 1000 Bishop Street No 608 Honolulu HI 96813 Phone 808 526-2002 Illinois ASSOCIATED DETECTIVES OF ILLINOIS, INC. 322 East Weathersfield Way Schaumburg, Ill., 60193 Phone 847 352-9900 Fax 847 352-9906. Email: [email protected] Web site (PI Mall): http://www.pimall.com/adl/index.html ASSOCIATED GUARD PATROL AGENCY OF ILLINOIS 2552 W 135th Blue Island, IL 60406 Phone 708 389-3830 Indiana INDIANA SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS, INC. CLI, Trace Investigations, PO Box 2603 Bloomington, IN 47402 Phone 812 334-8857 Fax 812 334-2274 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.ai.org/inspi Iowa IOWA ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS RR#1, Box 85A - Clare, IA 50524 Phone 515 546-6353 Web site: http://users.aol.com/samdr/keytec/index.htm Email: [email protected]

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Kansas KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS (KAPI) P.O. Box 2111 Overland Park, KS 66201-1111 Phone 913 362-0104 Louisiana LOUISIANA PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION, INC. 12077 Old Hammond Highway Baton Rouge, La 70816 Phone 504 275-0796 Email [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.intersurf.com/~lpia Maryland MARYLAND INVESTIGATORS & SECURITY ASSOCIATION 2043 East Joppa Rd #363, Baltimore, MD 21234 Phone 800 414-MISA (6472) Fax 410 668-4829 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.spybbs.com/misa PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS ALLIANCE OF MARYLAND PO Box 1393 Waldorf MD 20604-0776 Phone 800 774-7426 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.olg.com/piam Newsletter Editor: [email protected] Massachusetts Massachusetts Licensed Private Detectives Association of Massachusetts, Inc. PO Box 1392 Brockton, MA 023403-1392 Phone 508 586-8057 Fax 508 586-6417 Email: [email protected] Web Page: http://www.lpdam.com

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Michigan MICHIGAN COUNCIL OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS, INC. P O Box 20, Flat Rock. Michigan 48134 Phone 313 782-2600 MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE DETECTIVES 3843 Sheryl Dr Milan MI 48160 Phone 313 434-1138 Minnesota MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS 6640 Shady Oak Rd. Ste. 400 Eden Prairie, MN 55344. Phone 612 941-1040 Fax 612 941-8942 Web site: http://www.edenprairie.com/MAPI Mississippi MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION, INC. P.O. Box 4484 Meridian, MS 39304 Email: mailto:[email protected] Missouri MISSOURI PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION (MPIA) P.O. Box 74 Bonne Terre, MO, 63628 Phone 573 562-1235 Email: [email protected] Montana MONTANA ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS PO Box 4568 Helena, MT 59604 Phone 406 442-2790 Nebraska Nebraska

ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS 256 N 115th St STE 2B Omaha NE 68154 Phone 402 333-2820 Web site: http://www.napi.org

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Nevada NEVADA INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION 803 S Decatur Blvd Las Vegas NV 89107 Phone 702 870-9191 New Hampshire NEW HAMPSHIRE LEAGUE OF INVESTIGATORS, INC. PO Box 108 Concord, NH 03302-0108 Phone 603 753-6734 Fax 603 796-2845 "The Probe" PO Box 108 Concord, NH, 03302-0108 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.mv.com/ipusers/magee New Jersey PRIVATE DETECTIVE ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY, INC. 415 Rte 18, Ste. 278, E. Brunswick, NJ 08816. PO Box 465 Oakhurst, NJ 07755 New Mexico PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION OF NEW MEXICO 457 Washington St SE Ste. K Albuquerque NM, 87108 Phone 505 255-1425 Email: [email protected] New York ASSOCIATED LICENSED DETECTIVES OF NEW YORK STATE 305 Broadway #804 New York, NY 10007 Phone 212 962-4054 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.aldonys.org SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS, INC. (SPI) APC CORPORATE SECURITY, INC 2357 Bedford Avenue Bellmore, NY 11710-3688 Phone 516 781-1000 Fax 516 783-0000

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North Carolina NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS P.O. Box 18164 Charlotte, NC 28218-8164. Email: [email protected] Ohio OHIO ASSOCIATION OF SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES 41 S. High St. 31st Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Phone 614 227-4595 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.jhanda.com/oasis Oklahoma OKLAHOMA PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION 325 Dean A McGee Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Phone 405 235-0214, 800 299-2241 Web site: http://www.opia.com Email: [email protected] Oregon OREGON ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL INVESTIGATORS, INC. 625 SW Tenth Ave Suite 338-A Portland OR 97205 Phone 503 224-3531 Email Contact: [email protected] Web site: http://www.teleport.com/~oali EMail: [email protected] Pennsylvania PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF LICENSED INVESTIGATORS P.O. Box 60036 Harrisburg, PA 17106-0036 Phone 800 443-0824 Fax 717 612-9700 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.pali.org Puerto Rico SOCIETY OF PRIVATE DETECTIVES OF PUERTO RICO PO Box 1419, Caguas, PR 00726-1419 Phone 787 745-1930 Fax 787 745-8913 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://home.coqui.net/pi4upr

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South Carolina SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL INVESTIGATORS, INC. The SCALI Journal PO Box 835 Simpsonville, SC 29681-0835 Email: [email protected]

SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS PO Box 668 Beaufort, SC 29901-0668 Phone 803 522-0064 Tennessee TENNESSEE PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION P. O. Box 3056 Knoxville, TN 37927-3056 Phone 423 523-3939 TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS P.O. Box 80251 Chattanooga, TN 37411. Email: [email protected] Texas TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF LICENSED INVESTIGATORS PO Box 140652 Austin, TX 78714-0652 Phone 713 827-8542 Fax 713 827-8775 "The Investigator" P. O. Box 117131 Carrollton, Texas, 75011-7131 Phone 214 492-9097 Fax 214 394-4727 Email: :[email protected] Web site: http://www.tali.org NORTH TEXAS PROCESS SERVER’S ASSOCIATION World Wide Litigation Support Services 714 Jackson St. Suite 600 Dallas, Texas 75202 Phone 214 373-3177 Fax 214 373-6852 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.ntpsa.com SOUTH TEXAS PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION 2614 Briar Ridge Dr., Suite 202 Houston, TX 77057 Phone 281 351-0530 Web site: http://www.ntpsa.com/02related/html/stpsa.html

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NORTH TEXAS PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION PO Box 542064 Dallas TX 75354-2064 Phone 214 226-9100 TEXAS PROFESSIONAL PROCESS SERVERS ASSOCIATION Web Page: http://www.ntpsa.com/02related/html/tppsa.html PO Box 27394 Austin, TX 78755-2394 Phone 512 259-8050 Utah PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR'S ASSOCIATION OF UTAH 1733 W. 12600 S. Ste. 223 Riverton, Utah 84065 Phone 801 467-9500 Fax 801 253-2478 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.webcircle.com/users/piau Vermont VERMONT ASSOCIATION OF LICENSED DETECTIVES & SECURITY SERVICES Mailing address: RR#1 Box 1112, Hardwick, Vermont 05843. Email: [email protected] Virginia PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA PO Box 1115 Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone 703 960-2810. Email: [email protected] Web site: http://pimall.com/piav COALITION OF VIRGINIA PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS & SECURITY ASSOCIATION Nicholas Beltrante, P.O. Box 7600 Alexandria, VA 22307 Phone 703 360-4848 VIRGINIA SECURITY ASSOCIATION 7224 Williams St Mechanicsville, VA 23111 Phone 804 746-7717 PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS & SECURITY ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA PO Box 1836, Vienna VA 22180 Phone 703521-3262 E-MAIL: mailto:[email protected]

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VIRGINA ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL PROCESS SERVERS 1602 Kenwood Blvd. SE Roanoke, VA 24013 Phone 540 342-0300 Fax 540 342-0970 Web site: http://members.tripod.com/~covapps Washington THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ASSOCIATION OF INVESTIGATORS (PNAI) P.O. Box 620 Langley, WA 98260-0620 Web site: http://www.pnai.com WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL INVESTIGATORS 1002 Aurora Ave. North, Suite 1133 Seattle, WA. 98133-9334 Phone 206 625-9254 Web site: http://www.WALI.org Email: [email protected] West Virginia PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS & PRIVATE SECURITY PROFESSIONALS OF WEST VIRGINA Email: [email protected] Wisconsin PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN LICENSED INVESTIGATORS (PAWLI) Newsline PO Box 8604 Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8604 Phone 414 529-2804 Email: [email protected] WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS PO Box 338 Wausau WI 54402-0338 Phone 715 675-2633

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Alabama http://www.state.al.us/ Driving Records http://www.wsnet.com/~aldps/reinstatmentmvr.html Department of Public Safety - Driver License Division 500 Dexter Ave. - Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: (334) 242-4241 Driver License Reinstatements, Driver Records, Accident Reports, Driver records are available by mail. Fee per request. Include full name, date of birth and license number. State Vehicle Information http://www.wsnet.com/~aldps/reinstatmentmvr.html Alabama Department of Public Safety 500 Dexter Avenue - Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: (334) 242-4400 Records from 1979. Information may not be released to the public for commercial purposes. Worker's Compensation http://www.dir.state.al.us/wc.htm Worker's Compensation Division - Dept of Industrial Relations 649 Monroe ST, Montgomery AL 36131 Phone: (334) 242-2868 - (800) 528-5166. - Fax: (334) 242-8843 To report alleged Worker's Compensation fraud, call 800-923-2533. Worker's compensation records not part of the public record, but if the request for information is accompanied by a signed release, date of inquiry, and the name and address of the insurance carrier involved, records may be obtained. Fee per record or hourly rate per search. Accountancy Board State Board of Public Accountancy RSA Plaza, 770 Washington Avenue, Montgomery Alabama 36130 Phone: (205) 242-5700 - Fax: (205) 242-2711 Will confirm licenses by phone. There is no fee. Furnish name. Secretary of State http://www.alalinc.net/alsecst/ Secretary of State - Corporation Section PO Box 5616, Montgomery AL 36103-5616 Phone: (205) 242-5324 - Fax: (205) 240-3138 Corporations: (205) 240-532 - Trade Names: (205) 242-5325

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Vital Statistics Alabama Center for Health Statistics P.O. Box 5625, Montgomery, AL 36103-5625 Phone: (334) 206-5418 Birth and death records available for a fee, and special searches are per hourly rate. Marriage records are available for a fee. Request must include name, marriage date, spouse's name, and county where license was purchased. Divorce records are available from city court where divorce occurred. Hunting and Fishing http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/agfd/ Alabama Dept. of Conservation - Game and Fish Division - Fisheries Section 64 N. Union Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1456 Phone: (334) 242-3471 Boat Registration Marine Police Division - Department of Conservation & Natural Resources 64 N. Union Street, Room 756, Montgomery, AL 36130 Phone: (205) 242-3673 - Fax: (205) 240-2226 Child Support Enforcement http://www.dhr.state.al.us/index.htm Department of Human Resources - Division of Child Support 50 Ripley Street , Montgomery, AL 36130-1801 Phone: (334) 242-9300 - (800) 284-4347 [1] FAX: (334) 242-0606 State Clearing Houses for Missing Children htttp://www.gsiweb.net Dept of Public Safety - Missing Children Bureau 2720 W. Gunter Park Dr. W #A, Montgomery, AL 36109 Phone: (334) 260-1172 - (800) 228-7688 (nationwide) - FAX: (334) 260-8788 Adoption Records http://www.alapubhealth.org/ Dept of Human Resources, 50 N Ripley, Montgomery AL 36130 - Phone: (334) 242-1310 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.archives.state.al.us/ Department of Archives And History 624 Washington St, Montgomery AL 36130 Private Investigators http://www.ador.state.al.us/licenses/sec093.html License Commission Courthouse 109 Government, Mobile AL 36602 Experience and qualifications: None. To become a PI in Alabama, pay the license fee. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Alaska http://www.state.ak.us/ Driving Records http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/ADMIN/dmv/dmvhome.htm State of Alaska Department of Public Safety: Division of Motor Vehicles 5700 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507 Phone (908) 269-5551- FaX: (907) 333-8615 Driving records are available by mail or fax. Turnaround time: seven working days. Written request must include full name, date of birth, license number, and signed driver release. Fee per request. State Vehicle Information http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/ADMIN/dmv/general/mvreg.htm Vehicle Services 5700 E. Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507 Phone (907) 269-5590, (888) DMV-KWIK - Fax: (907) 333-8615 Fee per request. The complete file may be purchased. Worker's Compensation http://www.labor.state.ak.us ANCHORAGE 3301 Eagle Street, Suite 304, P.O. Box 107019. Anchorage, Alaska 99510-7019 Phone: (907) 269-4980 Records are available by mail only. Written request must include full name, SSN, and, if available, date of injury. There is no search fee. Records computerized from 1982 on. Fee per screen copy. Signed release not required. Requests must include claimant's address. Accountancy Board http://www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/ Alaska State Board of Public Accountancy - Division of Occupational Licensing P. O. Box 110806, Juneau, Alaska 99811-0806 Phone: (907) 465-2580 - Fax: (907) 465-2974 Will confirm licenses by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.alalinc.net/alsecst/ Department of Commerce - Division of Banking, Securities and Corporations P.O. Box 110808, Juneau, AK 99811-0808 Phone: (907) 465-2530 - FAX (907) 465-3257 Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission, and trade names are available by phone or mail.

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Vital Statistics http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/bvs/bvs_home.htm Dept of Heath and Social Services - Bureau of Vital Statistics 350 Main Street, Room 114, P.O. Box 110675, Juneau, AK 99811-0675 Phone: (907) 465-3392 - Fax: (907) 465-3618 Birth and death records from 1913 are available. Marriage records are available. Include: name, marriage date, spouse's name and place where marriage took place. Divorce records are available. Include name, divorce date, spouse's name, place divorce granted. A signed release is required. Hunting and Fishing http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/home.html ADF&G Division of Sport Fish - PO Box 25526, Juneau, AK 99802-5526 - Phone 907-465-4270 Boat Registration Chief, Boating Safety Division - P.O. Box 25517, Juneau, AK 99802-5517 Child Support Enforcement http://www.revenue.state.ak.us/csed/csed.htm Child Support Enforcement - Alaska Dept. of Revenue - Child Support Enforcement 550 W. 7th Ave. Ste. 310, Anchorage, AK 99501-6699 Phone: (907) 269-6900 - Fax: (907) 269-6914 Adoption Records http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dfys/ Department of Health & Social Services - Division of Family and Youth Services 350 Main Street, Fourth Floor - P. O. Box 110630 - Juneau, AK 99811-0630 Phone: 465-3170 - Faxes: 465-3397 and 465-3190 Reunion Registry Divisions of Public Health -Bureau of Vital Statistics 350 Main Street, Room 114 - P.O. Box 110675 - Juneau, AK 99811-0675 Phone: (907) 465-3392 (907) 465-3618 Alaska has a "passive registry," which allows adoptees 18 years or older and birth parents to submit a notice of change of name or address to the state registrar. This will be attached to the original birth certificate and given to the adoptee or birth parent when information is requested. Archives/Record Holdings http://www.educ.state.ak.us/lam/archives/home.html State Library Division of Libraries & Museums - Reference Services - Alaska State Archives 141 Willoughby Avenue, Juneau, AK 99801-1720 - Phone: (907) 465-2270 Private Investigators http://www.law.state.ak.us/ State of Alaska - Department of Law - State Capitol , Juneau AK 99811 No statues or regulations govern private investigators in Alaska. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Arizona http://www.state.az.us/ Driving Records http://www.dot.state.az.us/MVD/mvd.htm Arizona Department of Transportation: Motor Vehicles Division P. O. Box 2100, Mail Drop 500M, Phoenix AZ 85001 Phone: (602) 255-8152 Driving records are available by mail. Fees vary by search. Turnaround time: four to six weeks. Written request must include full name, date of birth and license number, and requester's notarized signature. State reason for requesting this information. Vehicle Information http://www.dataland.com/Driving_Rec.htm Record Services Section - PO Box 2100, Room 504 M, Phoenix AZ 85001 Phone: (602) 255-8357 Fee required; notarized signature. Worker's Compensation http://www.statefund.com/ Industrial Commission - Compliance Department PO Box 19070, Phoenix AZ 85005-9070 Phone: 602-631-2300 or 1-800-231-1363 Requests for record searches may be made to the Mail-Room Department by mail. Request must include subject's name, date of birth, and Social Security number on Arizona's "Public Records Request Form." Fee based on record's purpose. Fee per copy. A signed release is required. Accountancy Board http://www.accountancy.state.az.us/ Arizona State Board of Accountancy 3110 N. Nineteenth Avenue, Suite 140, Phoenix, Arizona 85015-6038 Phone: (602) 255-3648 - Fax: (602) 255-1283 Will confirm licenses by mail or phone. Fee for mail response. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.cc.state.az.us/ Arizona Corporation Commission - Corporations Division 1300 West Washington , Phoenix, AZ 85007-2996 Corporate Records Section Phone: (602) 542-3026 Toll Free From Within Arizona: (800) 345-5819 FAX (602) 542-3414 Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission, trade names are available by phone or mail.

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Vital Statistics http://vitalrec.com/az.html Vital Records Section - Department of Health Services PO Box 3887. Phoenix AZ 85030 - Phone: (602) 258-6381 Birth records are available on either the "long form" or the "short form". Fees vary according to form. Death records are available for a fee. Marriage records available at county level where marriage took place. Divorce records available at Superior Court where divorce granted. Hunting & Fishing Licenses http://www.gf.state.az.us/welcome.html Game and Fish Dept - 2222 W Greenway Rd, Phoenix AZ 85023 - Fax: 602-789-3299 Boat Registration Boating Education Enforcement Coordinator - Arizona Game & Fish Department 2221 W. Greenway Road, Phoenix, AZ 85023 Phone: (602) 942-3000 ext. 3380 - Fax. (602) 942-3921 Child Support Enforcement Division of Child Support Enforcement 3443 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85012 Phone: (602) 252-4045 - (602) 274-7646 State Clearing Houses for Missing Children AZ - Department of Public Safety - Criminal Invest. Research Unit P.O. Box 6638. Phoenix, AZ 85005 Phone: (602) 223-2158 - FAX: (602) 223-2911 Adoption Records http://www.supreme.state.az.us/cip/default.htm Arizona Vital Records Section - Arizona Department of Health Services P.O. Box 3887, Phoenix AZ 85030 - Phone: (602) 255-3260 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.lib.az.us/archives/index.htm Library - State Capitol, Suite 442, 1700 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: (602) 542-4159 - Fax: (602) 542-4402 Private Investigators http://www.dps.state.az.us/mq/dpsmqpi.htm Arizona Department of Public Safety 2102 W Encanto Blvd, Phoenix, Arizona 85009 Phone: (602) 223-2361 Experience: Private investigators must have earned three years verifiable investigative experience. For a security license, one year. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Arkansas http://www.ark.org/ Driving Records Traffic Violation Records PO Box 123, Little Rock AR 72203 Phone (501) 682-7207 - 800) 662-8247 Driving records are available by mail. Turnaround time: 24 hours. Written request must include name, date of birth, license number, reason for request, and a signed driver release. State Vehicle Information State Motor Vehicle Administrator PO Box 1272, Room 130, Little Rock AR 72203 Phone: (501) 682-4630 Worker's Compensation Arkansas State Board of Accountancy 101 East Capitol, Suite 430, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Phone: (501) 682-1520 - Fax: (501) 682-5538 To obtain worker's compensation records, send written request with complete name and SSN. Specify years to be checked. A signed release is not required. Fee per request. Accountancy Board 101 E Capitol, Suite 430, Little Rock AR 72201 - Phone: (501) 628-1520 Will confirm licenses by phone. No Fee. Include name Secretary of State http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/ Secretary of State - Corporation Division State Capitol Building, Room 058, Little Rock AR 72201-1094 Phone: (501) 682-5151 Service agent and address with tax commission, and trade names are available by phone or mail. Vital Statistics Arkansas Department of Health -Division of Vital Records 4815 West Markham Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-3867 Phone: (501)661-2336. Birth, death, marriage and divorce records are available for a fee. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.agfc.state.ar.us/ Arkansas Game & Fish Commission #2 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205

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Boat Registration http://www.agfc.state.ar.us/ Game & Fish Commission - Boating Safety Section Natural Resources Dr.,Little Rock AR 72205 Phone: (501) 223-6277 - Registration: (502) 371-2824 Child Support Enforcement Arkansas Social Services PO Box 3358, Little Rock AK 72203 Phone: (501) 371-5028 State Clearing Houses for Missing Children Arkansas Office of the Attorney General- Phone: (501) 371-5028 Adoption Records Department of Human Services - Div of Children & Family Services PO Box 1437 - slot 808, 626 Donaghey Plaza South, Little Rock AR 72203-1437 State Reunion Registry Mutual Consent - Voluntary Registry 626 Donaghey Plaza South - PO Box 1437, Little Rock AK 72203-1437 Phone: (800) 482-8982 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.state.ar.us/ahc/archives.htm State Library - One Capitol Mall, Little Rock AR 72201 Private Investigators Arkansas State Police NO 3 Natural Resources Drive, PO Box 5901, Little Rock AR 72215 Experience requirement for both investigative and security applicants: two years related experience. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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California http://www.state.ca.us/s/ Driving Records http://www.dmv.ca.gov/ California Department of Motor Vehicles 2415 First Avenue, Sacramento CA 95818 - Phone: (916) 657-7677 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per Request. Turnaround time: 10 days. Written request must include name, date of birth and license number. State Vehicle Information http://www.dmv.ca.gov/ California Department of Motor Vehicles 2415 First Avenue, Sacramento CA 95818 - Phone: (916) 657-7677 Pre-approval required to obtain information. California will not release addresses. Worker's Compensation http://www.dir.ca.gov/dir/Workers'_Compensation/DWC/dwc_home_page.htm 30 Van Ness, #4400, SAN FRANCISCO 94012 - Phone: (415) 557-2720 107 S. Broadway, #6116, LOS ANGELES 90012 - Phone: (213) 897-1423 2424 Arden Way, #355, SACRAMENTO 95825, Phone: (916) 263-2774 1661 N. Raymond, #101, ANAHEIM 92801 - Phone: (714) 738-4003 Currently worker's compensation records are decentralized at 22 district offices. Access is limited to parties making in-person requests. Search information required: name, SSN, date of injury. Accountancy Board http://www.corp.ca.gov/ California State Board of Accountancy 2000 Evergreen Street, Suite 250, Sacramento, California 95815-3832 Phone: (916) 574-2155 - Fax: (916) 574-2189 Secretary of State http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/business.htm California Secretary of State 1500 11th Street, Sacramento, California 95814 - Phone (916) 653-6814 Service agent and address, date of incorporation, standing with tax commission, and trade names. Vital Statistics http://www.co.san-joaquin.ca.us/recorder/vitals.htm California Office of the State Registrar of Vital Statistics P.O. Box 1968, 24 South Hunter Street, Room 304, Stockton, CA 95202 Recorder:(209) 468-3939 Vital Statistics: (209) 468-8075 Birth records are available for a fee. Some birth records are accessible by computer. Turnaround time is four to six weeks. A written release may be required. Search information required: name, date of birth, fathers name, mother's maiden name, and city of birth. Death records are available with the required feel. Marriage certificates prior to 1985 available at county where license was purchased. Divorce records available at county level, the county clerk's office where divorce was filed.

