Public Records Directory Blog

Santa Barbara has become one of the many counties in the United States to provide an online, searchable sex offender database for its citizens. The database is called Offender Watch, and it is managed by the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s office.
The site provides a slide-show introduction describing how to use the new system. The slide-show also […]

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Watching the news or reading your daily news paper is a reminder that we are deep in election season. Among critical issues such as the environment, immigration, and the economy, another hot button topic among candidates is campaign finance.
Campaign finance refers to how money is raised for election campaigns. Some have concerns that […]

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In the world of open government records, 2008 has been exciting year in Pennsylvania. In February 2008, the Governor of Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell, signed an open records bill which created the presumption that all government records are open to the public, absent a few exceptions. If a government agency refuses to make certain […]

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Are you concerned that a criminal is in your neighborhood?  Or perhaps you’ve seen someone participating in suspicious activity.  Reviewing the Most Wanted pages can be a great way to set your mind at ease, or help your state and country apprehend dangerous criminals.  People on the Most Wanted list include bank robbers, extortionists, kidnappers, […]

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