Monday, May 20, 2013

Free New York Public Records Search

By Claire Dowell


Since the Freedom of Information Act has been implemented in the year 1978, the state of New York has become an open state. Being an open state means that the local residents can access New York public records whenever they need it.

The public records of New York are those that have been issued by any law enforcing agencies of the state. This can be the clerk office of the county for non-crime related files such as birth, death, marriage, and divorce files. The state police, justice department, traffic control, sheriff's office and other law enforcing agencies of the state can issue crime related reports such as arrest files, police reports and criminal records.

Each type of a public document is used in different ways. One may use birth certificates to prove his/her identity. The marital status of an individual can be proven by presenting the marriage or divorce license. Claiming the insurance of the deceased would call for a death certificate. Criminal records are used by employers to conduct a background check on the people who works for them. This can help them to filter out employees who may have criminal history.

One should know that the retrieval of any of the public documents in New York would cost a certain fee. Each file has its own corresponding fee depending on where it was obtained. The recorded information can be saved in different types of media forms. It can be in a printed form, microfilm or saved as a video file or in a CD. The requesting individual can request to have the information in any media type they wish to have the record with. It is important to indicate the basic information of the record that is being obtained along with one's personal information to make the search a lot easier.

The public document in New York is kept in several offices in the state. One can go to the office of the Vital Records Section to get a copy of a birth, marriage, divorce or death certificate. The office of the Department of Public Safety can provide copies of a criminal record. If going to the state office is not possible, a visit to the county clerk office can also help. Sending a mail request addressed to the state office is also possible but the requested document can be obtained after several days. There is an easier way to get the public document and that is with the help of the Internet.

Online retrieval of the public records in the state of New York is now becoming popular among the residents. The state has utilized the Internet to store government information on the World Wide Web in order to deliver necessary information to the people easily. Not only that it is convenient, it is a whole lot cheaper because it cuts the cost of travelling just to file the request. The requested file can then be obtained in just seconds instead of days or weeks.




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