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Hunting and Fishing Licenses Fishing: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/fishing/index.html - Hunting: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/hunting/index.html 1416 9th Street, Sacramento, Ca 95814 - Phone: (916) 653-4094 - 888-DFG-CALTIP Boat Registration http://www.dbw.ca.gov/ Dept of Boating and Waterways 1629 "S" Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 - Phone: (916) 445-2615 - toll free (888) 326-2822 Child Support Enforcement http://www.childsup.cahwnet.gov/ California Department of Social Services, 744 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 - Phone: 1-800-777-2515 State Clearing Houses for Missing Children http://www.caag.state.ca.us/ California Dept. of Justice - Missing/Unidentified Persons P.O. Box 903387, Sacramento, CA 94203-3870 Phone: (916) 227-3290 - (800) 222-3463(in state only) - FAX: (916) 227-3270 Adoption Records http://www.childsworld.org/ California Department of Social Services - 744 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 - 800-KIDS-4-US State Reunion Registry http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/ California Department of Social Services - 744 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 - 800-KIDS-4-US California has a registry but current law does not recognize the fact that adoptees reach an age of majority. To have his or her name entered into this registry, the adoptee, regardless of age, as well as the adoptive parents, must submit a Waiver of Rights. No fee to register. Archives/Record Holdings http://www.ss.ca.gov/cgi-bin/contacts.cgi California State Archives 1020 O Street, Sacramento, California 95814 - Phone:(916) 653-7715 Private Investigators http://www.dca.ca.gov/bsis/bsispi.htm Department of Consumer - Affairs Licensing Division P.O. Box 98900, West Sacramento, CA 95798-9002- Phone: 916-322-4000 800-952-5210 Experience: Three years investigative work or equivalent. If a degree has been earned, two years of experience is required. Must have attended a course dealing with power of arrest, caring and use of firearms and nightstick. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Colorado http://www.state.co.us/ Driving Records http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/revenue_dir/MV_dir/faqdrli.html Driver Control Section - Colorado Department of Revenue Room 164, Denver, CO 80261-0016 Phone: (303) 205-5613. Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is two weeks. Written request must include full name, date of birth. SASE and, if available, license number State Vehicle Information http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/revenue_dir/MV_dir/faqdrli.html Traffic Records Section, Colorado Department of Revenue Room 150, Denver, CO 80261-0016 Phone:(303) 205-5613. Fee required. Use state form. Worker's Compensation http://workerscomp.cdle.state.co.us/ Division of Labor, Workers' Compensation Section 1120 Lincoln, Suite 1400, Denver CO 80303 Phone (303) 575-8700 Records are available by phone or mail. Written requests must include full name, date of birth, and SSN. There is no fee. A signed release is not required for records prior to July 1989. Accountancy Board http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/sos/index.html Colorado State Board of Accountancy 1560 Broadway, Suite 1370, Denver, Colorado 80202 Phone: (303) 894-7800 - Fax: (303) 894-7790 Will confirm licenses by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/sos/diracces.html Corporation Division 1560 Broadway, Suite 200, Denver CO 80202 Phone (303) 894-2680 - FAX (303) 894-7732 Service agent and address, standing with tax commission, and trade names available by phone/fax. Vital Statistics http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hs/cshom.html Vital Records Sections Colorado Department of Health, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver CO 80222-1450 Phone 303 692-2224 - Fax 800 423-1108

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Birth and death records are available with required fee. Additional fee with Visa or MasterCard. Turnaround time for phone and mail requests is five working days. State office has death records from 1900 and birth records from 1900. Marriage records available at county level through County Clerk, the Recorders Office in county where marriage took place. Divorce records available at county office where decree was granted. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.dnr.state.co.us/index.asp Wildlife Commission, Colorado Division of Wildlife, 6060 Broadway. Denver, CO 80216 Boat Registration http://www.dnr.state.co.us/index.asp Department of Natural Resources 13787 S. Highway 85, Littleton, CO 80125 - Phone 303-791-1954 - Fax. 303-470-0782 Child Support Enforcement http://www.childsupport.state.co.us Dept of Social Services - Division of Child Support Enforcement 1575 Sherman Street, 2nd Floor, Denver CO 80203 - Phone (303) 866-5994 State Clearing Houses for Missing Children Colorado Bureau of Investigation - Missing Children Project 690 Kipling, Suite 4000, Denver, CO 80215 Phone (303) 239-4251 - FAX: (303) 238-6714 Adoption Records http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/cdphe_dir/hs/adoption.html Department of Human Services - Office of Youth Services 4255 S. Knox Court, Denver, CO80236 Phone (303) 762-4466 - Fax (303) 762-4401. State Reunion Registry Colorado Department of Health - Voluntary Adoption Registry 4255 S. Knox Court, Denver, CO 80236 Phone: (303) 692-2188 - Colorado Confidential Intermediary Service (303) 237-6919 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/gss/archives/index.html Archives & Public Records Division - Department of Administration 1313 Sherman Street - Room 1B-20, Denver, CO 80203 Phone (303)866-2358 - Fax (303)866-2257 Private Investigators No longer requires a license. Interested parties should contact their local police department. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Connecticut http://www.state.ct.us/index.asp Driving Records http://dmvct.org/ Motor Vehicle Department - Copy Records Unit 60 State Street, Weathersfield CT 06109-1896 Phone (860) 566-3210 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is two to four days. Written request must include full name, date of birth, and license number. State Vehicle Information http://dmvct.org/ Department of Motor Vehicles 60 State Street, Weathersfield CT 06109-1896 - Phone (860) 263-5154 Title searches, current owner searches, and tag trace available. State form J-23 must be used for mail-in requests. Write for form. Worker's Compensation http://wcc.state.ct.us/ Workers' Compensation Commission - Office of the Chairman Capitol Place, 21 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106 Phone: (860) 493-1500 - Fax: (860) 247-1361 Records available by mail or phone. Written requests must include full name, date of birth, and SSN. No search fee. No release form necessary. Accountancy Board http://www.state.ct.us/sots/ Connecticut State Board of Accountancy - Secretary of the State 30 Trinity Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Phone: (203) 566-7835 -Fax: (203) 566-5757 Will confirm licenses by phone, No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.state.ct.us/sots/ Secretary of State - Administrative Office 30 Trinity Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Phone: (860) 509-6212 - FAX: (860) 509-6230 Service agent, President's and Secretary's address, and date incorporated are available only by mail. Vital Statistics http://www.state.ct.us/dph/ Connecticut Department of Public Health and Addiction Services - Vital Records Unit 150 Washington St., Hartford, CT 06106 Phone:(860) 509-7897 TDD: (860)509-7191 - Fax: (860) 509-7964

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If you require further assistance in identifying a town of occurrence, please call a Department of Public Health, Vital Records customer service representative at: (860) 509-7897. Birth and death records are available for a fee. A release is required. State office has records from July 1897. For earlier records, write to Registrar of Vital Statistics in town or city where event occurred. Marriage records are available for a fee. Turnaround time is six weeks. Include husband's name, wife's maiden name, marriage date, and town where event occurred - if known. Divorce records available through Superior Court where divorce granted. No release needed. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://dep.state.ct.us/pao/index.htm Department of Environmental Protection 79 Elm Street, Hartford CT 06106 - Phone 203-424-FISH Boat Registration http://dep.state.ct.us/pao/index.htm Environmental Protection - State Boating law Administrator - Office of Boating Safety 333 Ferry Rd., P.O. Box 280, Old Lyme CT 06371 Phone. 203-344-2668 - Fax 203-344-2560

State Clearing Houses for Missing Children Connecticut State Police - Research & Planning/Missing Persons P.O. Box 2794, Middletown CT 06457-9294 Phone: (860) 685-8260 (800) 367-5678 (in state only) FAX: (860) 685-8355 - Emergency Messaging: (860)685-8190 Adoption Records http://www.state.ct.us/dcf/FOSTER.HTM#SEARCH Department of Children and Families - Office of Public Relations 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106 - Phone (860) 550-6578. Archives/Record Holdings http://www.cslnet.ctstateu.edu/ State Library- 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 0610 Phone: (860) 566-4301 - Fax: (860) 566-8940 Private Investigators License http://www.state.ct.us/dps/special.htm State of Connecticut - Department of Public Safety - Division of State Police 1111 Country Club Road, Middletown, Connecticut 06457-9294 Telephone: (860) 685-8000 - Fax: (860) 685-8354 Experience: Five years related experience for private investigator. Five years guard service for guard license. Four years of related schooling may be substituted for up to four years of required experience. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Delaware http://www.state.de.us/ Driving Records Delaware Department of Public Safety - Division of Motor Vehicles 303 Transportation Circle, Dover 19901, P. O. Box 698, Dover DE 19903 Phone: (302) 739-4421 - Motor Vehicles - (302) 739-2500 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is five working days. Written request must include full name, date of birth, driver's license number, and SASE. State Vehicle Information Delaware Department of Public Safety: Division of Motor Vehicles 303 Transportation Circle, Correspondence Section, Dover, 19901 Phone: (302) 739-4421 Fee by request. You may access directly on-line with your computer for single searches. The cost requires a set-up fee and records are billed at a cost per thousand Worker's Compensation http://www.state.de.us/labor/index.shtml Industrial Accident Board, 820 N French Street, Wilmington DE 19801 - Phone 302 571-2884 Telephone inquiries are accepted for confirmation of record date of accident, nature of injury, and employer involved. Requests must be made in writing with a signed release. There is no fee. Accountancy Board Delaware State Board of Accountancy Cannon Building, Suite 203, P. O. Box 1401. Dover Delaware 19903 Phone: (302) 739-4522 - Fax: (302) 739-2711 Will confirm licenses by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.state.de.us/corp/index.htm State of Delaware - Division of Corporations P.O. Box 898, Dover Delaware 19903 Phone: (302) 739-3073 - FAX CORPORATIONS / UCC (302) 739-3812 Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission, and trade names. Vital Statistics Bureau of Vital Statistics - Division of Public Health PO Box 637, Dover DE 19903 - Phone 302 739-4721 Birth and death records are available for a fee. A written release may be required. Marriage records are available for a fee. Include full name, marriage date, full spouse's name and town in which marriage took place. Divorce records available at county level through Family Courts.

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Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/fw/fwwel.htm Division of Fish and Wildlife 89 Kings Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901 - Phone: (800) 523-3336 Boat Registration http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/fw/fwwel.htm Division of Fish and Wildlife 89 Kings Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901 - Phone: (800) 523-3336 Child Support Enforcement http://www.state.de.us/dhss/dcse/dcsehome.htm Division of Child Support Enforcement - Delaware Health and Social Services 1901 North Dupont Hwy , P.O. Box 904 . New Castle, DE 19720 Phone: (302) 577-4863 - FAX: (302) 577-4873 State Clearing Houses for Missing Children http://www.state.de.us/missing/index.htm Delaware State Police - State Bureau of Identification P.O. Box 430, 1407 N. DuPont Hwy, Dover DE 19901 Phone: (302) 739-5883 - FAX: (302) 739-5888 Adoption Records http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/4392/laws.html Youth and Family Center - Children and Youth Services - Adoption Services Manager 1825 Faulkland Road, Wilmington, DE 19805-1195 - Phone: 302-633-2655 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.lib.de.us/archives/ Archives & Records - Department of State Hall of Records, Dover DE 19901 Private Investigators Delaware State Police P.O. Box 430, Dover DE 19903-0430 - Phone: (302) 739-5900 Experience: Five years experience as an investigator or as police officer with an organized police department in any state, county, municipality, or with any investigative agency in the USA. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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District of Columbia http://www.ci.washington.dc.us/ Driving Records Bureau of Motor Vehicles - Driving Records 301 C St. NW , Washington DC 20001 Phone: 202-727-6761 - Driver License Information: 202-727-6680 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is seven to ten days. Written request must include full name, SSN, and date of birth if applicant no longer has a DC Permit. State Vehicle Information Vehicle Control Division 301 C Street NW, Room 1063, Washington DC 20001 - Phone 202 727-6287 Fee Required, must use state form. Worker's Compensation Department of Employment Services PO Box 56700, Washington DC 20001 - Phone 202 576-7091 Worker's Compensation Records are available by mail only. A signed release is required. Fee per copy. Search information required: name, date of birth, SSN, date of injury, SASE. Accountancy Board http://www.dcra.org/ District of Columbia Board of Accountancy - Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs 614 H Street, N.W., Room 923, c/o P. O. Box 37200. Washington, D.C. 20013-7200 Phone: (202) 727-7473 - Fax: (202) 727-7662 Will confirm licenses by phone. No fee. Include name, license number if available. Secretary of State http://www.dcra.org/ Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs 614 H St. NW, Room 407, Washington DC 20001 CORPORATION RECORDS (Information) 407 727-7283 Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with the department, and corporate names. Vital Statistics Vital Statistics, Dept Human Services - Vital Records Branch 800 9th St. SW, Washington, DC 20024, Phone: 202-645-5962 - Birth/Death Records, phone: 202 727-5314 Birth and Death records are available. Records are also accessible by computer. For birth records include persons full name, date and place of birth, father's name, mother's maiden name, name of hospital, SSN, and signed release. Birth certificate fee required. All copies are certified. For death certificate, include full name and required fee.

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Hunting and Fishing Licenses District of Columbia, 550 Water St. SW, Washington DC 20024 Boat Registration Metropolitan Police Department Harbor Patrol, 550 Water St. SW, Washington DC 20024 - Phone 727-4582 Child Support Enforcement Office of Paternity and Child Support Enforcement - Department of Human Services 613 G Street NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20001 - Phone:(202) 645-7500 ext. 5301 State Clearing Houses for Missing Children D.C. Metro Police Dept.- Missing Persons/Youth Division 1700 Rhode Island Avenue, N.E., Washington, DC 20018 Phone: (202) 576-6771 - FAX: (202) 576-6561 Adoption Records Dept. Of Health Services - Post Adoption Unit 609 H Street, Washington, DC 20002 - Phone: 202-727-5930 State adoption records - Information Dept District Bldg., 14th and E streets, Washington DC 20004 - Phone: 202-628-6000 Archives/Record Holdings Archives/records - Library of Congress Annex, Washington DC 20540 Private Investigators District of Columbia - Security Officers Management Branch Metro Police, Security Unit 2000 14th St. NW , Washington, DC 20009 Phone: (202) 939-8722 US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Florida http://fcn.state.fl.us/gsd/index.html Driving Records http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/html/records.html Division of Motor Vehicles - Data Listing Unit; Room A126B, MS 73 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Fl. 32399-0500 Phone: (850) 488-6710 - Fax (850) 922-1276 - Driver License Status Information Driver records can be accessed by one of two search keys: 1) Driver License Number 2) First name, middle initial (if person has one) and last name, date of birth and sex. DHSMV maintains the Florida driver license and motor vehicle databases as a well as several smaller secondary databases. These databases are queried and updated in real time as citizens are issued licenses and registrations at more than 400 locations throughout the state. Fee required based on search. Turnaround time is 2-3 weeks. Written request must include full name, date of birth, a license number, if available. Specify number of years searched. State Vehicle Information http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/data/compdata2.html#1 Division of Motor Vehicles Neil Kirkman Building, Rm. A126, MS 73, 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 323990621 Phone: (850) 488-5665 - Motor Vehicle Information Data, including administrative information, on motor vehicles registered and titled in the state of Florida can be accessed by using one of the following search keys: Tag Number - Decal Number Title Number - Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Fee per search. Records may be accessed online through either Compuseve or Timenet. Posting of deposit account is required. Worker's Compensation http://www.wc.les.state.fl.us/DWC/html/helpdesk.html Worker's Compensation - 2728 Center View Dr, 100 Forrest Building, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0644 Ashley Bldg. Room 108, 1232 Executive Center Drive E, Tallahassee FL 32399-0681 Phone 904 488-3030 800-742-2214 In-state Only - Compliance (General Information) 850-488-2333 Florida does not furnish worker's compensation records directly to employers. To obtain a list of the service bureaus currently processing records for employment purposes, contact the state of Florida. Accountancy Board http://licgweb.dos.state.fl.us/ Florida Board of Accountancy -2610 N. W. 43rd Street - Suite 1A, Gainesville, Florida 32606-4599 Phone: (904) 955-2165 - Fax: (904) 955-2164 Secretary of State http://www.dos.state.fl.us/doc/index.html Division of Corporation - 409 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399 - Phone: (850) 488-9000 Service agent and address, date incorporated, trade names are available by mail. No search fee.

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Vital Statistics http://www.doh.state.fl.us/ Office of Vital Statistics - Post Office Box 210, Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042 Voice: (904) 359-6900 Phone: (904) 359-6911 - Fax: (904) 359-6993 Birth, marriage, divorce and death records are available for a fee. Turnaround time is 2-3 weeks. (for rush delivery with $10.00 fee). Master Card or Visa accepted. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://fcn.state.fl.us/gfc/gfchome.html Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission 620 South Meridian Street, Farris Bryant Building, Tallahassee FL 32399-1600 Phone: 904-488-1960 - 888-HUNT-FLORIDA (486-8356) - 888-FISH-FLORIDA (347-4356) Boat Registration http://fcn.state.fl.us/gfc/gfchome.html Boating Law Administrator - 620 S. Meridian St. Tallahassee, FL 32399 Child Support Enforcement http://sun6.dms.state.fl.us/dor/childsupport/ P.O. Box 8030, Tallahassee, FL 32314-8030 - Phone: (904) 922-9590 - Payment : (904) 922-9440 State Clearing Houses for Missing Children http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/index.asp Calif. Dept. of Justice Missing/Unidentified Persons, P.O. Box 903387, Sacramento, CA 94203-3870 Phone : (916) 227-3290 - (800) 222-3463 (in state only) - FAX: (916) 227-3270 Adoption Records (HRS) - Office of Vital Statistics, P.O. Box 210, 1217 Pearl Street, Jacksonville, FL32231 State Reunion Registry Florida Adoption Reunion Registry, 317 Winewood Blvd, Room 102, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.dos.state.fl.us/dlis/barm/fsa.html Bureau of Archives and Records Management - Division of Library and Information Services 500 S. Bronough Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 - Phone: (850) 487-2073 Private Investigators License http://licgweb.dos.state.fl.us/ Division of Licensing - Bureau of License Issuance Post Office Box 6687, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-6687 - Phone: (850) 488-5381 Experience: Two years experience in performing the type of service permitted under the agency license for which applied. Class "C" - two years experience or training in one or a combination of more than one of the following: private investigative work or related fields, college course work, and seminars related to private investigation. Not more than one year may be applied from this category, or work as a Class "C" licensed intern. Class "A" applicant needs one year work experience performing repossessing, one year as a Class "E" repossession intern. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Georgia http://www.state.ga.us/ Driving Records http://www.ganet.org/dps/drivser.html#license Department of Public Safety: Driver Services Division 959 East Confederate Avenue SE. Atlanta, GA 30316 - Phone: (404) 624-7442 Driving records available by mail. Turnaround time is 3-4 weeks. Written request must include full name, date of birth, license number, and a notarized release signed by subject. Also specify the number of years to be searched (three or seven) and include appropriate fee. State Vehicle Information http://www.ganet.org/dps/drivser.html#license Department of Public Safety: Driver Services Division 959 East Confederate Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA 30316 - Phone: (404) 362-6500 Worker's Compensation One CNN Center - South CNN Center -Suite 100 Atlanta GA 30303-2705, Phone 404 5656-2937 Worker's compensation records are available only to the employee involved in the case. Accountancy Board http://www.sos.state.ga.us/ebd/default.htm 166 Pryor Street SW. Atlanta, Georgia 30303- Phone: (404) 656-3941 - Fax: (404) 651-9532 Will confirm licensed by phone. No Fee. Secretary of State http://www.sos.state.ga.us/ Secretary of State - Corporation Division Suite 315, West Tower, 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Phone: (404) 656-2817 - Fax: (404) 651-9059 Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission. No fee. Vital Statistics http://www.ph.dhr.state.ga.us/org/vitalrecords.htm Georgia Dept of Human Resources - Vital Records Unit - Division of Public Health Two Peachtree Street, NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3186 Phone: (404) 657-2700 - FAX: (404) 656-4750 Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has record from January 1919. For earlier records in Atlanta or Savannah, write to County Health Department in county where event occurred. Records are accessible by computer. Marriage records are available through county court where marriage took place. Divorce records are available at county court where divorce granted.

