tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48011894144380721592011-04-21T16:29:01.828-07:00Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07809921098427068884noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801189414438072159.post-25708319268623077902007-06-19T18:10:00.000-07:002007-06-29T06:59:42.808-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br />FEDERAL</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A. Statutes, Bills and Legislative History</span><br /><br />Statutes:<br /><br />U.S. Code: <a href="http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml">United States Code Search</a><br />- uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml<br />- searchable via keyword or Title browse<br /><br />Bills & Legislative History:<br /><br />Library of Congress: <a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/">THOMAS</a><br />- thomas.loc.gov/<br />- Coverage back to mid-1980's<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">B. Regulations and Agencies</span><br /><br />Regulations:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html">Code of Federal Regulations</a><br />- www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html<br />- searchable via either keyword or individual Title<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html">Federal Register</a><br />- www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html<br />- searchable via keyword, date or browsing<br /><br />Agencies:<br /><br />United States Government Agencies: <a href="http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml">USA.gov</a><br />- www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml<br />- index of links to federal agencies<br /><br /><a href="http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/Executive.shtml">Executive Branch</a><br />- www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/Executive.shtml<br /><br /><a href="http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/Judicial.shtml">Judicial Branch</a><br />- www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/Judicial.shtml<br /><br /><a href="http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/Legislative.shtml">Legislative Branch</a><br />- www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/Legislative.shtml<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">C. Court Opinions, Forms, Rules and Dockets</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.law.emory.edu/cms/site/index.php?id=2997">Emory Law School Federal Courts Finder</a><br />- www.law.emory.edu/cms/site/index.php?id=2997<br /><br />Supreme Court of the United States<br />- <a href="http://www.supremecourtus.gov/">Official site</a>: www.supremecourtus.gov/<br />- <a href="http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/index.html">Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute</a>: http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/index.html<br />- <a href="http://www.oyez.org/">Oyez.org Supreme Court Media</a><br /><br />United States Courts of Appeals<br />- <a href="http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/">1st Circuit</a><br />- <a href="http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/">2nd Circuit</a><br />- <a href="http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/">3rd Circuit</a><br />- <a href="http://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/">4th Circuit</a><br />- <a href="http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/">5th Circuit</a><br />- <a href="http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/">6th Circuit</a><br />- <a href="http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/">7th Circuit</a><br />- <a href="http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/">8th Circuit</a><br />- <a href="http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/">9th Circuit</a><br />- <a href="http://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/">10th Circuit</a><br />- <a href="http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/">11th Circuit</a><br />- <a href="http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/">Federal Circuit</a><br />- <a href="http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/">D.C. Circuit</a><br />- Tip: official sites follow the following format - www.ca1.uscourts.gov/- </span> <http: gov=""><span style="font-size:100%;"> changing the court identifier as appropriate, e.g. ca9, cadc, cafc.<br /><br />United States District Courts<br />- <a href="http://www.txnd.uscourts.gov/">Northern District of Texas</a><br />- Tip: official sites, use the following format -</span><http: gov=""><span style="font-size:100%;"> www.txnd.uscourts.gov/- changing the court identifier as appropriate, e.g. txnd, msnd, waed<br /><br />Dockets<br />- <a href="http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/psco/cgi-bin/cmecf/ecf-links.pl">PACER Service</a><br />- requires registration<br />- not free, but inexpensive<br /><br /><br />D. General Federal Sources<br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/unclesam">Google's Uncle Sam</a><br />- www.google.com/unclesam<br />- Google search limited to government sites<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fedworld.gov/">FedWorld.gov</a><br />- www.fedworld.gov/<br />- gateway to federal