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Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.ganet.org/dnr/wild/ Department of Natural Resources - License and Boat Registration Unit 2189 North Lake Parkway, Building 10, Suite 108, Tucker GA 30084 - Phone: (770) 414-3333 Boat Registration http://www.ganet.org/dnr/wild/ Department of Natural Resources - License and Boat Registration Unit 2189 Northlake Parkway, Building 10, Suite 108, Tucker GA 30084 - Phone: (770) 414-3333 Child Support Enforcement http://www2.state.ga.us/Departments/DHR/CSE/ Child Support Enforcement 2 Peachtree Street NW - Suite 15-107, P.O. Box 38450, Atlanta GA 30334-0450 Phone: 800-227-7993 - (404) 657-3851 - FAX: (404) 657-3326 State Clearing Houses for Missing Children http://www.ganet.org/gbi/index.html Georgia Bureau of Investigation - Intelligence Unit - P.O. Box 370808, Decatur, GA 30037 Phone: (404) 244-2554 (800) 282-6564 (nationwide) - FAX: (404) 244-2798 Adoption Records http://www.adoptions.dhr.state.ga.us/pstadopt.htm State Adoption Unit Division of Family & Children Services 2 Peachtree St., Suite 13-400, Atlanta, GA 30303-3142 - Phone: (404) 657-3555. The Office of Adoptions can provide non-identifying information from the sealed adoption record to an adoptee over the age of twenty-one (21) or to the adoptive parents if the adoptee is under age 21. State Reunion Registry http://www.adoptions.dhr.state.ga.us/reunion.htm Reunion Registry - 2 Peachtree St., Suite 13-400, Atlanta, GA 30303-3142 - Phone: (404) 657-3555. Archives/Record Holdings http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/default.htm Department of Archives & History 330 Capitol Avenue, SE, Atlanta Georgia 30334 - Phone: (404) 656-2393 - FAX: (404) 657-8427 Private Investigators License http://www.sos.state.ga.us/ebd-detective/ Georgia Board of Private Detective and Security Agencies 166 Pryor Street, SW, Atlanta Georgia 30303-3465 Phone: (404) 656-2282 - FAX: (404) 657-4220 Experience: Private investigator, two years related field (as an investigator, as a police officer, etc.) US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Hawaii http://www.hawaii.gov/ Driving Records Motor Vehicle Safety Office, 1505 Dillingham Boulevard, Honolulu HI 96817 Phone: 808 832-5820 - FAX: 808-973-2700 License: A copy can only be obtained in person at one of their offices. Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Written request must include full name, date of birth and license number. State Vehicle Information Motor Vehicle Safety Office, 1505 Dillingham Boulevard, Honolulu HI 96817 Phone: (808) 832-5820 - Telephone: 808-973-2700 Registration: All registrations are considered to be confidential unless it is your own. Workers Compensation Dept of Labor & Industrial Relations 830 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 - Phone 808 548-4131 Worker's Compensation records are currently unavailable for employee screening purposes. Accountancy Board http://www.hawaii.gov/dcca/rico/index.html Hawaii Board of Public Accountancy - Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs P. O. Box 3469, Honolulu, Hawaii 96801-3469 Phone: (808) 586-2694 - Fax: (808) 586-2689 Secretary of State http://www.hawaii.gov/icsd/dcca/dcca.html Department of Commerce, 1010 Richards Street, Honolulu Hawaii 96813 Phone 808 586-2630, Kauai 808 274-3141, Maui 808 984-2400, Big Island 808 974-4000 Molokai & Lanai 800-468-4644 Service agent and address, date incorporated, and trade names are available by phone or mail. Vital Statistics http://www.hawaii.gov/health/records/index.html Hawaii Department of Health - Office of Health Status Monitoring P. O. Box 3378, Honolulu, HI 96801-9984 - Telephone: (808) 586-4600 - Fax: (808) 586-4606 Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has records from 1800's. Marriage records are available for a fee. Allow two to three weeks turnaround time. Include name, marriage date, spouse's name, maiden name, place of event, reason for request, and relationship to registrant. Divorce records are available.. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/ Department of Land & Natural Resources 130 North Nimitz Highway, Suite A152, Honolulu Hawaii 96817 Phone 808-587-0200 - FAX 808-587-0205

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Boat Registration http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/divisions.html Harbors Division - 333 Queen Street, Room 300, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Phone 808-587-1966 - FAX 808-587-1977 Child Support Enforcement http://www.hawaii.gov/csea/csea.htm Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division - 425 Queen Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 On the island of Oahu:680 Iwilei Road, Suite 490, Honolulu Hawaii 96817 - Phone: (808) 587-3700 On the island of Hawaii: 777 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo Hawaii 96720 - Phone (808) 933-4425 On the island of Wailuku: 2145 Kaohu Street, Room 102, Wailuku HI 96793 - Phone (808) 243-5088 On the island of Kauai: 4180 Rice Street, Suite 104, Lihue Hawaii 96766, Phone: (808) 241-3811 Maui, Molokai & Lanai: 2145 Kaohu Street, Suite 105, Wailuku Hawaii 96793 - Phone: (808) 2435050 State Clearing Houses for Missing Children http://www.hgea.org/HSC/hsc.html Department of the Attorney General Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division 425 Queen Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 Neighbor Isle: 1-800-468-4644 ext. 6-1449 - After Hours: (808) 753-9797 Adoption Records http://www.hawaii.gov/jud/excite.htm Dept of Social Services and Housing, PO Box 339, Honolulu HI 96809 Island of Oahu, Family Court, First Circuit, PO Box 3498 , Honolulu HI 96811-3498 State Reunion Registry http://www.hawaii.gov/jud/excite.htm Those adopted or relinquished in the state of Hawaii may submit a "Request to Inspect Confidential Adoption Records" of the Family Court. Archives/Record Holdings http://www.hawaii.gov/dags/archives/ Hawaii State Archives Department of Accounting and General Services Kekauluohi Building, Iolani Palace Grounds, Honolulu Hawaii 96813 Reference Desk: 808-586-0329 - Order Status Information: 808-586-0316 Fax: 808-586-0330 - Toll Free (from the neighbor islands): 800-468-4644 Private Investigators License Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs 1010 Richards Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Board of Private Detectives & Guards - DCCA, PVL, Licensing Branch 1010 Richards St. , P.O. Box 3469, Honolulu HI 96801 - (808) 586-3000 or (808) 586-2701 Experience: Four years employment with private investigative firm, or employment as a police officer for four years, or as an investigator with a state or local agency. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Idaho http://www2.state.id.us/ Driving Records http://www2.state.id.us/itd/dmv/ds.htm Idaho Transportation Department - Division of Motor Vehicles P. O. Box 7129, Boise ID 83707-1129 - Phone: (208) 334-8000 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is two days. Written request must include job applicant's full name, date of birth, license number, and signed driver release. Vehicle Information http://www2.state.id.us/itd/dmv/titles.htm Idaho Transportation Department: Division of Motor Vehicles P. O. Box 7129, Boise ID 83707-1129 - Phone: (208) 334-8000 Fee per request. Online bulk processing can be purchased. Worker's Compensation http://www2.state.id.us/iic/index.htm Idaho Industrial Commission 317 Main Street, P.O. Box 83720, Boise, Idaho 83720-0041 Phone: 208-334-6000 800-950-2110 Voice/TDD - FAX 208-334-2321 Worker's compensation records are available by mail or fax. Request must include subject's full name, SSN, and number of years to be checked. There is no search fee. A signed release is required. Specify search or copies of a file. Accountancy Board Idaho State Board of Accountancy Owhyee Plaza, Suite 470, 1109 Main Street, Statehouse Mail, Boise, Idaho 83720 Tel: (208) 334-2490 - Fax: (208) 334-2615 Secretary of State http://www.idsos.state.id.us/ 700 W Jefferson, Room 203 , PO Box 83720, Boise ID 83720-0080 Phone (208) 334-2300 - FAX: (208) 334-2282 Service agent and address, date incorporated, and trade names available by phone/mail. No fee. Vital Statistics http://www2.state.id.us/dhw/hwgd_www/health/vs/appmenu.html Idaho Center for Vital Statistics & Health Policy 450 W. State Street, 1st Floor, Boise, ID 83720-0036 Phone: (208) 334-5976 (208) 334-0685 - FAX: (208) 389-9096 (with credit card) Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has records from July 1911. Anyone can obtain records with a notarized release. Make check or money order payable to Vital Statistics.

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Search information required: name, date of birth, place, father's name, and, mother's maiden name. State relationship to individual. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www2.state.id.us/fishgame/fishgame.html Idaho Department of Fish and Game 600 Walnut, PO Box 25 Boise ID, 83707 - Phone 208-334-3700 Boat Registration http://www.idoc.state.id.us/IRTI/StateParks/spdir.html Department of Parks & Recreation State House Mail, Boise ID 83720 - Phone. 208-327-7444 Child Support Enforcement http://www2.state.id.us/dhw/hwgd_www/oldhome.html#chil Bureau of Child Support Services - Department of Health and Welfare 450 West State Street, 5th Floor, Boise, ID 83720 - 5005 Phone: (208) 334-5710 - Toll-free: 800-356-9868 - FAX: (208) 334-0666 Adoption Records Department of Health and Welfare 450 West State Street, 5th Floor, Boise ID 83720 - 5005 Phone: (208) 334-5710 - Toll-free: 800-356-9868 - FAX: (208) 334-0666 State Reunion Registry http://www2.state.id.us/dhw/hwgd_www/oldhome.html#chil Department of Health and Welfare - Vital Records Section - Voluntary Adoption Registry 450 West State Street, 5th Floor , Boise, ID 83720 - 5005 Phone: (208) 334-5710 - Toll-free: 800-356-9868 - FAX: (208) 334-0666 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.rootsquest.com/~idaho/archives/idfiles.html 450 North Fourth Street, Boise, Idaho 83702-6027 Phone: 208-334-3356 - Fax: 208-334-3198 Private Investigator's License http://www2.state.id.us/ag/ Office of the Attorney General 700 W. Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 83720, Boise ID 83720-0010 Phone: (208) 334-2400 - FAX: (208) 334-2530 None required. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Illinois http://www.state.il.us/ Driving Records http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/drivers/programs/digital.html Office of the Secretary of State - Driver Services Department 2701 S. Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, IL 62723 Phone: (217) 785-7548 - (800) 252-2904 - (Voice or TTY) Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is two weeks. Written request must include full name and license number, or full name and date of birth. Vehicle Information http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/vehicles/faq.html#mvr Office of the Secretary of State - Record Inquiry Section 408 Howlett Building, Springfield, IL 62756 Phone: (217) 782-6992 Fee per request. Must use state form. Worker's Compensation http://163.191.183.110/agency/iic/default.htm Illinois Industrial Commission 100 W. Randolph, Suite 8-200, Chicago IL 60601 - Phone: 312-814-6611 Information must be obtained in person at the above address. Accountancy Board http://www.state.il.us/dpr/default.htm Illinois Department of Professional Regulation - Public Accountancy Section 320 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor, Springfield Illinois 62786-0001 Phone: (217) 785-0800 - Fax: (217) 785-7645 Will confirm licenses by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.sos.state.il.us/ Secretary of State - Department of Business Services - Corporation Division 17 North State Street, Suite 1137, Chicago Illinois 60602 - Phone: (312) 793-3380 Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission, and trade names are available by phone or mail. Vital Statistics http://www.idph.state.il.us/vital/vitalhome.htm Illinois Department of Public Health - Division of Vital Records 605 W. Jefferson St , Springfield, IL 62702-5097 Phone 217-782-6554 (TTY, hearing impaired use only, 800-547-0466) Certified copies of birth and death records are available each for a fee. State office has records from January 1916. For copies of State records prior to January 1916, write to County Clerk in county where event occurred. If the record is found, one certification is issued at no additional charge.

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Anyone can obtain records with a written release. Include father's name, mother's maiden name, date of birth, and place of birth. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://dnr.state.il.us/ Division of Law Enforcement - Department of Conservation 524 S. Second St., Springfield, IL 62701-1787 - Phone 217-782-6431 Boat Registration http://dnr.state.il.us/ Division of Law Enforcement - Department of Conservation 524 S. Second St., Springfield IL 62701-1787 - Phone 217-782-6431 Child Support Enforcement http://www.state.il.us/dpa/csenews.htm Illinois Department of Public Aid P.O. Box 19138, Springfield, Illinois 62705-9138 Child Support Help Line at 1-800-447-4278 - Outside IL: 217-785-1692 (TTY: 1-800-526-5812) State Clearing Houses For Missing Children http://www.state.il.us/isp/isphpage.htm Illinois State Police 500 Iles Park Place, Suite 400, SpringfieldIL 62718 Phone (217) 557-1775 - (800) 843-5763 (IL residents only) - FAX: (217) 785-3328 Adoption Records Illinois Department of Public Health - Division of Vital Records 605 W. Jefferson St, Springfield IL 62702-5097 Archives/Records http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/arc_home.html Margaret Cross Norton Building - Capitol Complex, Springfield, IL 62756 Telephone: (217) 782-4682 - Fax: (217) 524-3930 Private Investigator's License http://www.state.il.us/dpr/default.htm Department of Professional Regulation - Forms Unit 320 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor, Springfield IL 62786 Phone: 217 782-8556 Experience: minimum three of last five years full-time for a licensed PI agency or law-enforcement agency. If a degree is held, two of three years may be substituted. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Indiana http://www.state.in.us/ Driving Records http://www.state.in.us/bmv/ Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N440, Indianapolis IN 46204 - Phone: (317) 232-2349 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is seven to ten days. Written request must include name, date of birth, and license number. Vehicle Information http://www.state.in.us/bmv/titles/wbreg.htm Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N440, Indianapolis, IN 46204 - Phone:(317) 232-2349 Fee per Request Worker's Compensation http://www.state.in.us/wkcomp/index.html Worker's Compensation Board of Indiana 402 West Washington Street, Room W-196, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 - Phone: (317)233-4930 Worker's compensation records are available by mail. A release is required. Request must include subject's full name, the name of employer involved in claim and the year of the accident. There is no search fee. Accountancy Board http://www.ai.org/pla/ Indiana Board of Accountancy - Indiana Government Center South, 302 West Washington Street, Room E034, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2246 Tel: (317) 232-5987 - Fax: (317) 232-2312 Will confirm licenses by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.state.in.us/sos/ Secretary of State House Corporation 302 W. Washington - Room E-018, St Indianapolis IN 46204 - Phone 317 232-6576 Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission, and trade names are available by phone or mail. Vital Statistics http://www.state.in.us/isdh/bdcertifs/birth_and_death_certificates.htm Vital Records Department -Indiana State Department of Health 2 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis IN 46204 Phone (317) 233-2700 - Indiana Dept. Of Health Phone 317-466-3900 Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has birth records since October 1907 and death records since 1900. For earlier records, write to Health Officer in city or county where event

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occurred. Obtain records with a written notarized release. For marriage verification only, no fee. Include name, marriage date, and location of event. Marriage records are available at county level. Fee for certification. Divorce records available at county level. Include name, spouse's name, and divorce date. Fee is set by each county clerk of court. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.state.in.us/dnr/ Indiana Division of Fish & Wildlife 402 W. Washington Street - Room W273, Indianapolis IN 46204 - Phone: (317)232-4080. Boat Registration http://www.dnr.state.in.us/lawenfor/index.htm Department of Natural Resources - Law Enforcement Division IGCS Room W255-D - 402 W. Washington, Indianapolis IN 46204 - Phone: 317-232-4010 Child Support Enforcement http://www.ai.org/fssa/HTML/PROGRAMS/DFCSupport.html Child Support Bureau 402 West Washington Street -Room W360, Indianapolis IN 46204 Phone: (317) 232-4894 - 800-622-4932 - FAX: (317) 233-4925 Adoption Records Social Services Division - Dept. Public Welfare 402 W. Washington St - 3rd Floor, W-364, Indianapolis, IN 46204 - Phone: 317-232-4448 State Reunion Registry Indiana State Board of Health 330 W. Michigan Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 - Phone: (317) 633-0274. This address is for release of non-identifying information only. Archives/Record Holdings http://www.state.in.us/icpr/ Committee on Public Records - Indiana State Archives 117 State Library Bldg. - 140 N. Senate Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46204 - Phone: (317) 232-3660 Private Investigator's License http://www.ai.org/pla/detect/index.html 302 W. Washington Street - Room E034, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2700 Phone: (317) 232-2980 - Fax: (317) 233-5559 Experience: two years experience required in a related field. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Iowa http://www.state.ia.us/ Driving Records http://www.state.ia.us/government/dot/mvd/ods/licapp.htm Iowa Department of Transportation 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010 Phone: 515-244-9124, 515-244-8725 - Toll-free: 800-532-1121 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Written request must include full name, date of birth, and license number. Vehicle Information http://www.state.ia.us/government/dot/mvd/ods/licapp.htm Vehicle Registration - Iowa Department of Transportation 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010 - Phone 515-239-1200 Fee per request. Worker's Compensation http://www.state.ia.us/government/wd/wc/index.html Division of Industrial Services - Records Department 1000 East Grand, Des Moines IA 50319 Phone (515) 242-6070 - FAX (515) 281-6501 All telephone and mail inquiries must include the subject's complete name and SSN. If known, include date of injury and previous employer involved in claim. There is no search fee. Copy fee per page. A signed release is not required. Accountancy Board http://www.state.ia.us/government/com/prof/pld.htm Iowa State Accountancy Board Address: 1918 S.E. Hulsizer, Ankeny, IA 50021-3941 Phone: (515) 281-3183 Fax: (515) 281-7411 Fax on Demand: 1-888-229-9210 Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.sos.state.ia.us/ Secretary of State Hoover Office Bldg., Des Moines IA 50319 Phone 515 281-5204 - TDD Capitol Office: (515)281- 8993 - Fax 515 242-5953 Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission, and trade names. Vital Statistics http://idph.state.ia.us/pa/vr.htm Iowa Department of Public Health - Bureau of Vital Records Lucas State Office Building, 1st Floor, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075 - Phone (515) 281-4944 Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has had records since July 1880. For birth records, supply full name, father's name and mother’s maiden name and county of birth. For

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death records, supply name, date, place of occurrence, requesting party's relationship to decedent, and reason for inquiring. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.state.ia.us/government/dnr/organiza/fwb/fish/fish.htm State Conservation Commission - Fisheries Bureau Wallace State Office Building, Des Moines, IA 50319-0034 - Phone 515-281-5145 Boat Registration http://www.state.ia.us/government/dnr/organiza/fwb/enforcmt/index.htm Bureau of Law Enforcement - Department of Natural Resources Fish & Wildlife Division Wallace State Office Building, East Ninth and Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50319-0034 Phone: 515-281-8652 Child Support Enforcement http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/HomePages/DHS/csrunit.htm Bureau of Collection - Iowa Dept of Human Services Hoover Building 5th Floor, Des Moines IA 50319 Phone 515 281-5580 - FAX: (515) 281-8854 State Clearing Houses for Missing Children http://www.state.ia.us/government/dps/dci/mpic/index.htm Division of Criminal Investigation Wallace State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319 Phone: 515-281-5138 - 1-800-346-5507 Adoption Records http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/HomePages/DHS/aboutdhs.htm Department of Human Services - Division of Adult Hoover Building 5th Floor, Des Moines IA 50319 Phone 515 281-5580 - FAX: (515) 281-8854 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.culturalaffairs.org/shsi/library/library.htm Bureau of Library Archives - Dept of Cultural Affairs In Des Moines: 600 East Locust, Des Moines Iowa 50319-0290 - Phone 515-281-5111 In Iowa City: 402 Iowa Avenue, Iowa City, IA 52240-1806 - Phone 319-335-3916 Private Investigator's License http://www.state.ia.us/government/dps/iowacode/cd9780a.htm#80A.4 Administrative Services Division - Iowa Department of Public Safety Wallace State Office Bldg. , Des Moines IA 50319 Phone: (515) 281-3211 Experience: No previous experience required. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Kansas http://www.state.ks.us/ Driving Records http://www.ink.org/public/kdor/kdorvehicle.html Kansas Department of Revenue - Division of Motor Vehicles Topeka KS 66626-0001 - Phone: (913) 296-3601 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Written request must include full name, date of birth, and license number. Vehicle Information http://www.ink.org/public/kdor/kdorvehicle.html Kansas Department of Revenue - Division of Motor Vehicles Topeka KS 66626-0001- Phone: (913) 296-3601 Fee per request. Must use state form TR-18. Worker's Compensation http://www.hr.state.ks.us/wc/html/wc.htm Kansas Workers Compensation - Department of Human Resources 800 SW Jackson, Ste. 600, Topeka Kansas 66612-1227 - Phone: (785) 296-3441. Mail and telephone requests must include subject's complete name and SSN. Record searches for "hiring purposes" are limited to records entered into the computers after July 1974. There is no fee. A signed release is not required. Accountancy Board http://www.state.ks.us/public/sos/corpwelc.html Kansas Board of Accountancy Landon State Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson, Suite 556, opeka, Kansas 66612-1239 Phone: (913) 296-2162 Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.state.ks.us/public/sos/corpwelc.html Kansas Secretary of State - Corporation Division State Capitol, Second Floor, 300 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66612-1594 Phone: 785-296-4564 - Fax: 785-296-4570 Service agent and address, date incorporated limited partnership, corporate, and names are available by phone or mail. Vital Statistics http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/ Kansas Office of Vital Statistics 900 SW Jackson, Topeka, KS 66612-2221 Phone: (913) 296-1400 - FAX: (913) 357-4332

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Kentucky http://www.state.ky.us/ Driving Records http://www.kytc.state.ky.us/division.htm Division of Vehicle Licensing - Kentucky Transportation Cabinet 501 High Street, Frankfort KY 40622 - Phone: (502) 564- 5301 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is five working days. Written request must include full name, date of birth, license number. Vehicle Information Division of Motor - Vehicle Licensing, Frankfort KY 40622 - Phone 502 564-2727 Fee per request. Bulk record can be purchased. Worker's Compensation The Dept of Worker's Claims 1270 Louisville Road Bldg. C, Frankfort KY 40601 - Phone 502 564-5550 Contact the above office for form B-010-1. Telephone or mail requests should include subject's full name and SSN. If available, include the date of injury and name of employer involved in claim. No search fee. Fee for copies, $.50 per release. Accountancy Board Kentucky State Board of Accountancy 332 West Broadway, Suite 310, Louisville Kentucky 40202-2115 Tel: (502) 595-3037 - Fax: (502) 595-4281 Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State Secretary of State Office Corporation Division PO Box 718, Frankfort KY 40602 Phone 502 564-7330 - Fax 502 564-4075 Service agent and address, date incorporated, and trade names are available by phone or mail.

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Hunting and Fishing Licenses Dept of Natural Resources 107 Mero St, Frankfort KY 40601 Boat Registration Dept of Resources - Kentucky Water Patrol 107 Metro St, Frankfort KY 40601 - Phone 502 564-3074 Child Support Enforcement http://cfc-chs.chr.state.ky.us/dss1.htm Department For Social Services - Recruitment, Certification and Permanency Planning Branch 6th Floor East, 275 East Main Street, Frankfort Kentucky 40621 Phone: (502) 564-2147 - Fax: (502) 564-3096 State Clearing Houses Kentucky State Police - Missing Children Information Center Phone 502 227-8799 - 800 222-5555 Adoption Records http://cfc-chs.chr.state.ky.us/CFC/DSS/SNAP/Snap.htm Department For Social Services - Recruitment, Certification and Permanency Planning Branch 275 East Main Stree - t6th Floor East, Frankfort, Kentucky 40621 Phone: (502) 564-2147 - Fax: (502) 564-3096 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.kdla.state.ky.us/ Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives 300 Coffee Tree Road, P.O. Box 537, Frankfort, KY 40602-0537 Phone: (502) 564-8300 - Fax: (502) 564-5773 Private Investigator's License Commonwealth of Kentucky Justice Cabinet Office of the Secretary Frankfort KY 40601 US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Maine http://www.state.me.us/ Driving Records http://www.state.me.us/sos/bmv/dlc/dlchmpg.htm Bureau of Motor Vehicles - Division of Driver Licensing and Control 29 State House Station, 101 Hospital Street, Augusta Maine 04333-0029 - Phone: 207-287-9005 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is 24 hours. Written request must include full name and date of birth. Vehicle Information http://www.state.me.us/sos/bmv/ps/pshmpg.htm Bureau of Motor Vehicles - Division of Public Services 29 State House Station, 101 Hospital Street, Augusta Maine 04333-0029 Phone: 207-287-9002 - Fax: 207-287-5219 Fee required. Worker's Compensation http://www.state.me.us/wcb/wcbhome.htm Worker's Compensation Commission - Records Department State House Station 27, August MA 04333 - Phone 207 289-3751 Phone or mail. Worker's compensation records are available by subject's full name, SSN, date of injury, and previous employer involved in claim. If the date of injury or the previous employer is unknown and the claim occurred prior to the automation of the system in 1984, "no-hit" odds are increased. There is no search fee. A signed release is not required. Accountancy Board http://www.state.me.us/pfr/led/ledhome2.htm Department of Professional and Financial Regulation - Division of Licensing and Enforcement State House Station 35, Board Clerk, August MA 04333 Phone: (207) 582-8723 - Fax: (207) 582-5415 Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.state.me.us/sos/cec/cec.htm Bureau of Corporation 101 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0101 Phone 207/287-3676 - FAX 207/287-5874 Service agent and address, date incorporated are available by phone or mail. Vital Statistics http://www.state.me.us/dhs/main/welcome.htm Department of Human Services - Maine Vital Records 221 State Street, Augusta ME 04333-0011 - Phone: (207) 287-3181 - FAX: (207) 287-1907 Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has had records from 1923. Records prior to 1923 are located at Maine State Archives, State House Station 184, Augusta, ME 04333. For

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Maryland http://www.state.md.us/ Driving Records http://www.mva.state.md.us/index.htm Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration 6601 Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie, MD 21062 - Phone:(410) 768-7274 1-800-950-1MVA (1682) Toll Free anywhere in Maryland, D.C. or Northern Virginia 1-301-729-4550 (Calling from out-of-State) 1-800-492-4575 TDD For The Deaf Driving records available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is seven to ten days. Request must include full name, date of birth, and license number. Vehicle Information http://www.mva.state.md.us/index.htm Chief of Registration Section Vehicle Registration Div, Room 206, 6601 Ritchie Hwy NE, Glen Burnie MD 21062 1-800-950-1MVA (1682) Toll Free anywhere in Maryland, D.C. or Northern Virginia 1-301-729-4550 Out-of-State 1-800-492-4575 TDD For The Deaf - Phone 410 768-6250 - On-Line 410 787-7758 Fee per search. Direct link on-line searches may be made six days per week, 24 hours per day. Records may be purchased in bulk. Worker's Compensation http://www.charm.net/~wcc/ Worker's Compensation Commission - Central Files 6 North Liberty St , Baltimore MD 2120 1-800-950-1MVA (1682) Toll Free anywhere in Maryland, D.C. or Northern Virginia 1-301-729-4550 Out-of-State - 1-800-492-4575 TDD For The Deaf Worker's compensation records are available by mail. Written request must include full name, SSN, date of accident, and years to search. No release necessary. No search fee. Fee per copy. Accountancy Board http://www.dllr.state.md.us/ Maryland State Board of Public Accountancy 501 St. Paul Place, 9th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202-2272 Tel: (410) 333-6322 - Fax: (410) 333-6314 Will confirm license by phone. No fee, Include name. Secretary of State http://www.sos.state.md.us/ http://www.mdbusiness.state.md.us/index.html State Department of Assessment - Taxation Charter Department 301 West Preston Street , Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Phone (410) 767-1184 - Phone: (410) 974-5521or (888) 874-0013 - FAX (410) 974-5190 Service agent and address, and date incorporated are available by phone or mail.

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Massachusetts http://www.state.ma.us/ Driving Records http://www.state.ma.us/rmv/ Registry of Motor Vehicles P.O. Box 199100, Boston, MA 02119-9100 - Phone: (617) 351-2700 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is three to five weeks. Request must include full name, date of birth, and license number. Vehicle Information http://www.state.ma.us/rmv/ Title Department - Registry of Motor Vehicles P.O. Box 199100, Boston, MA 02119-9100 - Phone: (617) 351-2700 Worker's Compensation http://www.state.ma.us/dia/index.htm Dept of Industrial Accidents, 600 Washington St., 7th Floor, Boston MA 02111 Phone (617) 727-4900; or 800-323-3249 - TTY: 800-224-6196 Written release, signed by the person to be searched, must specifically authorize that the Industrial Accident Board is authorized to release information to the prospective employer. The authorization must include the complete name of the employee applicant, SSN, years to search, the name of the previous employer involved in the claim, and the date of injury. Fee for certification. For pending files, contact the above office by phone. Accountancy Board http://license.reg.state.ma.us/pubLic/licque.asp?color=blue Division of Registration 100 Cambridge Street, Room 1520, Boston, Massachusetts 02202 Phone: (617)727-3074 - Fax: (617)727-2197 Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.state.ma.us/sec/cor/coridx.htm Secretary of the Commonwealth - Corporations Division One Ashburton Place, Room 1717, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 - Phone: (617) 727-9640 Service agent and address, date incorporated, and standing with tax commission are available. Vital Statistics http://www.state.ma.us/dph/rvr.htm Massachusetts Registry of Vital Statistics 470 Atlantic Avenue, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02210-2224 - (617) 753-8600 Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has records since 1901. For earlier records, write to Massachusetts Archives. Inquiries must include name at birth, mother's maiden name, father's name, and place of occurrence. Anyone can obtain records with a written release.

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Hunting and Fishing License http://www.state.ma.us/dfwele/dfw/dfw_toc.htm Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Division of Fisheries & Wildlife 100 Cambridge Street, Room 1902, Boston, MA 02202 - Phone: (617) 727-3151 Boat Registration http://www.state.ma.us/dfwele/dfw/dfw_toc.htm Department of Fisheries, Wildlife & Environmental Law Enforcement 100 Nashua Street, Room 910, Boston MA 02114 - Phone: (617) 727-3190

Child Support Enforcement http://www.ma-cse.org/ Child Support Enforcement Division - Department of Revenue 141 Portland Street, Cambridge MA 02139-1937 Phone: (617) 577-7200 1-800-332-2733[2] - FAX: (617) 621-4991 State Clearing Houses for Missing Children http://www.state.ma.us/msp/missing.htm Massachusetts State Police - Missing Persons Unit 470 Worchester Rd., Framingham MA 01701 Phone:(508) 820-2130 - (800) 622-5999 (in state only) - FAX: (508) 820-2128 Adoption Records http://www.state.ma.us/dss/ Massachusetts Department of Social Services 24 Farnsworth Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 - Phone: (617)727-0900 Massachusetts has no registry but does allow for exchange of information if adoptee and birthparent have both submitted waivers. Archives/Records Holdings http://www.state.ma.us/sec/arc/ Massachusetts Archives, 220 Morrissey Blvd, Boston MA 02125 - Phone 617-727-2470. Private Investigator's License http://www.state.ma.us/dps/ Department of Public Safety McCormack State Office Building, One Ashburton Place Room 1301, Boston, MA 02108-1618 Phone (617) 727-3200 - Fax (617) 727-5732 Experience: Three years in a related field. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Michigan http://www.migov.state.mi.us/ Driving Records http://www.sos.state.mi.us/dv/index.html Driver and Vehicle Records - Department of State 7064 Crowner Drive, Lansing MI 48918 Phone (517) 322-1528 - Fax 517 322-1181 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is 10 days. Written request must include full name, date of birth, license number. Vehicle Information http://www.sos.state.mi.us/dv/index.html Commercial Lookup Unit 7064 Crowner Dr, Lansing MI 48919 Phone (517) 322-1528 - Fax 517 322-1181 Fee required by request. Information returned by mail. On-line computer service available once account is established. Worker's Compensation http://www.cis.state.mi.us/wkrcomp/home.htm 1375 S. Washington Ave., P O Box 30468, Lansing MI 48909-7968 Phone: (517) 334-9719 - Fax: (517) 334-9750 Records are available by mail. Requests must include name, SSN, and, if available, date of injury or name of previous employer involved in claim. There is no fee. A signed release is not required. Accountancy Board http://www.cis.state.mi.us/brs/ Michigan Board of Accountancy - Department of Commerce - BOPR Box 30018, Lansing, Michigan 48909-7518 - PHone: (517) 373-0682 - Fax: (517) 373-2795 Will confirm license by mail or phone. Fee for written request. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.sos.state.mi.us/ Department of Commerce - Corporation and Securities - Corporation Division PO Box 30054, Lansing MI 48909 - Phone 900 740 0031 Service agent and address, date incorporated, and trade names are available by phone or mail. Vital Statistics http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/PHA/OSR/vitframe.htm Michigan Department of Community Health 3423 N. Martin Luther King Blvd., P.O. Box 30195, Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: (517) 335-8656 - FAX: (517) 335-8666 Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has records since 1867. Copies of records since 1867 may also be obtained from County Clerk in county where event occurred. Fees

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vary from county to county. Detroit records may be obtained from the City of Detroit Health Department for births occurring since 1893 and for deaths since 1897. Marriage records are available at county and state level. Fee varies according to search. Include name, spouse's name, marriage date and place. Turnaround time is two to three weeks. Divorce records are available at county and state level. Fee varies according to search. Include name, spouse's name, marriage date, and place. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/ Department of Natural Resources - Fisheries Division Box 30446, Lansing, MI 48909, Phone 517-373-1280 Boat Registration http://www.sos.state.mi.us/dv/index.html Boat & Water Safety Coordinator - Department of Natural Resources Box 46 - 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155 - Phone. 612-296-3310 Child Support Enforcement http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccb/structur/index.htm Office of Child Support Enforcement - Department of Human Services 444 Lafayette Road, 4th floor, St. Paul, MN 55155-3846 Phone: (612) 296-2542 - FAX: (612) 297-4450 State Clearing Houses for Missing Children http://www.msp.state.mi.us/child/child.html Michigan State Police - Prevention Services Section P.O. Box 30634, Lansing, MI 48909-8134 - Phone: (517) 333-6603 - FAX: (517) 333-4115 Adoption Records http://www.mfia.state.mi.us/CHLDSUPP/CS-INDEX.HTM Dept of Social Services, 235 S Grand Ave, PO Box 30037, Lansing MI 48909 State Reunion Registry http://www.mare.org/General.html Michigan Central Adoption Registry - Michigan Department of Social Services P.O. Box 30037, Lansing, MI 48909 - Phone: (517) 373-3513 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/archive/archive.html 717 West Allegan Street, Lansing MI 48918-1800 Phone: (517) 373-3559 - TDD 1-800-827-7007 - Phone Research: (517) 373-1408 Private Investigator's License http://www.msp.state.mi.us/ Department of State Police - Private Security & Investigative Section 7150 Harris Dr. , Lansing, MI 48913 - Phone: (517) 322-1964 Experience: three years experience required. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Minnesota http://www.state.mn.us/ Driving Records http://www.dps.state.mn.us/dvs/index.html Minnesota Department of Public Safety - Driver and Vehicle Services 445 Minnesota Street, St. Paul, MN 55101 For additional information, please contact: 651-296-6911- TDD/TYY 651-282-6555 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is 24 hours. Written request must include full name, date of birth, and license number. Vehicle Information http://www.dps.state.mn.us/dvs/Records/vrrecreq.html Driver and Vehicle Services Division 445 Minnesota St. Suite 180. St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-5180 For additional information, please contact: 651-296-6911 - TDD/TYY - 651-282-6555 On-line access available through "Intertech." Access requires posting a deposit account. Worker's Compensation http://www.state.mn.us/ebranch/doli/ Worker's Compensation - Department of Labor and Industry 443 Lafayette Road, St Paul MN 55155-4318 Phone 612 296-6844 - Fax 612 296-9634 - Phone: (651) 297-4478 or (800) 342-5354. Written request must contain full name and SSN. A signed release specifically mentioning the "Minnesota Department of Labor, Worker's Compensation Division" is also required. Fee is charged for "hits" only. State will bill for services. Accountancy Board Minnesota State Board of Accountancy 85 East Place, Suite 125, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Tel: (612) 296-7937 - Fax: (612) 282-2644 Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.sos.state.mn.us/ Business Recording Section 180 State Office Building - 100 Constitution Avenue, Saint Paul MN 55155-1299, Phone 612 296-2803 - FAX (612) 215-0683 Correct legal styling of business or corporate name, registered address, registered agent, if any, date of incorporation of filing, and standing with Office of Secretary of State are available by phone or mail.

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Driving Records http://www.dor.state.mo.us/ Drivers License Bureau PO Box 200, Jefferson City, MO 65105 - Phone: (573)-751-3103 Driving records are available by mail or in person. Fee per request. Turnaround time is 4 to 7 days. Written request must include name, date of birth, and license number. Vehicle Information http://www.dor.state.mo.us/ Motor Vehicle Bureau PO Box 200, Jefferson City, MO 65105 - Phone: (573)-751-3103 Fee per request. Bulk hard copy records available for purchase. Worker's Compensation http://www.dolir.state.mo.us/dolir1a.htm Division of Workers Compensation PO Box 58, 3315 West Truman Boulevard, Jefferson City MO 65102-0058 Phone (573)-751-4231 - Fax (573)-751-2012 To report potential workers' compensation violations, phone (573)-526-6630 or (800)-592-6003 Worker's compensation records are available by mail only. A notarized release is required. Search fee from January 1986 forward. For record searches prior to 1986, past employer's names are required. Requests must include full name, SSN, and SASE. Accountancy Board http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/ Missouri State Board of Accountancy P. O. Box 613, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0613 - Tel: (314) 751-0012 - Fax: (314) 751-0890 Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/ Secretary of State - Corporation Division 600 W. Main and 208 State Capitol, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 - Phone: (573) 751-4936 State Information Center, P.O. Box 778, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102- Phone: (573) 751-4153 Service agent and address, date incorporated, trade names are available by phone or mail. Fee for mail response.

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Vital Statistics http://www.health.state.mo.us/ Bureau of Vital Records, 930 Wildwood, Jefferson City MO 65102 - Phone (573) 751-6400 Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has records since January 1910. If event occurred in the city of St. Louis, St. Louis County, or Kansas City before 1910, write to the City or County Health Department. Anyone can obtain records with a written release. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.dnr.state.mo.us/homednr.htm Minnesota DNR, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4026 - Phone: 612-296-4506 Boat Registration http://www.dps.state.mo.us/dpshome.htm Water Patrol Division, P.O. Box 1368, Jefferson City, MO 65102-1368 - Phone. 314-751-3333 Child Support Enforcement http://www.dss.state.mo.us/cse/cse.htm Dept of Social Services, 3418 Knipp Drive, Suite F, P.O. Box 2320, Jefferson City MO 65102-2320 Phone: (573) 751-4301 - Fax: (573) 751-8450 State Clearing Houses for Missing Children http://www.dps.state.mo.us/dps/mshp/hp.htm Missouri State Highway Patrol, 1510 East Elm Street - P.O. Box 568, Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: (573) 751-3452 - (800) 877-3452 (nationwide) - FAX: (573) 526-5577 Adoption Records http://www.dss.state.mo.us/ Department of Social Services, 221 West High Street , Jefferson City, MO 65102-1527 Telephone: 573-751-4815 Text Telephone: 800-735-2966 - Voice: 800-735-2466 State Reunion Registry http://www.dss.state.mo.us/ Adoption Information Registry. P. O. Box 88, Jefferson City, MO 65103 Telephone: (573) 751-3221 - Text Telephone: 1-800-735-2966 - Voice: 1-800-735-2466 Archives/Record Holdings http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/rec-man/arch.html State Archivist - P.O. Box 778. Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 - (573) 751-3280 Fax: (573) 526-7333 Private Investigator's License P.O. Box 720. Jefferson City, MO 65102 None required on the state level. State law requiring licensing in Kansas City and St Louis ,Joplin, St Joseph and Springfield US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Montana http://www.mt.gov/ Driving Records http://www.doj.state.mt.us/mvd/index.htm Driver Services Scott Hart Building, PO Box 201430, 303 N. Roberts, Helena MT 59620-1430 Phone: (406) 444-1773 Available only by mail. Written request must include full name, date of birth, and license number. Fee per request. Vehicle Information http://www.doj.state.mt.us/mvd/index.htm Driver Services Scott Hart Building, PO Box 201430 - 303 N. Roberts, Helena MT 59620-1430 Phone: (406) 444-1773 Fee per request. Bulk and batch information available for purchase. Worker's Compensation http://jsd.dli.state.mt.us/dli_home/dli.htm Worker's Compensation - Department of Labor and Industry 1805 Prospect, P.O. Box 8011, Helena, Montana 59604 - Phone: (406) 444-6541 General Information: 1-800-332-6102 - Fax Number: (406) 444-5963 Worker's compensation records available by mail only. Written request must include applicant's full name, date of birth, SSN, and a signed release authorizing access. No search fee. Accountancy Board http://www.com.state.mt.us/License/POL/index.htm Montana State Board of Public Accountants 111 North Jackson, Lower Level, P. O. Box 200513, Helena Montana 59620-2801 Administrator Phone: (406) 444-3739 - Fax: (406) 444-1667 Will confirm licenses by phone. No fee. Include name.

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Nebraska http://www.state.ne.us/ Driving Records http://www.nol.org/home/DMV/ Vehicles Driver Records Division: State Office Building,301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, NE 68509. Phone number 402 471-4343 - TDD (402) 471-4154 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is one week. Written request must include full name, date of birth, license number, and a SASE. Vehicle Information http://www.nol.org/home/DMV/ State Office Building, 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln NE 68509. Phone number 402 471-4343 - TDD (402) 471-4154 Fee per request. Bulk records may be purchased. Worker's Compensation http://www.nol.org/home/WC/ Worker's Compensation Court, P.O. Box 98908, Lincoln Nebraska 68509-8908 402/471-6468 (Lincoln & Out of State) - 800/599-5155 (Nebraska Only) Fax: 402/471-2700 Worker's compensation records are available by mail only. Written request must include full name, SSN, and required fee. Request for records prior to 1972 require additional fee. A signed release is not required for basic claims information. Medical, hospital, and billing information requires release. Accountancy Board http://www.nol.org/home/BPA/ Nebraska State Board of Public Accountancy, P. O. Box 94725, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4725 Phone: (402) 471-3595 - Fax: (402) 471-4484 Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.nol.org/home/SOS/ Secretary of State. Room 1301- State Capitol, P.O. Box 94608, Lincoln, NE 68509-4608 Phone: (402)471-4079 - Fax: (402)471-3666 Service agent and address, and date incorporated are available by mail or phone. No fee. Vital Statistics http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/ced/cedindex.htm Bureau of Vital Statistics, 301 Centennial Mall South, PO Box 95007, Lincoln NE 68509-5007 Phone 402 471-2871

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Nevada http://www.state.nv.us/ Driving Records http://www.state.nv.us/dmv_ps/ Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety 555 Wright Way, Carson City, NV 89711 - Phone: 402-471-4343 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is 24 hours. Written request must include full name, date of birth, and license number. Request must also specifically state the request is for a "driving record" and for what reason. Vehicle Information http://www.state.nv.us/dmv_ps/nvreg.htm Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety - Motor Vehicle Records Section 555 Wright Way, Carson City, NV 89711-0400 - (702) 687-4DMV or (702)687-4368 Fee Required. No form needed. Worker's Compensation http://www.state.nv.us/employersinsco/html/default.htm Employers Insurance Company of Nevada Home Office 515 East Musser Street, Carson City, NV 89714 - Phone: (702) 886.1000 Claims:1470 East College Parkway, Carson City, NV 89706-7924 - Phone: (702) 886.1300 Worker's compensation records are available by mail only. Request must include subject's full name, date of birth, SSN, and signed release authorizing access. There is no fee. Accountancy Board http://www.nol.org/home/BPA/ Nevada State Board of Accountancy 200 S. Virginia Street, Suite 670, Reno, Nevada 89501-2408 Tel: (702) 786-0231 - Fax: (702) 786-0234 Will confirm licenses by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://sos.state.nv.us/ Corporate Satellite Office -555 E. Washington Avenue ,Suite 2900 Las Vegas, NV 89101, Voice: 702-486-2880 - Fax: 702-486-2888 Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission, and trade names are available by mail or phone. No fee. Contact the above office for additional information. Vital Statistics http://www.state.nv.us/health/ Office of Vital Statistics, 505 East King Street, Carson City, NV 89710 - Phone: (702) 687-4480 Birth and death records are available. State office has records from July 1911. For earlier records, write to County Recorder in county where event occurred. Make check or money order payable to

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New Hampshire http://www.state.nh.us/ Driving Records http://www.state.nh.us/safety/safety.htm New Hampshire Department of Safety James H. Hayes Building, 10 Hazen Drive, Concord, New Hampshire 03305-0002 Phone: (603) 271-2589 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time: two days. Written request must include name of applicant. Vehicle Information http://www.state.nh.us/safety/safety.htm Department of Safety - Registration James H. Hayes Building, 10 Hazen Drive, Concord New Hampshire 03305-0002 Phone: (603) 271-2589 Fee per request for registration and title information. Microfiche file of state records may be purchased. Worker's Compensation http://www.state.nh.us/dol/dol-wc/index.html Worker's Compensation, 95 Pleasant Street, Concord NH 03301 - Phone: (603) 271-3177 Worker's compensation records are available by mail only. Written request must include the complete name, SSN, and date of birth. There is no fee. A signed release is required. Accountancy Board http://www.state.nh.us/jtboard/home.htm Board of Accountancy, 57 Regional Drive, Concord New Hampshire 03301 - Phone: (603) 271-3286 Will confirm licenses by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State Corporate Division, 25 Capitol Street Floor 3, Concord NH 03301-6312 Phone: (603) 271-3244 - Corporation Information Phone: (603) 271-3246 Service agent and address, date incorporated, corporate status, and trade names available. Vital Statistics http://www.state.nh.us/dhhs/ Bureau of Vital Records & Health Statistics - Division of Public Health - Health & Welfare Building 6 Hazen Drive, Concord NH 03301-6527 - Phone: (603) 271-4650 Division of Records Management &Archives, 71 South Fruit Street, Concord NH 03301 Phone (603) 271-2236 - Fax (603) 271-2272 Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has some records since 1640. Copies of records may be obtained from State office or from city or town clerk in place where event occurred.

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New Jersey http://www.state.nj.us/ Driving Records http://www.state.nj.us/mvs/ New Jersey Department of Transportation 225 East State Street CN 160, Trenton NJ 08666 Phone: 609-292-6500 - toll free in New Jersey 888-486-3339 Driving records are available by mail. Fee for certified record and fee for non-certified record vary. Turnaround time is seven to ten days. Written request must include full name, date of birth, eye color, license number. Vehicle Information http://www.state.nj.us/mvs/ Motor Vehicle Services - Certified Information Unit, CN 160, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 225 East State Street, Trenton NJ 08666 Phone: 609-292-6500 - toll free in New Jersey 888-486-3339 Fee required. State form must be used. Worker's Compensation http://www.state.nj.us/labor/wc/Default.htm NJ Department of Labor - Division of Workers' Compensation P.O. Box 381, Trenton New Jersey 08625-0381 - Phone 609 292-2515 Worker's compensation records are available by mail only. Written request must include the SSN, complete name and, if available, the claims petition number. There is no search fee. There is a fee per copy. A signed release is not required. Accountancy Board New Jersey State Board of Accountancy, P. O. Box 45000. Newark New Jersey 07101 Tel: (201) 504-6380 - Fax: (201) 648-3536 Will confirm licenses by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.state.nj.us/state/ Division of Commercial Recording, 820 Bear Tavern Road, Trenton New Jersey 08625-0308 (609) 530-6400 General Information - (609) 882-4934 FAX Service agent and address, date incorporated, and trade names are available. No fee. Vital Statistics http://www.state.nj.us/health/vital/vital.htm Department of Health and Senior Services - Vital Statistics Registration P. O. Box 370, Trenton, NJ 08625-0370 General Information: 609-292-4087

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Driving Records http://www.state.nm.us/tax/mvd/mvd_home.htm New Mexico Taxation & Revenue Department: Motor Vehicle Division P. O. Box 1028, Santa Fe, NM 87504-1028 - Phone: (505) 827-2294 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is 48 hours. Written request must include full name, date of birth, and SSN. Include license number, if available. Vehicle Information http://www.state.nm.us/tax/mvd/ivr.htm New Mexico Taxation & Revenue Department: Motor Vehicle Division - Vehicle Service Bureau P. O. Box 1028, Santa Fe NM 87504-1028 - Phone: (505) 827-2294 Fee per request. On-line access obtained through "Technet." Technet Toll-Free: 888 683-4636) Worker's Compensation http://www.state.nm.us/wca/ Worker's Compensation Administration, P.O. Box 27198, Albuquerque NM 87125-7198 Phone: (800)255-7965 - (505)841-6000. No search fee. Written request must include subject's full name, SSN, and date of injury. Fee per copy. A signed release is not required. Accountancy Board http://www.state.nm.us/rld/B&C/bcshome.htm State Board of Accountancy, 1650 University N.E., Suite 400-A, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 Phone: (505) 841-9109 - Fax: (505) 841-9113 Will confirm licenses by mail or phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.sos.state.nm.us/ & http://www.state.nm.us/scc/ State Corporation Commission - Corporation Department State Capitol, Suite 420, Santa Fe, NM 87503 Phone: (505) 827-4500 - (800)-947-4722 (NM Residents Only) - Fax: (505) Service agent name and address, date incorporated are available by mail or phone. No fee. Vital Statistics New Mexico Bureau of Vital Records & Health Statistics 1105 St. Francis Drive, P.O. Box 26110, Santa Fe, NM 87502 Phone: (505) 827-0121 - (505) 827-2316 (with credit card charge) - FAX: (505) 984-1048 Birth records and death records are available for a fee. State office has records from 1920.

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New York http://www.state.ny.us/ Driving Records http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/ Depart of Motor Vehicles - Data Preparation - NYS Department of Motor Vehicles 6 Empire State Plaza, Albany NY 12228 - Phone (518) 473-5595. Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is four to five weeks. Written request must include full name, date of birth, and license number. Vehicle Information http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/ Department of Motor Vehicles - NYS Department of Motor Vehicles - DMV Public Request Unit 6 Empire State Plaza, Albany NY 12228 - Phone (518) 473-5595 Fee per request. On-line access may be obtained at reduced price. Worker's Compensation http://www.wcb.state.ny.us/ Worker’s Compensation and Casualty Bureau - NYS Insurance Department 25 Beaver Street, New York NY 10004-2319 - Phone 212 480-5662 Worker's compensation records are available by mail only. Written request must include full name, case number, name of employer involved in claim, and date of accident. Notarized release required. Accountancy Board http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lcns/licensing.html New York State Department of State - Division of Licensing Services 84 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208-3490 - Phone (518) 474-4429 - Fax: (518) 473-6648 Will confirm licenses by mail or phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.dos.state.ny.us/ New York State Department of State - Division of Corporations 41 State Street - Albany NY 12231-0001 Corporations - General Information: Phone (518) 473-2492 - Fax (518) 474-1418 Service agent and address, date incorporated corporate names are available by mail. Fee for copies. Vital Statistics http://www.health.state.ny.us/ New York City - Vital Records Section - New York State Department of Health Empire State Plaza, Albany NY 12237-0023 - Phone: 518-474-3077 125 Worth Street, New York NY 10013 - Phone 212-788-4520 Birth, death and divorce records are available for a fee. State office has records from 1880. For records before 1914 in Albany, Buffalo, and Yonkers, or before 1880 in any other city, write to Registrar of Vital Statistics in city where event occurred. For remainder of State, except New York City, write to State office. Marriage records are available for fee at the local registrar in city or town

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where license was issued. Also available through the State Health Department: Divorce records prior to July 1, 1963; available for a fee at the County Clerk's office where divorce was granted. Birth and death records are available for a fee. Office has birth records from 1898 to 1920. Records are public and are also accessible by computer. An employer can obtain records with a notarized, written release. Search information required: full name, date of birth, mother's full maiden name, father’s full name, place and name of hospital where born, reason for request, Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://nysparks.state.ny.us/ Office of Parks - Recreation & Historic Preservation Empire State Plaza, Agency Building #1 Albany NY 12238 - Phone (518) 474-0445 Boat Registration http://nysparks.state.ny.us/ Office of Parks - Recreation & Historic Preservation - Marine & Recreational Vehicles Empire State Plaza - Agency Building #1 Albany NY 12238 - Phone (518) 474-0445 Child Support Enforcement http://www.dfa.state.ny.us/csms/ In New York City contact: Human Resources Administration (HRA) Manhattan Support Collection Unit Services, 60 Lafayette St., 1st Fl. , New York NY 10013 Phone (212) 385-8218/8219 For more information call: 800-342-3009 - Fax (212) 385-8777 State Clearing Houses for Missing Children http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/ NY Div. of Criminal Justice Service - Missing & Exploited Children Exec Park Tower, Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany NY 12203 Phone 518 457-6326 - 800 346-3543 - FAX 518 457-6965 Adoption Records http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/vr.htm#adoption Vital Records Section - Empire State Plaza, Albany New York 12237-0023 - Phone: (518) 474-3077 State Reunion Registry http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/vr.htm#adoption Vital Records Section - Empire State Plaza, Albany New York 12237-0023 - Phone: 518/474-3077 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.sara.nysed.gov/holding/fact/vital.htm NY State Archives - Cultural Education Center Room 11D40, Albany NY 12230 Phone (518) 4748955 Private Investigator's License http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lcns/licensing.html New York State Department of State -Division of Licensing Services 84 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208-3490 - Phone: (518) 474-4429 - Fax: (518) 473-6648 Experience: Three years for PI license; two years for watch/guard. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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North Carolina http://www.state.nc.us/ Driving Records http://www.dmv.dot.state.nc.us/ NC DMV Traffic Records Section, 1100 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh NC 27697 - Phone: 919-7337250 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is seven to ten days. Written request must include full name and license number or full name and date of birth. Vehicle Information http://www.dmv.dot.state.nc.us/ Vehicle Registration Section, 1100 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh NC 27697 - Phone: (919)-715-7000. Fee required. State form MVR-605A must be used. Bulk records may be obtained. Worker's Compensation http://www.comp.state.nc.us/ N.C. Industrial Commission, Dobbs Building - 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh NC 27611 Main: (919) 733-4820 - BBS: (919) 715-5920 - Fax: (919) 715-0282 Worker's compensation records are available by mail only. Written authorization from job applicant is required. Request must include applicant's complete name and SSN. If known, also include name of previous employer involved in claim. There is no fee. Accountancy Board State Board of Accountancy 1101 Oberlin Road, Suite 104 - P. O. Box 12827, Raleigh North Carolina 27605-2827 Phone: (919) 733-4222 - Fax: (919) 733-4209 Secretary of State http://www.secstate.state.nc.us/secstate/ Corporations Division, 300 North Salisbury Street , Raleigh NC 27603-5909 - Phone: (919) 733-4201 Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission, and trade names are available by phone or mail. Vital Statistics http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/certificates/ North Carolina Vital Records, P.O. Box 29537 - 225 N McDowell St, Raleigh NC 27626 Phone: (919) 733-3000 - (919) 733-3526. Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has birth records from October 1913 and death records from January 1930. For birth records include name, date of birth, place of birth, father's name, mother's maiden name, requestor's relationship, and why certification is needed. For death records include name, date of birth, place of death, age or date of birth, spouse, race, requestor's relationship, and why certification is needed. Death records from 1913 through 1929 are available from Archives and Records Section. Records are also available through county. Some records (1944-present) are accessible by computer. Make check or money order payable to Vital

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Records. Marriage records since 1962 are available for a fee. Checks acceptable. Include name, marriage date, spouse's name, and place of marriage, requestor's relationship and why certification is needed. Divorce records available from 1958 forward at county level, County Clerk's Office. Include plaintiff's name, defendant's name, date of divorce, place of divorce, requestor's relationship and why certification is needed. Urgent requests taken over the phone will be processed the same day received when paying by credit card. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.state.nc.us/Wildlife/ N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission Archdale Building - 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh NC 27604-1188 - Phone: (919) 733-3391 Boat Registration http://www.state.nc.us/Wildlife/ Wildlife Resources Commission Archdale Building - 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh NC 27604-1188 - Phone: (919) 733-3391 Child Support Enforcement http://www.dhr.state.nc.us/CSE/ Child Support Enforcement Section - Division of Social Services 100 East Six Forks Road, Raleigh NC 27609-7750 Phone; (919) 571-4114 - 800-992-9457 [1] - FAX: (919) 571-4126 State Clearing Houses for Missing Children http://www.nccrimecontrol.org/ NC Center for Missing Persons - 116 West Jones Street. Raleigh NC 27603-1335 Phone: (919) 733-3914 - (NC Only) (800) 522-5437 - FAX: (919) 733-7554 Adoption Records http://www.state.nc.us/DHR/DSS/dss2.htm Children's Services Branch - Division of Social Services - Office of Adoption Services 100 East Six Forks Road, Raleigh NC 27609-7750 - Phone: (919) 733-3801 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/home/default.htm North Carolina Division of Archives & History 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-2807 Phone: (919) 733-7305 - Fax: (919) 733-8807 Private Investigator's License http://www.jus.state.nc.us/Justice/pps/ Private Protective Services Of North Carolina Post Office Box 29500 - 3320 Old Garner Rd, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0500 Phone: (919) 662-4387 - Fax: (919) 662-4459 Experience: For investigator's license: three years of investigative experience in the last five years, or at least two years experience within the last five years in an investigative capacity as a member of any federal or state, or county law enforcement agency, or sheriff's department. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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North Dakota http://www.state.nd.us/ Driving Records http://www.state.nd.us/dot/dnv.html Driver License - Records Section 608 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck ND 58505-0700 - Phone (701) 328-2581 Fee per request. Turnaround time is one week. Written request must include full name, date of birth and, if available, driver license number. Vehicle Information http://www.state.nd.us/dot/dnv.html Motor Vehicle Division - Records Section 608 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck ND 58505-0700 - Phone (701) 328-2581 Fee: $1.00. State form MVD-503-86 Worker's Compensation http://www.state.nd.us/labor/ Department of Labor and Employment 1515 Arapahoe Street, Tower 2, Suite 300, Denver Colorado 80202-2117 - Phone: (303) 620-4856 Claim Department: Highway 83 North, 4007 N State St, Bismarck ND 58501- Phone 701 224-3800 Worker's compensation records are available by phone or mail. Phone inquiries should be limited to one or two requests. Requests must contain full name, DOB, and SSN. There is no fee. A signed release is not required for verification of claim or basic information. Accountancy Board http://www.state.nd.us/sec/ North Dakota State Board of Accountancy 2701 South Columbia Road, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58201 Phone: (701) 775-7100 - (701) 328-3665 - Fax: (701) 775-7430 - (701) 328-1690 Will confirm licenses by phone. No fee. Secretary of State http://www.state.nd.us/sec/ State Capitol - Secretary of State, 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58505-0500 Phone: 701-328-4284 - Fax: 701-328-2992 Service agent and address, date incorporated, and trade names available by mail or phone for a fee. Vital Statistics http://www.health.state.nd.us/ndhd/admin/vital/ Division of Vital Records - State Department of Health - Office of Statistical Services 600 East Boulevard, Bismarck ND 58505-0200 - Phone: (701) 328-2360 - Fax: (701) 328-1850 Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has some records from July 1893. Years from 1894 to 1920 are incomplete. Records are accessible by computer. Anyone can obtain records with a written release. Marriage records from July 1925 are available for a fee. Include name, marriage date, spouse's name, city where married, where resided, and county where license issued.

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Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.state.nd.us/gnf/ North Dakota Game and Fish Department 100 N. Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck ND 58501-5095 General Information (701)-328-6300 - Licensing (701)-328-6335 - Fax (701)-328-6352 Boat Registration http://www.state.nd.us/gnf/ North Dakota Game and Fish Department 100 N. Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck ND 58501-5095 General Information (701)-328-6300 - Licensing (701)-328-6335 - Fax (701)-328-6352 Child Support Enforcement http://lnotes.state.nd.us/dhs/dhsweb.nsf/ServicePages/ChildSupportEnforcement Dept of Human Services - Child Support Enforcement Agency P.O. Box 7190, Bismarck, ND 58507 - Phone:(701) 328-3582 - FAX: (701) 328-5497

Adoption Records http://207.108.104.74/dhs/dhsweb.nsf/ServicePages/ChildrenandFamilyServices N.D. Department of Human Services - Children & Family Services 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0250 Phone: (701) 328-2310 - FAX (701) 328-2359 State Reunion Registry North Dakota does not have a registry at present, but legislation is pending. Archives/Record Holdings http://www.state.nd.us/hist/ State Archives - Historical Research Library 612 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck North Dakota 58505-0830. Division Offices (701) 328-2668 - Reference Desk (701) 328-2091 Private Investigator's License North Dakota Private Investigative & Security Board, P.O. Box 7026, Bismarck, ND 58505 - Phone: (701) 222-3063 Experience: No rules and regulations govern related work experience for private investigator applicants. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Ohio http://www.state.oh.us/ohio/ Driving Records http://www.state.oh.us/odps/division/bmv/bmv.html Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles 4300 Kimberly Parkway, Columbus OH 43232 - Phone: (614) 752-7692 Driving records available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is three weeks. Written request must include full name and one of the following: date of birth, SSN, or driver license number. State Vehicle Information http://www.state.oh.us/odps/division/bmv/bmv.html Bureau of Motor Vehicles 4300 Kimberly Pkwy, Columbus OH 43232 - Phone: (614) 752-7692 Fee per search. Bulk county records available Worker's Compensation http://www.ic.state.oh.us/ Industrial Commission of Ohio 30 West Spring Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215-2233 (800) 521-2691, toll free, nationwide - (614) 466-6136, Franklin County TDD (800) 686-1589 - Fax: (614) 728-4795 Limited access to records. For employment screening purposes, state will inform the prospective employer if the job applicant has filed a lost time injury. Request by telephone or mail must include the applicant's SSN. There is no fee. A signed release is not required for a claim number. Accountancy Board http://www.state.oh.us/acc/ Accountancy Board of Ohio 77 South High Street, 18th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43266-0301 Phone: (614) 466-4135 - Fax: (614) 466-2628 Secretary of State http://www.state.oh.us/sos/ Ohio Secretary of State - Business Services Division 30 E. Broad St., 14th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43266-0418 Phone: 614 466.3910 - Fax 614.466.3899 Vital Statistics http://www.state.oh.us/doh/heovri.html Bureau of Vital Statistics - Ohio Department of Health - Vital Statistics Unit 246 N High Street, PO Box 15098, Columbus OH 43215-0098 - Phone (614)466-2531 Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has records since 1908, For earlier records write to Probate Court in County where event occurred. Marriage records available through Probate Court in county where marriage took place. Divorce records are available through Probate Court in court where divorce granted.

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Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/wildlife/wildlife.html Division of Wildlife Headquarters 1840 Belcher Dr., Columbus Ohio 43224-1329 Phone: (614)265-6300 - TTY 800-750-0750 - 800-WILDLIFE Boat Registration http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/watercraft/ Division of Watercraft - Department of Natural Resources 1952 Belcher Drive - C2, Columbus OH 43224-1386 - Phone: 614-265-6480 Child Support Enforcement http://www.state.oh.us/odhs/ Office of Child Support Enforcement - Department of Human Services 30 East Broad Street - 31st Floor, Columbus OH 43266-0423 Phone: (614) 752-6561 - FAX: (614) 752-9760 State Clearing House For Missing Children http://www.ag.state.oh.us/ Missing Children Clearinghouse - Attorney General's Office 30 East Broad Street, 16th floor, Columbus OH 43215-3428 Phone: (614) 644-0122 - (800) 325-5604 - FAX: (614) 466-8226 Adoption Records http://www.state.oh.us/doh/vitalinfo4.html Vital Statistics, P.O. Box 15098, Columbus Ohio 43215-0098. Phone: (614)466-2531 State Reunion Registry http://www.state.oh.us/doh/oar.html Adoption Reunion Exchange - Ohio Department of Health - Vital Statistics Unit Post Office Box 15098, Columbus, OH 43215-0098 - Phone: (614)644-5635 State Archives http://www.ohiohistory.org/ Ohio Historical Society 1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus OH - 43211.2497 - Phone: 614.297.2300 Private Investigators http://www.state.oh.us/commerce/ Ohio Department of Commerce - Division of Licensing 77 South High St, Columbus OH 43266-0546 - Phone: (614) 466-4130 Experience: Three years in a related field with a detective agency, law-enforcement agency, etc. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Oklahoma http://www.state.ok.us/ Driving Records http://www.dps.state.ok.us/ Department of Public Safety - Driving Records 3600 North Martin Luther King Blvd, Oklahoma City OK 73111 - Phone: (405) 425-7709. Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Written request must include full name, date of birth, and license number. State Vehicle Information http://www.oktax.state.ok.us/oktax/taxfees.html Tax Commission Department - Motor Vehicle Department Attn: Research 409 NE 28th St, Oklahoma City OK 73105 - Phone (405) 521-3221. Fee per request. Worker's Compensation Worker's Compensation Court - Records Search Denver N. Davison Court Bldg., Oklahoma City OK 73105 - Phone: (405) 522-8683 Worker's compensation information available by phone. Accountancy Board Oklahoma State Board of Accountancy 4545 N. Lincoln, Suite 165, Oklahoma City OK 73105 - Phone (405) 521-2397 Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.oklaosf.state.ok.us/~sos/frames.htm Office of Secretary of State - Corporation Division - Business Filing Division 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd. Ste 101, Oklahoma City OK 73105-4897 Phone: (405) 522-4560 - Fax: (405) 521-3771 Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission trade names are available by mail or phone. Fee varies depending if ordered by mail, phone. Vital Statistics http://www.health.state.ok.us/ Oklahoma State Health Department - Vital Records Service Room 117 - 000 Northeast 10th, Oklahoma City OK 73117 - Phone: (405) 271-4040 Vital Records Service Oklahoma State Department of Health - 1000 Northeast 10th, Oklahoma City, OK 73117 Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has records since October 1908. Obtain records with a written release.

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Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.state.ok.us/~odwc/hflicens.htm 1801 N. Lincoln, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105 Phone 405-521-3851 1-800-ASK-FISH - FAX 405-521-4565 Boat Registration http://www.dps.state.ok.us/other/ Boating Law Administrator - Lake Patrol Division - Department of Public Safety P.O. Box 11415, Oklahoma City OK 73136-0415 - Phone: 405-425-2143 Child Support Enforcement http://www.onenet.net/okdhs/ Department of Human Services 2409 N. Kelley Avenue, Annex Building, Oklahoma City OK 73111 Phone: (405) 522-5871 - (800)-522-2922 [1] - FAX: (405) 522-2753 State Clearing House For Missing Children OK State Bureau Investigation - Criminal Information Unit P.O. Box 11497, Oklahoma City OK 73136 Phone: (405) 848-6724 - FAX: (405) 843-3804 Adoption Records http://www.onenet.net/okdhs/ Child Welfare Services Unit - Attention: Adoption Section - Department of Human Resources P.O. Box 25352, Oklahoma City OK 73125 - Phone: (405) 521-3646 State Reunion Registry http://www.onenet.net/okdhs/ Volunteer Adoption Reunion/Registry - Department of Human Resources P.O. Box 25352, Oklahoma City OK 73125 - Phone: (405) 521-3646 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/archives/arcintro.html Archives and Manuscripts - Oklahoma Historical Society 2100 North Lincoln, Oklahoma City OK 73105 Phone: (405) 522-5209 - RBBS (918) 687-2364 Private Investigators http://www.dps.state.ok.us/cleet/cleet.htm Council on Law Enforcement - Education & Training Private Security Division, P. O. Box 11476 Cimarron Station, Oklahoma City, OK 73136-0476 Experience: No specific experience requirements. Applicant's experience as a private detective with an agency or related field will be considered. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Oregon http://www.state.or.us/ Driving Records http://www.odot.state.or.us/dmv/index.htm Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles 1905 Lana Avenue NE, Salem OR 97314 - Phone 503 945-5000 - Portland 503 299-9999 Driving records are available by mail for a fee. Turnaround time is two to three days. Written requests must include driver's full name of birth, license number, and reason for request. Request must be on Oregon form 735-48 (9-85). Contact above office to obtain copies of this form. State Vehicle Information http://www.odot.state.or.us/dmv/index.htm Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles 1905 Lana Avenue NE, Salem OR 97314, Phone (503) 945-5000 Portland (503) 299-9999 - Dave 503 378-6912 Fee per request for mail in. Telephone service provided after account has been set up. Available: automated voice processing: DAVE can be accessed 24 hours per day. Worker's Compensation http://www.cbs.state.or.us/external/wcb/index.html Workers' Compensation Board - (Spinnaker Pointe, Salem Hearings Division) 2250 McGilchrist St. SE, Salem OR 97310 - Phone: (503) 378-3308 Requests are available mail or fax. All inquiries must include the subject's name, DOB, and SSN. Inquiries should be submitted on company letterhead. Fee per search. A signed release is required. Contact above office to obtain a requestor ID number. Accountancy Board http://www.boa.state.or.us/boa.html Oregon State Board of Accountancy 158 12th Street, N.E., Salem Oregon 97310-0001 - Phone: (503) 378-4181 - Fax: (503) 378-3575 Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.sos.state.or.us/corporation/corphp.htm Corporation Division - 255 Capitol St. NE, Suite 151, Salem OR 97310-1327 - Phone: (503) 9862200 Business Registry Fax: (503) 378-4381 UCC Fax: (503) 373-1166 Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission, and trade names, Vital Statistics http://www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/ Oregon State Health Division - Vital Records, 800 NE Oregon Street, STE 205, Portland OR 97232 (Recorded message: "How to order" Telephone: (503) 731-4095 - (503) 731-4108 Order by fax: (503) 234-8417 Program FAX: (503) 731-4084

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Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has records since January 1864. Some earlier records for the city of Portland from approximately 1880 are available from the Oregon State Archives. Include name at birth, date of birth, mother's maiden name, father's name. For death records, include name, date and place of death, relationship, and reason for requesting record. Anyone can obtain records with a notarized release. Marriage records from 1906 are available for a fee. Include name, marriage date, spouse's name, maiden name, city or county where married. Divorce records available at county Courthouse where divorce granted Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.dfw.state.or.us/ Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 2501 SW 1st - PO Box 59, Portland OR 97207 - Phone 503-229-5400 Boat Registration http://www.marinebd.osmb.state.or.us/ State Marine Board 435 Commercial Street, NE, Salem OR 97310-0650 - Phone: 503-373-1405 ext. 244 Child Support Enforcement http://www.afs.hr.state.or.us/ Department of Human Services - Support Enforcement Division 1495 Edgewater Street NW, Suite 170, Salem OR 97304 Phone 503 986-6090 - Fax 503 986-6158

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Pennsylvania http://www.state.pa.us/ Driving Records http://www.dot.state.pa.us/ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation - Driver and Vehicle Services 1101-1125 South Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104 - Phone: (717) 787-2977 800-932-4600 within state - 717-391-6190 out of state 800-228-0676 (TDD) within state - 717-391-6191 (TDD) out of state Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time: seven to ten days. Written request must include full name, date of birth, and license number. Request must be on form DL-2(790). Contact the above office to obtain copies of this form. State Vehicle Information http://www.dot.state.pa.us/ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation - Driver and Vehicle Services 1101-1125 South Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104 - Phone: (717) 787-2977 800-932-4600 within state - 717-391-6190 out of state 800-228-0676 (TDD) within state - 717-391-6191 (TDD) out of state Worker's Compensation http://www.li.state.pa.us/B-comp.htm Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Room 324, 1171 S. Cameron St., Harrisburg PA 17104-2501 Phone Inside PA: (800) 482-2383 - Outside PA:(717) 772-4447 - Fax (717) 772-0342 In accordance with the Pennsylvania Human Relation Act, Worker's Compensation records are not available for pre-employment purposes. Employers may request a record check if the applicant has been offered a job. The request must be in writing; both employee and employer must sign request stating that a job offer has been made. Accountancy Board http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/poa.htm Pennsylvania State Board of Accountancy 613 Transportation & Safety Building - P. O. Box 2649, Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17105-2649 Phone: (717) 783-1404 - 800-822-2113 or 717-783-4854 - Fax: (717) 787-7769 Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name Secretary of State http://www.dos.state.pa.us/ Department of State - Corporation Bureau 308 North Office Building, Harrisburg PA 17120 - Phone: 717-787-1057 - Fax: 717-783-2244 Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission, and trade names. Vital Statistics http://www.health.state.pa.us/hpa/apply_bd.htm State Department of Health - Division of Vital Records P.O. Box 1528 - 101 South Mercer Street, New Castle PA 16101 Phone: (724) 656-3100 - FAX: (724) 652-8951

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Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has records since 1906. For earlier records, write to Register of Wills, Orphans Court, in county seat where event occurred. Persons born in Pittsburgh from 1870 to 1905 or in Allegheny City, now part of Pittsburgh, from 1882 to 1905 should write to Office Statistics, Pittsburgh Health Department, City or County Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. For event occurring in City of Philadelphia, contact Department of Public Health. Anyone can obtain records with a written release, and must state reason for requesting certificate. Marriage records are available at county level, county courthouse in area where married. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.fish.state.pa.us/ Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission 3532 Walnut Street, P.O. Box 67000, Harrisburg PA 17106-7000 - Phone: 717-657-4538 Boat Registration http://www.fish.state.pa.us/ Bureau of Boating - 3532 Walnut Street, Harrisburg PA 17106-7000 - Phone: 717-657-4538 Child Support Enforcement http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/oim/oimchildsuppgd.asp Bureau of Child Support Enforcement - Department of Public Welfare P.O. Box 8018, Harrisburg PA 17105 - Phone: (717) 787-3672 - FAX: (717) 787-9706 State Clearing House For Missing Children http://www.psp.state.pa.us/ PA State Police - Bureau of Criminal Investigation 1800 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17110 - Phone: (717) 783-5524 - FAX: (717) 772-6917 Adoption Records http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ocyf/ocyfas.asp Office of Children Youth & Families P.O. Box 8018, Harrisburg PA 17105 - Phone: (717) 787-3672 - FAX: (717) 787-9706 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Historical_Museum/DAM/getting.htm Bureau of Archives & History - Pennsylvania State Archives Third and Forster Streets, PO Box 1026, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1026 - Phone: (717) 783- 3281 Private Investigators http://members.aol.com/Judiciary/DistrictCourt15404.html Pennsylvania District Court 15-4-04, 3 Moxley Lane - P O Box 669, Avondale Pennsylvania 19311 Telephone: (610) 268-4162 - Fax: (610) 268-2611 Experience: Applicant must have been regularly employed as a detective or a member of a US Government investigative service, a Sheriff, a member of the Pennsylvania State Police, or police department with the rank or grade higher than that of patrolman for a period of 3 years. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Rhode Island http://www.state.ri.us/ Driving Records http://www.dot.state.ri.us/ Department of Motor Vehicles 345 Harris Avenue, Room 212, Providence Rhode Island 02909 - Phone: 401-277-2994 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is two to three weeks. Request must include full name, date of birth and license number State Vehicle Information http://www.dot.state.ri.us/ Department of Motor Vehicles - Registration Room 345 Harris Avenue, Room 126, Providence Rhode Island 02909 - Phone: 401-277-2970 Fee per Request Worker's Compensation http://www.det.state.ri.us/ 610 Manton Avenue, PO Box 3500, Providence RI 02909, Phone 401 272-0700 - Fax 401 277-2127 Driving records are available by mail or fax. Information may not be obtained from the Department by persons not directly involved in the worker's compensation claim when the request is accompanied by a release signed by the individual identified in the requested information. The request must be specific as to the information requested. No fee for first 30 minutes searched. Accountancy Board http://www.state.ri.us/ Rhode Island Board of Accountancy - Department of Business Regulation 233 Richmond Street, Suite 236, Providence, Rhode Island 02903-4236 Phone: (401) 277-3185 - Fax: (401) 277-6654 Will confirm License by Phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.state.ri.us/ Corporations Division, 100 N Main Street, Providence RI 02903 - Phone 401 277-2357 Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission, and trade names. Vital Statistics http://www.health.state.ri.us/ Rhode Island Department of Health, 3 Capitol Hill, Providence RI 02908 Phone: 401-222-2231 - (TTY) 1-800-745-5555 - Fax: 401-222-6548 Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has records from 1853. For earlier records contact town clerk in town where event occurred. Anyone can obtain records with a written

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release. Marriage records available for a fee. Include name, marriage date if known, spouse's name, and city or town. Divorce records available at county level, court where divorce granted. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.state.ri.us/dem/ Department of Environmental Management 83 Park Street, Providence RI 02903 - Phone: 401-277-3071 Boat Registration http://www.state.ri.us/dem/ Boating Law Administrator - Division of Law Enforcement 83 Park Street, Providence RI 02903, - Phone: 401-277-3071 Child Support Enforcement http://www.state.ri.us/manual/data/queries/stdept_.idc?id=32 Rhode Island Child Support Services - Department of Human Services Bureau of Family Support, 77 Dorrance Street, Providence RI 02903 Phone: (401) 277-2847 - FAX: (401) 277-6674 State Clearing House For Missing Children http://www.state.ri.us/manual/data/queries/stdept_.idc?id=2 Rhode Island State Police - Missing & Exploited Children . P.O. Box 185, North Scituate RI 02857 Phone: (401) 444-1125 - (800) 286-8626 - FAX: (401) 444-1105 Adoption Records http://www.state.ri.us/manual/data/queries/stdept_.idc?id=32 Rhode Island Child Support Services - Department of Human Services Dept for Children & Their Families, 77 Dorrance Street , Providence RI 02903 Phone: (401) 277-2847 - FAX: (401) 277-6674 Archives/Record Holdings Rhode Island State Archives and Public Records Administration 337 Westminster St., Providence, RI 02903 - Phone: (401)277-2353 - Fax: (401) 277-3199 Private Investigators State of Rhode Island, Providence Plantations, 345 Harris Ave., Providence RI 29221 - Phone: (402) 277-2000 Experience not required US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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South Carolina http://www.state.sc.us/ Driving Records http://www.state.sc.us/dps/dmv/ Division of Motor Vehicles 1100 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh NC 27697 - Phone: 1-800-442-1DMV Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is 24 hours. Written request must include full name, date of birth, and license number. State Vehicle Information http://www.state.sc.us/dps/dmv/ Titles and Registration - Division of Motor Vehicles 1100 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh NC 27697 - Phone: 1-800-442-1DMV Fee per request. On-line access may be arranged. Worker's Compensation http://www.state.sc.us/wcc/ Worker's Compensation Commission - Research Department PO Box 1715, 1612 Marion Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29202 Phone: 803-737-5691 - Fax: 803-737-5768 Worker's compensation records are available by mail only. Written request must include subject's full name, date of birth, SSN, and SASE. No fee. A signed release is required. Accountancy Board http://www.llr.state.sc.us/boards.htm Board of Accountancy, Dutch Plaza, Suite 260, 800 Dutch Square Blvd, Columbia SC 29210 Phone: (803) 731-1677 - Fax: (803) 731-1680 Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.leginfo.state.sc.us/secretary.html Dept of State Corporation Division - Secretary of State Wade Hampton Office Bldg., Box 11350, Columbia NC 29211,- Phone: 734-2170, 734-2155 Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission, and trade names.. Vital Statistics http://www.state.sc.us/dhec/ North Carolina Vital Records - P.O. Box 29537, Raleigh, NC 27626 - Phone (919) 733-3000 Birth and death records are available for a fee, State office has records from 1915. City of Charleston births from 1877 and deaths from 1821 are on file at Charleston County Health Department. Ledger entries of Florence City births and deaths form late 1800's are on file at Newberry County Health Department. Anyone can obtain records with a written release. Marriage records from 1950 forward are available. Fee per request. Turnaround time is three to four weeks. Include name, marriage date, spouses name, and county where marriage took place. Marriage records before July 1950 are available in county where license was obtained. Release is required.

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Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://water.dnr.state.sc.us/ Wildlife & Marine Resources Department - P.O. Box 12559, Charleston, SC 29422-2559 Phone: 803-762-5034 Boat Registration http://water.dnr.state.sc.us/ Boating Law Administrator - P.O. Box 12559, Charleston SC 29422-2559 - Phone: 803-762-5034 Child Support Enforcement http://www.state.sc.us/dss/csed/index.html Child Support Enforcement Section - 100 East Six Forks Road, Raleigh NC 27609-7750 Phone: (919) 571-4114 -800-992-9457 [1] - FAX: (919) 571-4126 State Clearing House For Missing Children http://www.nccrimecontrol.org/ NC Center for Missing Persons - 116 West Jones Street, Raleigh NC 27603-1335 Phone: (919) 733-3914 - NC Only (800) 522-5437 - FAX: (919) 733-7554 Adoption Records http://www.state.sc.us/dss/ Division of Social Services - 100 East Six Forks Road, Raleigh NC 27609-7750 Phone: (919) 571-4114 - 800-992-9457 [1] - FAX: (919) 571-4126 State Reunion Registry http://www.state.sc.us/dss/ Department of Human Resources - 100 East Six Forks Road, Raleigh NC 27609-7750 Phone: (919) 571-4114 - 800-992-9457 [1] - FAX: (919) 571-4126 South Carolina has an informal registry with each adoption agency. Archives/Record Holdings http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/ Department of History, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia SC 29223 Phone: (803) 896-6100 - Fax: (803) 896-6198 Private Investigators http://www.jus.state.nc.us/pps/pps.htm Law Enforcement Division, Broad River Rd - Box 21398, Columbia SC 29221 Phone: (803) 737-9000 Experience: Minimum two years as a licensed detective agency, or two years of experience as a supervisor or administrator in industrial security of with a licensed private security agency, or two years with the FBI or a police department. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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South Dakota http://www.state.sd.us/ Driving Records http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/dcr/dl/sddriver.htm Dept of Commerce - Drivers License Issuance 118 West Capitol, Pierre SD 57501-2000 In-state: 1-800-952-3696 -In Sioux Falls (605)362-2746 - Out-of-State: (605)773-6883 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Written request must include job applicant's full name, date of birth, and license number. State Vehicle Information http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/revenue/motorvcl.htm South Dakota Department of Revenue 445 E Capitol Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota 57501 - Phone: 1-800-829-9188 - Fax: (605) 773-5129 Fee per request. Copies of bulk files by county Worker's Compensation http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/dol/dol.htm Labor and Management, Kneip Building, 700 Governors Drive, Pierre SD 57501-2291 Phone: (605) 773-3681 - Fax: (605) 773-4211 Worker's compensation records are available by mail from Jul, 1989 forward. A release is required with the original copy of claimant's signature. Fee per request. No copies will be made. Must submit form for office to fill out. Injury date, type of injury and employer information will be released. Fax requests are not accepted. Written requests must include full name. Accountancy Board South Dakota Board of Accountancy 301 East 14th Street, Suite 200, Sioux Falls South Dakota 57104 - Phone: (605) 339-6746 Will confirm by phone. No fee. Include name Secretary of State http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/sos/sos.htm Secretary of State - Capitol Building, Suite 204 - 500 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre SD 57501-5070 Phone: (605) 773-4422 - UCC - (605) 773-4845 - Corporations Service agent and address and date incorporated are available by mail or phone. Vital Statistics http://www.state.sd.us/doh/VitalRec/index.htm Data, Statistics & Vital Records 600 E. Capitol, Pierre SD 57501-2536 Phone 605-773-4961 - Fax 605-773-5683 Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has records from 1905. Most records are public and those entered from 1959 are issued by computer. Anyone can obtain records with a written release. Master Card and Visa are also excepted for an additional charge. Marriage records

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are available for a fee. Include name, marriage date, spouse's name, and place marriage occurred. Divorce records are available at county level. Clerk of Court, where divorce granted.. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/gfp/index.htm Wildlife and Marine Resources - Department of Game, Fish & Parks 523 E Capitol, Pierre SD 50501-3182 - Phone (605) (605) 773-5842 Boat Registration http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/gfp/index.htm Boat & Water Safety Coordinator - Information & Education Division - Game & Fish Department 100 N. Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck ND 58501-5095 - Phone: (701) 221-6300 Child Support Enforcement http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/social/CSE/OCSE.htm Office of Child Support Enforcement - Department of Social Services 700 Governor's Drive, Pierre SD 57501-2291 - Phone: (605) 773-3641 - FAX: (605) 773-6834 State Clearing House For Missing Children http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/attorney/attorney.html SD Attorney General's Office - Division of Criminal Investigation 500 East Capitol Ave., Pierre SD 57501 - Phone: (605) 773-3331 - FAX: (605) 773-4629 Adoption Records http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/social/CPS/ Department of Social Services - Child Protection Services 700 Governor's Drive, Pierre SD 57501-2291 - Phone: (605) 773-3641 - FAX: (605) 773-6834 State Reunion Registry http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/social/CPS/ Child Protection Services - Voluntary Registry 700 Governor's Drive, Pierre SD 57501-2291 - Phone: (605) 773-3641 - FAX: (605) 773-6834 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/deca/st_lib/st_lib.htm SD State Library, Mercedes MacKay Building, 800 Governors Drive, Pierre SD 57501-2294 Phone: (605) 773-3131 - (800) 423-6665 Private Investigator http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/attorney/attorney.html No P.I. license, but business license through Department of Revenue required. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Tennessee http://www.state.tn.us/ Driving Records http://www.state.tn.us/safety/listinfo.htm Tennessee Department of Safety - Driver License Issuance Division 1150 Foster Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37249-1000 Driver Information: (615) 741-3954 - TDD: (615) 532-2281 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is 2 to 3 weeks. Written request must include full name, date of birth and license number. State Vehicle Information http://www.state.tn.us/safety/listinfo.htm Motor Vehicle Division 1150 Foster Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37249-1000 Driver Information: (615) 741-3954 - TDD for the Deaf: (615) 532-2281 Fee per search. Bulk files can be obtained. Worker's Compensation http://www.state.tn.us/labor/wcomp.html Division of Workers' Compensation - Tennessee Department of Labor Andrew Johnson Tower, 2nd Floor, 710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243-0661 Phone: 615 741-2395 - 800-332-2667 (in Tennessee). Worker's Compensation records are stored under the name of the previous employer involved in the claim. Written requests must include the name of that employer, applicant's full name, date of birth, SSN, and date of the injury. On-line access by name and SSN is available. There is no fee. Accountancy Board http://www.state.tn.us/ecd/smbus/ichpt5.htm Board of Accountancy, 500 James Robertson Parkway, 2nd Floor, Nashville, Tennessee 37243-1141 Tel: (615) 741-2550 - Fax: (615) 741-6470 Will confirm License by phone. No fee required. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.state.tn.us/sos/soshmpg.htm Division of Services Attn: Certification, Suite 1800 James K Polk Building, Nashville TN 37243-0306 Certifications (615) 741-6488 - Corporate Info: (615) 741-2286 - Corporate Filings (615) 741-0537 Notaries (615) 741-3699 - Summons (615) 741-1799 - UCC (615) 741-3276 Service agent and address, date incorporated, and trade names are available by mail. There is a fee. Corporation name may be verified by phone. Vital Statistics http://www.state.tn.us/health/vr/ Tennessee Vital Records Central Services Building, 1st Floor, 421 5th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee 37247-0450 Phone (615) 741-1763 - FAX (615)741-9860

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Birth records are available in both long and short form. Fee. Additional copies of birth records available for a fee. Death records available. State office has birth records since 1914; death records since January, 1942. Marriage and divorce records are available for a fee. State office has records since 1945. Send check or money order. Include name, marriage or divorce date, spouse's name, and county where marriage or divorce took place. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.state.tn.us/twra/fishmain.html Wildlife Resources Agency - , PO Box 40747, Nashville TN 37204 - Phone 615-781-6590 Boat Registration http://www.state.tn.us/twra/boatmain.html Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency - P.O. Box 40747, Nashville TN 37204 Phone. 615-781-6622 Child Support Enforcement http://www.state.tn.us/humanserv/w2.htm Child Support Services - Department of Human Services Citizens Plaza Building - 12th Floor. 400 Deadrick Street, Nashville TN 37248-7400 Phone: (615) 741-2441 - FAX: (615) 313-4885 - Phone: 800-874-0530 [2] Phone: 800-838-6911 Child Support Hotline-Nashville State Clearing House For Missing Children http://www.tbi.state.tn.us/ Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - Criminal Intelligence Unit 1148 Foster Avenue, Nashville TN 37210 - Phone: (615) 741-0430 - FAX: (615) 532-8315 Adoption Records http://www.state.tn.us/humanserv/ Department of Human Services, 400 Deadrick Street, 12th Floor, Nashville TN 37248-7400 Phone: (615) 741-2441 - (800) 874-0530 [2] - FAX: (615) 313-4885 State Reunion Registry http://www.state.tn.us/humanserv/ Post-Adoption Services -,400 Deadrick Street., 12th Floor, Nashville TN 37248-7400 Phone: (615) 741-2441 - (800) 874-0530 [2] - FAX: (615) 313-4885 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/tslahome.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives- 403 Seventh Avenue North, Nashville TN 37243-0312 Phone : Voice (615) 741-2764 State Librarian and Archivist (615) 741-7996 - Fax (615) 741-6471 Private Investigators http://www.state.tn.us/commerce/ Private Protective Services Division - 500 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243-1158, Phone: (615) 741-6382 Experience required: none US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Texas http://www.state.tx.us/ Driving Records http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/ Texas Department of Public Safety - 5805 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX 78752 Phone (512) 424-2000 - Austin Headquarters (512) 424-2000 Driving records available by mail. Fee for three years. Turnaround time: two to four weeks. Written request must include, full name, DOB, and license number. Make check payable of Texas Department of Public Safety. State Vehicle Information http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/ Texas Department of Transportation - Vehicle Titles and Registration Division Austin, Texas 78779-0001 Help desk: (512) 465-7611 - TDD: (512) 302-2110 Fee required. NO alpha checks. On-line access may be obtained. For on-line information access contact Production Data Control. Worker's Compensation http://twcc.state.tx.us/ Industrial Accident Board - 200 E Riverside Dr, Austin TX 78704 - Phone 512 448-7930 Service limited to Texas employers only. For detailed instructions and the forms necessary to process requests, contact the Industrial Accident Board at the above listed address or phone number. Fee for years searched. Signed release required. Search information required. SSN, date of injury. Accountancy Board http://www.license.state.tx.us/ Texas Board of Public Accountancy, 333 Guadeloupe Tower III, Suite 900, Austin Texas 78701-3942 Phone: (512) 505-5500 - Fax: (512) 505-5575 Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.sos.state.tx.us/about/aboutcorp.htm Corporation Division - P.O. Box 13697, Austin TX 78711 1019 Brazos Street, Austin, TX 78701 - Phone: (512) 463-5578. Registered agent and address, date incorporated, officers, directors, and trade names are available. Vital Statistics http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs/default.htm Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics, P.O. Box 12040, Austin TX 78711-2040 Phone: (512) 458-7111, Ext. 12 - FAX: (512) 458-7711 Birth and death records available for a fee. State office has records from 1903. Some records accessible by computer. Search information required: name, relationship to the person, father's full name, mother's maiden name, county where birth or death occurred, & date of birth /death.

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Marriage records available from 1966 at count level where license purchased. Divorce records available from 1968 at county level, District Clerk's Office where divorce was granted. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fish/infish/fwfish.htm Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 4200 Smith School Road, Austin Texas, 78744 - Phone 1-800-792-1112 - (800) 895-4248 Boat Registration http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fish/infish/fwfish.htm Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - 4200 Smith School Road, Austin Texas, 78744 Phone 800-792-1112 - Phone: 800-895-4248 Child Support Enforcement http://www.oag.state.tx.us/ Texas Child Support Enforcement Division - 210 Barton Springs Road , Austin TX 78711-2017 Telephone: (512) 463-2181 - (800) 252-3515 - Fax: (512) 478-5236 Child Support Services Department of Human Services- - 400 Deadrick Street, 12th Floor,Nashville, TN 37248-7400 Phone: (615) 741-2441 - 800-874-0530 [2] -FAX: (615) 313-4885 State Clearing House For Missing Children http://www.state.tx.us/agency/405.html Missing Persons Clearinghouse - P.O. Box 4087, Austin, TX 78773-0001 Phone: (512) 424-2814 - (800) 346-3243 - FAX: (512) 424-2885 Adoption Records http://www.tdprs.state.tx.us/ Central Adoption Registry - Mail Code Y-943 -Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, P.O. Box 149030, Austin Texas 78714-9030 - Phone: (512) 834-4485 State Reunion Registry http://www.tdprs.state.tx.us/Children_Available_for_Adoption/Related_Links/registry.asp Texas Dept of Protective and Regulatory Services,, Central Adoption Registry - Mail Code Y-943 P.O. Box 149030, Austin, Texas 78714-9030 - Phone: (512) 834-4485 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/lobby/index.html Archives Library - 1201 Brazos Street, Phone: (512) 463-6100 - Fax: (512) 475-4872 Private Investigators License http://www.texas.gov/agency/467.html Board of Private Investigators & Private Security Agencies 4930 S. Congress, Suite C-305, Austin TX 78745 - Phone: (512) 463-5545 - FAX: (512) 452-2307 Experience: three years of related experience. Manager must have two years of supervisory experience. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Utah http://www.state.ut.us/ Driving Records http://txdtm01.tax.ex.state.ut.us/97packx/pub9e.htm Driver License Division - 4501 South 2700 West, P. O. Box 30560, Salt Lake City UT 84130-0560 Phone: (801) 965-4437 - 800 368-8824 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is 24 hours. Written request must include full name, date of birth and license number. State Vehicle Information http://txdtm01.tax.ex.state.ut.us/97packx/pub9e.htm Driver License Division - 4501 South 2700 West, P. O. Box 30560, Salt Lake City UT 84130-0560 Phone: (801) 965-4437 - (800) 368-8824 Fee per Request. Must use state form. Bulk records can be purchased. Worker's Compensation http://www.ind-com.state.ut.us/ Industrial Commission of Utah Industrial Accidents Division Street Address: 160 East 300 South, 3rd Floor, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 - Phone: 801-530-6800 Include full name, date of injury, and name of employer involved in claim, if available, plus years to search. A signed notarized release is required. Accountancy Board http://www.commerce.state.ut.us/welcome.htm Utah Board of Accountancy - 160 East 300 South, P. O. Box 45802, Salt Lake City Utah 84145-0802 Phone: (801) 530-6456 - Fax: (801) 530-6511 Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.commerce.state.ut.us/welcome.htm Utah Division of Corporation - 160 East 300 South, P. O. Box 45802, Salt Lake City Utah 841450802 Phone: (801) 530-6456 - Fax: (801) 530-6511 Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission, and trade names are available by phone or mail. Vital Statistics http://hlunix.hl.state.ut.us/bvr/ Bureau of Vital Records, PO BOX 141012, Salt Lake City UT 84114-1012 - Phone: (801) 538-6105 Cannon Health Building, 288 N 1460 W, Salt Lake City UT 84114-1012 Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has records from 1905. If event occurred from 1890 to 1940 in Salt Lake City or Ogden, write to City Board of Health. For records elsewhere in the State from 1898 to 1904, write to County Clerk in County where event occurred. Birth Certificates are available to immediate family or designed representative only Marriage records prior to 1978 are

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available for a fee at county level, county clerk, where license was purchased. Divorce records prior to 1978 are available at county level, county clerk's office, for a fee. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.nr.state.ut.us/dwr/!homeypg.htm Division of Wildlife Resources 1596 West North Temple, Salt Lake City UT, 84116 - Phone (801) 538-4700 Boat Registration http://www.nr.state.ut.us/dpr.htm Division of Parks & Recreation - Department of Natural Resources 1636 West North Temple, Suite 116, Salt Lake City UT 84116 - Phone: (801) 538-7341 Child Support Enforcement http://www.dhs.state.ut.us/ Utah Office of Recovery Services - Dept. of Social Services 120 North, 200 West , Salt Lake City, UT 84103 - Phone: (801) 538-4401 - Fax: (801) 538-4610 State Clearing Houses for Missing Children Division of Criminal Investigations & Technical Services - Bureau of Criminal Identification 4501 South 2700 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119 Phone: (801) 965-4686 - UTAH HOTLINE - 1-888-770-6477 - After Hours: (801) 965-4446 Adoption Records http://hlunix.state.ut.us/bvr/html/vital_statistics.html Bureau of Vital Records - PO BOX 141012, Salt Lake City UT 84114-1012 - Phone: (801) 538-6105 Cannon Health Building, 288 N 1460 W, Salt Lake City UT 84114-1012 State Reunion Registry http://hlunix.state.ut.us/bvr/html/vital_statistics.html Bureau of Vital Statistics - Voluntary Adoption Registry PO BOX 141012, Salt Lake City UT 84114-1012 - Phone: (801) 538-6105 Cannon Health Building, 288 N 1460 W, Salt Lake City UT 84114-1012 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.archives.state.ut.us/Welcome.htm Utah State Archives - P.O. Box 141021, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1021 Switchboard: (801) 538-3012 - Research Room: (801) 538-3013 - Fax: (801) 538-3354 Private Investigators License http://www.ps.ex.state.ut.us/ Division of Criminal Investigations & Technical Services - Bureau of Criminal Identification 4501 South 2700 West , Salt Lake City, UT 84119 - Phone (801) 965-4461 US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Vermont http://www.state.vt.us/ Driving Records http://www.aot.state.vt.us/dmv/dmvhp.htm Agency of Transportation - Department of Motor Vehicles - Driver Improvement 120 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05603 Phone: 802 828-2011, or 802-828-2000 - TTD: 800-253-0191 Driving Records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is 2-3 days. Written request must include subject's full name, date of birth, and, if available, license number. State Vehicle Information http://www.aot.state.vt.us/dmv/dmvhp.htm Agency of Transportation - Department of Motor Vehicles - Registration License Information 120 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05603 Phone (802) 828-2011 - 802-828-2000 - TTD: 800-253-0191 Fee per request Worker's Compensation Department of Labor -Worker’s Compensation Division 120 State St, Montpelier VT 05603 - Phone 802 828-2282 - Fax 802 818-2195 Workers compensation records are available by mail only. Inquiries on claims filed prior to July, 1985 must include name. SSN, and the name of employer involved in the claim. Inquiries on claims after that date are available using applicant's full name and SSN. All requests must include a signed release authorizing access. There is no fee. Accountancy Board http://vtprofessionals.org/ Vermont Board of Public Accountancy Pavilion Office Building, Montpelier Vermont 05609-1106 Phone: (802) 828-2837 - Fax: (802) 828-2496 Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.sec.state.vt.us/ Corporation Division Pavilion Office Building - Montpelier Vermont 05609-1106 - Phone: 802-828-2386. Service Agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission, and trade names. Vital Statistics http://www.state.vt.us/health/links.htm Department of Public Health - Vital Records - Vermont Department of Health P.O. Box 70, Burlington VT 05402 - Phone: (802) 863-7275 Birth and death records are available for a fee. Records are public and anyone can obtain records with a written release. Marriage records are available for a fee per copy. Include name, marriage

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date, and spouse's name, town or where married. Divorce records are available Include: name, court where divorce was granted and date of decree. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.anr.state.vt.us/fw/fwhome/index.htm Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department 103 South Main Street, Waterbury VT, 05671-0501 - Phone 802-241-3700 - Fax 802-241-3295 Boat Registration http://www.dps.state.vt.us/vsp/index.html Boating Law Administrator - Marine Division - Vermont State Police 103 S. Maine Street, Waterbury VT 05676-2101 - Phone: 802-828-2304 Child Support Enforcement http://www.ocs.state.vt.us/ Department of Social Welfare - Office of Child Support 103 South Main Street, Waterbury, VT 05671-1901 Phone (802) 241-2319 - (800) 786-3214 [2] - FAX: (802) 244-1483 State Clearing House For Missing Children http://www.dps.state.vt.us/vsp/index.html Vermont State Police - RR#1, Box 4468 - Rutland VT 05701 Phone: (802) 773-9101- FAX: (802) 775-6968 Adoption Records http://www.ahs.state.vt.us/ Department of Social Welfare - Agency of Human Services 103 South Main Street, Waterbury, VT 05671-1901 Phone: (802) 241-2319 - (800) 786-3214 [2] - FAX: (802) 244-1483 State Reunion Registry http://www.state.vt.us/srs/adopt/roots.htm Vermont Adoption Registry - Social & Rehabilitation Service 103 Main Street, Waterbury VT 05676 - Phone: (802) 241-2122 Reunion registries are located at the individual Probate Courts. Archives/Record Holdings http://www.sec.state.vt.us/archives/archdex.htm State Archives - 109 State St, Montpelier VT 05609-1103 Private Investigators License http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/title26/chap059.htm Board of Private Investigative - Armed Security Services - Office of Professional Regulation 109 State St. , Montpelier VT 05609-1101 Phone: (802) 828-2837 Experience: Two years of related experience. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Virginia http://www.state.va.us/ Driving Records http://www.dmv.state.va.us/ Department of Motor Vehicles - PO Box 27412, Richmond VA 23269 - Phone (804) 367-6602 Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Phone (804) 367-0538 (Richmond) - Phone (757) 461-1919 (Tidewater) Phone (804) 309-1500 (Western Virginia) - Phone (703)7 61-4655 (Northern Virginia) Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request and certification. Turnaround time is seven to ten days. Written request must include job applicant's full name, date of birth, license number, and signed release. State Vehicle Information http://www.dmv.state.va.us/ Department of Motor Vehicles - PO Box 27412, Richmond VA 23269 - Phone (804) 367-6602 Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Phone (804) 367-0538 (Richmond) - Phone (757) 461-1919 (Tidewater) Phone (804) 309-1500 (Western Virginia) - Phone (703)761-4655 (Northern Virginia) Fee per request. Worker's Compensation http://www.dol.gov/dol/esa/public/owcp_org.htm Worker's Compensation Commission - 1000 DMV Drive, Richmond VA 23220 - (202) 693-0031 Accountancy Board http://www.state.va.us/dpor/indexne.html Board of Accountancy - 3600 W Board, 5th Floor, Richmond VA 23230 Phone 804 367-8500 - Phone 804 367-9753 (TDD) Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name.

Secretary of State http://www.state.va.us/scc/division/clk/index.htm Document Control Center - Clerk's Office, Richmond, Virginia 23218 - Phone (804) 371-9733, Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission, and trade names. Vital Statistics http://www.vdh.state.va.us/misc/f_08.htm Office of Vital Records and Health Statistics James Madison Building, 2nd Floor, 109 Governor Street, Richmond Virginia 23218-1000 Information Line: Phone (804) 225-5000 ( RECORDING) Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has records from 1863 to 1896 and from 1912. For records between those years, write to the Health Department in the city where event

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occurred. Anyone can obtain records with a written release. Make certified check or money order payable to State Health Department. Marriage records are available for a fee. Include name, spouse's name, maiden name, date, city or county where license issued and reason for request. Turnaround time is eight weeks. Divorce records are available for a fee. Include name, spouses name, maiden name, divorce date and place, and reason for request. Turnaround time, eight weeks. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.dgif.state.va.us/ Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries 4010 West Broad Street, Richmond Virginia 23230 - Phone (804) 367-1000 Boat Registration http://www.dgif.state.va.us/ Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries 4010 West Broad Street, Richmond Virginia 23230 - Phone (804) 367-1000 Child Support Enforcement http://www.dss.state.va.us/ Division of Support Enforcement -730 East Broad Street, Richmond VA 23219 Phone (804) 692-1428 - FAX (804) 692-1405 - Toll-free 800-468-8894 [1] State Clearing House For Missing Children http://www.state.va.us/vsp/vsp.html Missing Children's Clearinghouse P.O. Box 27472, Richmond VA 23261 - Phone (804) 674-2026 - (800) 822-4453 Adoption Records http://www.dss.state.va.us/ Department of Social Services 730 East broad Street, Richmond Virginia 23219 - Phone (804) 692-1201 Archives/Record Holdings http://leo.vsla.edu/ Virginia State Library - 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 - Phone (804) 692-3592 Private Investigators License http://www.vipnet.org/commerce/index.htm Commonwealth of Virginia - Department of Commerce 3600 West Broad St, Richmond VA 23230. Phone (804) 786-7831 - FAX (804) 371-0250 Post Office Box 1475, Richmond, Virginia 23218 Experience: Must have been employed in investigative or supervisory capacity in private security services business for three years. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Washington http://www.state.wa.us/ Driving Records http://www.wa.gov/dol/main.htm Department of Licensing - P O Box 9909, Olympia, Washington 98507-8500 Phone (360) 902-3600 - TDD (360) 664-8885 - Phone (360) 902-3900 for driver licenses questions. Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is seven to ten days. Written request must include full name, date of birth, driver license number, and reason for request. State Vehicle Information http://www.wa.gov/dol/main.htm Department of Licensing - P O Box 9909, Olympia, Washington 98507-8500 Phone (360) 902-3600 - TDD (360) 664-8885 Phone (360) 902-3770 option #5 for questions about vehicle and vessel titles and registrations, and license plates. Fee per request. Worker's Compensation http://www.wa.gov/lni/workcomp/worker.htm Department of Labor - Claims Correspondence -Department of Labor and Industries P.O. Box 44291 - Olympia Washington 98507-9131 Phone: 800-252-2513 Signed authorization of job applicant required to process a request. Authorization must include applicant's SSN, date of birth, complete name, and, if available, the claim number. There is no fee. Accountancy Board http://www.wa.gov/dol/main.htm Washington State Board of Accountancy 210 East Union, Suite H, P. O. Box 9131, Olympia Washington 98507-9131 Phone (206) 753-2585 - Fax (206) 664-9190 Phone (360) 664-1400 for questions about business and professional licensing Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.secstate.wa.gov/corps/default.htm Office of the Secretary of State - Corporations Division 505 E. Union, 2nd Floor, PO Box 40234, Olympia WA 98504-0234 Phone 360 753-7115 Service agent's name and address and date incorporated are available by phone or mail. Vital Statistics http://www.doh.wa.gov/topics/chs-cert.html Department of Health - Center for Health Statistics P.O. Box 9709, Olympia WA 98507-9709 - Phone (360) 753-4379 - (360) 352-2586 Birth and death records are available for a fee. State Office has records since July, 1907. For King, Pierce, and Spokane counties, copies may also be obtained form county health departments. County Auditor in county of birth has registered births prior to above date. Anyone can obtain records with a

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written release. Search information required: name of child, date of birth, place of birth, father's name, and mother's maiden name. Make certified check or money order payable to Department of Health. Marriage records are available at county level. Fee required. Please include name, marriage date, spouse's name, and city or county where married. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.wa.gov/wdfw/home.htm Natural Resources Building - 1111 Washington St. SE, Olympia WA • 98501 Phone (360) 902-2200 - TDD (360) 902-2207 - FAX (360) 902-2230 Boat Registration http://www.wa.gov/dol/main.htm Boating Programs Office - Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission 7150 Cleanwater Lane, KY-11 Olympia WA 98504-5711 Phone 206 586-2165 - TDD 360 664-3133. - Center 800 233-0321 State Clearing House For Missing Children http://www.wa.gov/wsp/wsphome.htm Washington State Patrol - Missing Children Clearinghouse PO Box 2347 - Olympia, WA 98507-2347 Phone (360) 753-3960 - (800) 543-5678 - FAX (360) 586-8231 Washington Crime Information Center Phone (206) 753-3960 - (800) 543-5678 Child Support http://www.wa.gov/dshs/dcs/foff.html Washington State Support Registry - PO Box 9008, 712 Pear Street, Olympia WA 98507-9008 Phone (360) 664-5000 - (800) 922-4306 - Fax (360) 664-5209 Phone (206) 586-3520 - (800) 442-5437 - Fax (206) 586-3274 Adoption Records http://www.wa.gov/dshs/ Division of Children and Family Services Office Building #2 - Olympia WA 98504 - Phone: 800-737-0617 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.secstate.wa.gov/archives/default.htm Washington State Archives 1120 Washington Street SE - P.O. Box 40238, Olympia, Washington 98504-0238 Phone Administration 360 753-5485 Phone Research 360 586-1492 Private Investigators License http://www.wa.gov/dol/main.htm Department of Licensing, Professional Licensing Services - Private Detective Licensing 2424 Bristol Court SW, Olympia, WA 98504 - P.O. Box 9045,Olympia, WA 98507-9045 Phone (206) 753-2585 - (360) 664-1400 for questions about business and professional licensing Fax (206) 664-9190 US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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West Virginia http://www.state.wv.us/ Driving Records httP://www.state.wv.us/dmv/default.htm Department of Motor Vehicles 1800 Washington Street East, Charleston WV 25317 - Phone: 304 348-0238 1800 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25317 - Phone: 800-642-9066 - 304-558-3900 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is 24 hours. Written request must include full name and license number. State Vehicle Information http://www.state.wv.us/dmv/default.htm Department of Motor Vehicles - Titles & Registration Division 1800 Washington Street East, Charleston WV 25317 - Phone: 304 348-0238 Fee per request. Complete state file can be purchased. Worker's Compensation http://www.state.wv.us/bep/wc/default.HTM 1321 Plaza East. Charleston W.Va. - Phone: 304 558-2667 - FAX: 304 558-1195 Worker's Compensation Fund Worker's Compensation records concerning current employees is by phone or mail. Information may not be used for pre-employment screening purposes. Written request should include the employee's full name. SSN, and a photocopy of the applicant's signed W-4 form. A signed release is required. Accountancy Board http://www.state.wv.us/wvboa/ West Virginia Board of Accountancy 201 L&S Building - 812 Quarrier Street, Charleston, West Virginia 25301-2617 Phone: (304) 558-3557 - Fax: (304) 558-1325 Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.state.wv.us/sos/ Secretary of State - Corporation Division State Capitol, Charleston WV 25305 - Phone: 304 342-8000 - Fax: 304 348-0900 Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission, trade names are available by phone or mail. Vital Statistics West Virginia Division of Vital Statistics - Bureau of Public Health Capitol Complex, Building 3, Room 516, Charleston WV 25305 - Phone: (304) 558-2931 Kanawha Clerk's Office, PO Box 3226, Charleston WV 25332 - Phone: (304) 357-0130 Ext. 0241 Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has birth records since. 1917, and death records since 1853. For earlier records, write to Clerk of Court, Commission of Kanawha County.

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Anyone can obtain records with a written release. Marriage and Divorce Records. Marriage records are available for a fee. Certified copies from 1964 are available. Prior to 1964 contact county clerk in county where license was issued. Include name, marriage date, and spouse's name. Turnaround time is three to four days. Divorce records from 1968 are available from state office. Records prior to 1968 are available at county level circuit clerk. Include name, spouse's name, and civil action number. Hunting and Fishing Licenses Department of Natural Resources - State Office Building Capitol Complex Building #3, Charleston, WV 25305 - Phone: 304-348-2783 Boat Registration Law Enforcement Division - Department of natural Resources - State Office Building Capitol Complex Building #3, Charleston, WV 25305 - Phone: (304) 348-2783 Child Support Enforcement Child Support Enforcement Division, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Capitol Complex, Building 6, Room 817, Charleston, WV 25305 Phone: (304) 558-3780 - 800-249-3778 [2] - FAX: (304) 558-4092 Adoption Records Department of Welfare, 1900 Washington St E, Charleston WV 25305 State Reunion Registry Mutual Consent Registry - Bureau of Human Resources - Office of Social Services Capitol Complex - Building 6 Room B-850, Charleston VA 25305 Archives/Record Holdings http://www.wvlc.wvnet.edu/culture/front.html Department of Culture & History Culture Center, Charleston WV 25305 - Phone: (304) 558-0220 Private Investigators License http://www.state.wv.us/sos/ West Virginia - Secretary of State - Licensing Division Private Investigator Licensing, The State Capitol, Charleston WV 25301 Experience: three years as a private detective, investigator or member of a US government investigative service; a sheriff or member of a city or state police department. Or at least one year of training in investigative work at an accredited state college or university. Credit also given for bachelor's and master's degrees, extension and correspondence institutions. Or, at least one year of supervised training in investigative industry with a licensed private detective agency. US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Wisconsin http://www.state.wi.us/ Driving Records http://www.dot.state.wi.us/dmv/dmv.html Wisconsin Department of Transportation: Division of Motor Vehicles P. O. Box 7917, Madison, WI 53707 - Phone: (608) 266-2237 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time: 24 hours. Written request must include name, date of birth, and driver license number. State Vehicle Information http://www.dot.state.wi.us/dmv/dmv.html Wisconsin Department of Transportation: Division of Motor Vehicles P. O. Box 7917, Madison, WI 53707 - Phone: (608) 266-2237 Worker's Compensation HTTP://www.dwd.state.wi.us/WC/ Workers Compensation Department Room 161 - 201 E. Washington Ave., Madison, WI 53703 Phone: (608) 266-1340 (Main Number) - Fax: (608) 267-0394 Worker's compensation records are not available for pre-employment screening purposes. Records are available only to employees involved in the claim. Accountancy Board http://badger.state.wi.us/agencies/drl/ Accountancy Board of Ohio, 77 South High Street, 18th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43266-0301 Phone: (614) 466-4135 - Fax: (614) 466-2628 Document Sales: P.O. Box 7840, Madison WI 53707-7840 Phone: (608) 266-3358 - FAX: (608)267-6933 Will confirm license by phone. No Fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://www.state.wi.us/agencies/sos/ Wisconsin Corporate Division - Office of the Secretary: Location: 30 W. Mifflin, 10th Floor, Madison, WI 53702, Madison WI 53707-7848 FAX: 608-266-3159 - Phone: 608-266-8888 Service agent's name and address and date incorporated are available by phone or mail. Vital Statistics http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/VitalRecords/index.htm Wisconsin Vital Records, P.O. Box 309, Madison, WI 53701 - Phone: (608) 266-1371 (608) 2661372 Birth and death records are available for a fee. State Office has scattered records earlier than 1857. Records before October, 1907, are very incomplete. Anyone can obtain records with a written release. Marriage records are available for a fee. Send an SASE. Include name, marriage date, full and maiden name, and the city and county where married. Specify relationship to either party or

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other reason for request. Divorce records are available for a fee. Include name, maiden name, divorce date, city and county specify relationship to either party or other reason for request. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/NaturalResources.html Department of Natural Resources - Bureau of Fisheries Management 101 S. Webster Street - PO Box 7921, Madison, WI 54707 - Phone: 608-266-1877 Boat Registration http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/NaturalResources.html Boating Law Administrator - Law Enforcement Division - Department of Natural Resources 101 S. Webster Street , P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707 - Phone: 608-266-2141 Child Support Enforcement http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/Children/index.htm Wisconsin Bureau of Child Support 1 W. Wilson Street , Madison, WI 53707-7935 Phone: (608) 266-9909 - Fax: (608) 267-3240 Adoption Records http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/Children/adoption/index.htm Division of Health & Social Services - Adoption Records Search Program P.O. Box 8916, Madison, WI 53708-8916 -Phone: (608) 266-7163 State Reunion Registry http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/Children/adoption/index.htm Wisconsin does not have a registry that allows adoptee and birth-parents to agree to a match. A search must be requested from the agency. Archives/Record Holdings http://www.wisc.edu/shs-archives/ State Historical - Society of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin, 816 State St, Madison WI 53706 Private Investigators License http://badger.state.wi.us/agencies/drl/ State of Wisconsin - Dept of Regulation & Licensing - Wisconsin Accounting Examining Board 1400 East Washington Avenue, P. O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8935 Phone: (608) 266-1397 - Fax: (608) 267-0644 US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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Wyoming http://www.state.wy.us/ Driving Records http://wydotweb.state.wy.us/ Department of Transportation - WYDOT Driver Services Section PO Box 1708, Cheyenne WY 82003-1708, 5300 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne, WY 82009 Phone: (307) 777- 4800 or (307) 777-4810 Driving records are available by mail. Fee per request. Turnaround time is 24 hours. Written request must include full name, date of birth, license number, and a SASE. State Vehicle Information http://revenue.state.wy.us/ Department of Revenue & Taxation Herschler Bldg., 2nd Floor West, 122 West 25th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0110 Phone: 307-777-7961 Fee required. Statewide and countywide bulk records can be purchased. Worker's Compensation http://wydoe.state.wy.us/wscd/ Worker's Compensation Division Herschler Building, 122 W 25th St, Cheyenne WY 82002-0110 Phone: 307 777-7441- Fax 307 777-5946 Worker's compensation records are available by mail or fax. Written request must include full name, SSN and a signed release authorizing access. There is no search fee. Fee per copy, Accountancy Board http://soswy.state.wy.us/ Accountancy Board Barrett Building, 2nd Floor, Room 217-218, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82002 Phone: (307) 777-7551 - Fax: (307) 777-6005 Will confirm license by phone. No fee. Include name. Secretary of State http://soswy.state.wy.us/ Secretary of State State Capitol Building, Cheyenne, WY 82002 Phone: (307) 777-7378 - TTY: (307) 777-5351 - Fax: (307) 777-6217 Service agent and address, date incorporated, standing with tax commission, and trade names are available by phone or mail. Vital Statistics http://wdhfs.state.wy.us/WDH/default.htm Wyoming Vital Records - Health and Medical Services 2300 Capitol Avenue - 117 Hathaway Building, Cheyenne WY 82002

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Phone: (307) 777-7657 - TTY: (307)777-5648 - FAX: (307) 777-7439 Birth and death records are available for a fee. State office has records since July, 1909. Anyone can obtain records with a written release. Marriage and divorce records are available from 1941 by mail for a fee. A release is required. Search information required: full names of husband and wife, date of event, and the county where the event occurred. Turnaround time is one week. Hunting and Fishing Licenses http://gf.state.wy.us/ Wyoming Game and Fish Department - Information Section 5400 Bishop Blvd , Cheyenne WY 82006-0001 - Phone: 800 842-1934 Boat Registration http://gf.state.wy.us/ Wildlife Law Enforcement Coordinator - Wyoming Game & Fish Department 5400 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne WY 82006 - Phone: 307-777-4579 Child Support Enforcement http://dfsweb.state.wy.us/ Child Support Enforcement Section - Division of Public Assistance - Dept. of Family Services Hathaway Bldg., Cheyenne WY 82602 - Phone: (307) 777-6084 Adoption Records http://wdhfs.state.wy.us/WDH/default.htm Department of Health 2300 Capitol Avenue, 117 Hathaway Building, Cheyenne WY 82002 Phone: (307) 777-7657 - TTY: (307) 777-5648 - FAX: (307) 777-7439 Archives/Record Holdings http://www-wsl.state.wy.us/ Department of Administration & Information Supreme Court & State Library Building, 2301 Capitol Avenue, Cheyenne WY 82002-0060 - Phone: 307-777-7281 Private Investigators License http://soswy.state.wy.us/ Secretary of State - State Capitol Building Cheyenne, WY 82002 Phone; (307) 777-7378 - TTY: (307) 777-5351 Fax: (307) 777-6217 US COURTS BY STATE http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/casecort.htm

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National Records You may find the information presented in this section helpful for a variety of purposes, especially when attempting to locate an individual. National sources include regional and national federal government records. We've included national organizations that operate independent of the government, but maintain records compiled and indexed on a nationwide basis. Federal Hotline Phone 800 688-9889 TTY users, phone 800 326-2996 Web Site Address: http://fic.info.gov/ The Federal Hotline provides information about federal agencies, departments, and offices: addresses, phone numbers, divisions, etc. Library of Congress http://marvel.loc.gov/ Library of Congress - Information Office Washington DC 20540, Main Phone 202 707-5000 - Reference Center 202 707-5522 National Archives http://www.nara.gov/ The National Archives, Constitution Avenue, Washington DC 202 501-5402 National Archives & Records, Military Archives Division, Washington DC 20408 Bureau of Census US Census Home Page http://www.census.gov/ Finding Treasures in the US Federal Census http://www.firstct.com/fv/uscensus.html 1660 N Walnut St, Pittsburgh KS 66762 National Personnel Records Center Web Site: http://www.nara.gov/regional/stlouis.html Next of kin NPRC Branch of Service Military Personnel Records, 9700 Page Blvd, St Louis MO 60197-4638 Military Records Facility, 9700 Page Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63132-5100 Civilian Records Facility, 111 Winnebago St, St Louis MO 63118-4119 Army Phone 314 538-4261 Air Force Phone 314 538-4243 USN, USMC, Coast Guard Phone 314 538-4141 Civil Service Commission Office of Personnel Management, Employee's Records Center, Boyer PA 16017 Phone 412 794-3141 Social Security Administration Web Site http://www.ssa.gov/ Location Services, 6401 Security Blvd, Baltimore MD 21234 - Phone 800 772-1213 Internal Revenue Service Web Site: http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/ Washington DC

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Interpol Web Site: http://www.kenpubs.co.uk/interpol-pr/ Headquarters in Lyon, Quai Charles de Gaulle, 69006 Lyon, France Phone 33 4 72 44 70 00 Phone (USA) 202 272-8383 - Fax 33 4 72 44 71 63 US Justice Department Web Site: http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/ Immigration & Naturalization INS, 421 I Street NW, Washington DC 20536 Phone 202 633-5231 Department of State Passport Service Web Site: http://travel.state.gov/passport_services.html Passport Office, Department of State, Washington DC 20520 Selective Service Commission Web Site: http://www.sss.gov/ PO Box 4638, North Suburban IL 60197-4638 - Phone 708 688-6888 Department of Justice Federal Prison System Web Site: http://www.bop.gov/ Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locate Service -Office of Communications and Archives. 320 First St, NW, Washington DC 20534 - Phone 202 307-3126 Federal Witness Protection Program Department of Justice, 1001 G St NW, Washington DC 20430 - Phone 202 307-3126 National Reunion Registry & Press Service PO B ox 355, Bulverde TX 78163-0355 - Phone 210 438-4177 Department of Commerce Web site: http://www.doc.gov/ Phone 202 377-2000 Securities & Exchange Commission Web Site: http://www.sec.gov/ E-mail: [email protected] Office of Investor Education and Assistance Headquarters - 450 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20549 Phone 202 942-7040 Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement Web Sites:http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/opa/facts/csenew.htm http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/index.html National Clearinghouses for Missing Children United States Web Site: http://www.ncmec.org/ National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Suite 550 2101 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA 22201-3077 Phone 703 235-3900 24-hour Hotline 800-843-5678 Fax 703 235-4067

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The Salvation Army Web Sites: http://www.salvationarmy.org/ http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/home.htm Email: [email protected] The Salvation Army National Headquarters 615 Slaters Lane, Alexandria, VA 22313 Telephone 703 684-5500 - Fax 703 684-3478 Call for Assistance 800-SAL-ARMY American Red Cross Web Site: http://www.crossnet.org/ To find your local American Red Cross: http://www.crossnet.org/where/where.html Tracing and International Social Services (ISS): http://www.crossnet.org/intl/trace.html Attn: Public Inquiry Office, 6th floor -8111 Gatehouse Road, Falls Church, VA 22042 Phone 703-206-7090 National Reunion Registry & Press Service Web Site: http://www.militaryusa.com/ P.O. Box 355 Bulverde, TX 78163-0355 - Phone 512 438-4177 Canada Royal Canadian Mounted Police Federal Aviation Administration, US Department of Transportation Phone 613 993-7424 Federal Aviation Administration Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center PO Box 25082, Oklahoma City OK 73125 - Phone 405 680-6231 ext 3 Will confirm license, rating, type and medical record by phone. No fee. Include per inquiry: name, date of birth or SSN. Aircraft Records US Department of Transportation - Federal Aviation Administration Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, PO Box 25082 - AAC-250, Oklahoma City OK 73125 Phone 405 680-6231 ext 1 Will confirm ownership, address, date of registration and description by phone. Records are computerized by number (tail number). If not known, a record search may be accomplished by name

Federal Records Centers Web Site: http://fic.info.gov/

California Serves Arizona, Southern California Counties, including; Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura and Clark County Nevada. Los Angeles 24000 Avila Road, Laguna Niquel CA 92607-6719 - Phone 714 643-4229 Records available by mail. Include per inquiry: Name, date filed, case number, agency box number, FRC location number. San Francisco Serves California except Southern California, Hawaii, Nevada except Clark County and the Pacific Ocean area. 1000 Commodore Drive, San Bruno CA 94066 - Phone 415 876-9001

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Records available mail. No search fee. Include per inquiry: Name, date filed, case number, agency box number, accession number, FRC location number.

Colorado Serves Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, south Dakota, Utah and Wyoming Denver Federal Center, Building 48, Denver CO 80025 - Phone 303 126-0804 Records are available by mail. No search fee. For each inquiry include: Name, date filed, case number, RFC location number.

Georgia Serves Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee 1577 S Joseph Ave, East Point GA 30344 - Phone 404 763-7477 Records are available by mail. No search fee. For each inquiry include: name, date filed, case number, accession number, agency box number, RFC location number

Illinois Serves Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. 7358 South Pulaski Road, Chicago IL 60629 - Phone 312 353-0162 Records are available in person by appointment.

Kansas Serves Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. 2312 East Bannister Road, Kansas City MO 64131 - Phone 816 926-7272 Records available by mail. No search fee. Include per inquiry: name, date filed, case number, agency box number, accession number, FRC location number.

Massachusetts Serves Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. 380 Trapelo Road, Whaltham MA 02154 - Phone 617 647-8104 Records available mail. No search fee. Include per inquiry: Name, date filed, case number, agency box number, accession number, FRC location number.

New York Serves New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Building 22 Mot , Bayonne NJ 07002 - Phone 201 823-7545 For records prior to 1967 - New York, Northeast Region 201 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014 Records available mail. No search fee. Include per inquiry: name, date filed, case number, agency box number, accession number, FRC location number.

Pennsylvania Serves: Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, & West Virginia 5000 Washington Ave, Philadelphia PA 19144 - Phone 215 951-5588

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Records available by mail. No search fee. Include: name, date filed, case number agency box number, FRC location number.

Texas Serves Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. PO Box W. Felix Street, Fort Worth TX 76115 - Phone 817 334-5525 Records are available by mail. No search fee. For each inquiry include: name, date filed, case number, accession number, agency box number, RFC location number

Washington Serves Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. 6125 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle WA 98115 Phone 206 553-4501 Records are available by mail. No search fee. For each inquiry include: name, date filed, case number, accession number, agency box number, RFC location number.

National Archives Web Site: http://www.nara.gov/ Regional Archives: http://www.nara.gov/regional/nrmenu.html Mailing and Visiting Address National Archives and Records Administration 7th Street, Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20408

Government Bookstores Web Site: http://www.access.gpo.gov/ Phone 202 512-0000 Alabama CPO, 2021 4th Ave N, Birmingham AL - Phone 205 731-1056 California CPO C-Level ARCO Plaza, 505 S Flower St, Los Angeles CA - Phone 213 894-5841 CPO, 450 Golden Gate Ave, Room 1023, San Francisco CA - Phone 415 556-0643 Colorado GPO, 1961 Stout St, Room 117, Denver CO - Phone 303 844-3964 GPO, 720 N Main St, Pueblo CO - Phone 719 544-3142 Florida GPO, 400 W Bay St, Room 158, Jacksonville FL - Phone 904 791-3801 Georgia GPO, 275 Peachtree St NE, Room 100, Atlanta Georgia - Phone 404 331-6947 Kansas GPO, 120 Bannister Mall, 5600 E Bannister RD, Kansas City MO - Phone 816 765 2256 Illinois GPO, 219 S Dearborn St, Room 1365, Chicago IL - Phone 312 353-5133 Massachusetts GPO, 10 Causeway St, Room 179, Boston MA - Phone 617 565-6680

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Michigan GPO, 477 Michigan Ave, Suite 160, Detroit MI - Phone 313 226-7816 New York GPO, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 110, New York NY - Phone 212 264-3825 Ohio GPO, 1240 E 9th St, Room 1653, Cleveland OH - Phone 614 469-6956 GPO, 200 N High St., Room 207, Columbus OH - Phone 614 469-6956 Oregon GPO, 1305 SW 1st Ave, Portland OR - Phone 503 221-6217 Pennsylvania GPO, 100 North 17th St, Philadelphia PA - Phone 215 597-0677 GPO, 1000 Liberty Ave, Room 118, Pittsburgh PA - Phone 412 644-2721 Texas GPO, 1100 Commerce St, IC 50, Dallas TX - Phone 214 767-0076 GPO, 801 Travis St, Houston TX - Phone 713 653-3100 Washington GPO, 915 Second Ave, Room 194, Seattle WA - Phone 206 442-4270 Washington DC, GPO, Main Bookstore, 710 N Capitol St NW, Washington DC - Phone 202 2752091 GPO Farragut West, 1510 H Street NW, Washington DC - Phone 202 653-5075 GPO, Retail Sales Outlet, 8660 Cherry Lane, Laurel MD - Phone 301 953-7974 Wisconsin GPO 517 E Wisconsin Ave, Room 190, Milwaukee WI - Phone 414 264-3825

Religious Sources Denomination's Regional Central Archives Adventual Library Aurora College Aurora IL 60507 American Baptist Historical Society Samuel Colgate Baptist, Historical Library, 1100 South Goodman St., Rochester NY 14620 American Catholic Historic Association Department of Archives & Manuscripts, Catholic University of America, Washington DC 20017 - Phone 202 635-5079 American Jewish Archives Hebrew Union College, 3101 Clifton Ave’ Cincinnati OH 78767 Archives of Episcopal Church 606 Rathervue Place, Austin TX 78767 Library of the American Congregational Assoc., 14 Beacon St, Boston MA 02108 The Salvation Army Missing Persons' Service, PO Box 15899, 900 W 9th St, Los Angeles CA 90015-0899

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The Church of Lattter Day Saints Web Site: http://www.lds.org/Main.html Nearest Family History Center: http://www.genhomepage.com/FHC/fhc.html LDS, 50 East North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 Phone 801 240-2331- Fax 800 531-1798 LDS, Historical Society of the Reformed Church of America 21 Seminary Place, New Brunswick NJ 08901 LDS Church Archives - Historical Department 50 E North Temple St, Salt Lake City UT 84150 Lutheran Archives Center 7301 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia PA 19119 Mennonite Historical Assoc. Bethel College, North Newton KS 67117 Presbyterian Historical Assoc. 425 Lombard St, Philadelphia PA 19147 Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives, 901 Commerce, Suite 400, Nashville TN 37203 United Methodist Historical Library - Beeghley Library, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware OH 4305

Adoption Records For Foreign Born Citizens Adoptees born in a US territory or dependency may direct inquiries to the proper government agencies to obtain birth information and/or confirmation of death. Here is a list of addresses for the appropriate agency: American Samoa Office of the Territorial Registrar, Government of American Samoa, Pago, American Samoa 96799 Canal Zone Panama Canal Commission, Vital Statistics Clerk, APO Miami Fl 34011 Puerto Rico Division of Demographic Registry and Vital Statistics - Department of Health PO Box 11854, Fernandez Juncos Station, San Juan Puerto Rico 00910 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Director of Medical Services Department of Medical Services Saipan Mariana Islands 96950 Virgin Islands (US) St Thomas, Registrar of Vital Statistics, Charlotte Amalie St Thomas Virgin Islands 00802 Registrar of Vital Statistics, Charles Harwood Memorial Hospital, St Croix Virgin Islands 00820

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Other Searches For searchers attempting to locate people in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, or England, search and support groups in those countries may be of assistance. Direct your inquiries: Australia Adoption Jigsaw, 20 McKenzie Rd, South Australia 5113 Adoption Jigsaw GPO Box 5260 BB, Melbourne, Victoria Australia 3001 Adoption Jigsaw WA Inc PO Box 252, Hillary's, Western Australia 6025 Adoption Triangle PO Box 576, Strathfield NSW 2135 Jigsaw Queensland PO Box 67, Kedron QLD 4114, Canada Adoption Connection PO Box 1674, Brandon, Manitoba Canada R7A 6S3 - Phone 204 727-4902 Birthparent & Relative Group 5317 145 Ave, Edmonton, Alberta Canada T5A fE9 Parent Finders National Headquarters, 3960 Westridge Ave W, Vancouver BC Canada V7V 3Hy Phone 604 583-1309 Searchline of Canada 64 Holbourn Ave, Nepean, Ontario Canada K2C eH1 Triad, PO Box 5114, Station A, Calgary, Alberta Canada T2H IxI England Ariel Bruce, 6 Regent Square, London England WC1H8HZ War Babes 15 Plough Ave, South Woodgate, Birmingham England B32 3TQ New Zealand Jigsaw Inc, PO Box 28-037, Remuera Auckland 5, New Zealand 09 523-3460

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