information<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >STATE</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a href="http://www.lawsource.com/also/usa.cgi?tx"><br />American Law Sources On-Line (Texas) </a></span><http: com="" also="" tx=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />- http://www.lawsource.com/also/usa.cgi?tx<br />- the "Swiss Army knife" of Texas law<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A. Statutes, Bills Legislative History</span><br /><br />Statutes:<br /><br /><a href="http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/statutes.html">Texas Statutes</a><br />- </span> <http: us="" statutes="" html=""><span style="font-size:100%;">tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/statutes.html<br /><br />Bills and Legislative History:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/"> Texas Legislature OnLine</a><br />- </span> <http: us=""><span style="font-size:100%;">www.capitol.state.tx.us/<br />- coverage back to 1989<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">B. Regulations and Agencies</span><br /><br />Regulations:<br /><br /><a href="http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.viewtac"> Texas Administrative Code</a><br />- </span><http: us="" pls="" pub="" viewtac=""><span style="font-size:100%;">info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.viewtac<br /><br /><a href="http://texinfo.library.unt.edu/texasregister/"> Texas Register</a><br />- </span><http: edu="" texasregister=""><span style="font-size:100%;">texinfo.library.unt.edu/texasregister/<br />- searchable via either keyword or browsing<br /><br />Agencies:<br /><br /><a href="http://www2.tsl.state.tx.us/trail/agencies.jsp">TRAIL List</a><br />- </span><http: us="" trail="" jsp=""><span style="font-size:100%;">www2.tsl.state.tx.us/trail/agencies.jsp<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">C. Court Opinions, Forms, Rules and Dockets</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.courts.state.tx.us/"> Texas Courts</a><br />- </span><http: us=""><span style="font-size:100%;">www.courts.state.tx.us/<br />- Court of Appeals and Supreme Court opinions, forms, rules and dockets available via the individual courts' sites linked here. Lower jurisdiction courts are a mixed bag.<br /><br /></span><br /></http:></http:></http:></http:></http:></http:></http:></http:></http:><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4801189414438072159-2570831926862307790?l=finditfree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07809921098427068884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4801189414438072159.post-88874119643460520022007-06-19T14:06:00.000-07:002007-06-29T07:01:57.073-07:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A. Public Records -- General Sources</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.netronline.com/public_records.htm">Public Records Online Directory</a><br />- www.netronline.com/public_records.htm<br />- links to public record resources<br /><br /><a href="http://www.searchsystems.net/">SearchSystems</a><br />- www.searchsystems.net<br />- directory of services (free and for-fee)<br /><br /><a href="http://craigball.com/hotlinks.html">Craig Ball directory</a><br />- craigball.com/hotlinks.html<br />- many links to public records<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blackbookonline.info/">BlackBookOnline</a><br />- www.blackbookonline.info/<br />- Links to investigative tools<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">B. Professional Licenses</span><br /><br />1. Texas<br /><br /><a href="http://www.license.state.tx.us/">Texas Dept. of Licensing and Regulation</a><br />- www.license.state.tx.us<br /><br /><a href="http://www.brbpub.com/pubrecsitesOcc.asp?st=TX">Texas Licensing Boards</a><br />- www.brbpub.com/pubrecsitesOcc.asp?st=TX<br />- links to Texas agencies<br /><br />2. Multistate<br /><br /><a href="http://www.clearhq.org/boards.htm">North Am. Directory of Regulatory Boards and Colleges</a><br />- www.clearhq.org/boards.htm<br />- directory of professional licensing agencies<br />- U.S. and Canada<br /><br /><a href="http://www.brbpub.com/pubrecsitesOccStates.asp">BRB Directory</a><br />- www.brbpub.com/pubrecsitesOccStates.asp<br />- directory of licensing boards<br /><br /><a href="http://www.abms.org/">American Board of Medical Specialities</a><br />- www.abms.org<br />- search certifications of doctors<br />- free registration required<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">C. Criminal Records</span><br /><br />1. Texas<br /><a href="https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/DPS_WEB/APP_PORTAL/index.aspx"><br /></a><a href="https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/dps_web/Portal/index.aspx">Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Records Service</a><br />- records.txdps.state.tx.us/dps_web/Portal/index.aspx<br />- free access to the Texas Sex Offender Registry<br />- fee charged to access Criminal History Conviction Database<br /><a href="http://168.51.178.33/webapp/TDCJ/index2.htm"><br />Texas Department of Criminal Justice Offender Information Search</a><br />- 168.51.178.33/webapp/TDCJ/index2.htm<br />- offenders currently incarcerated in Texas prisons<br /><br /><a href="http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm">State and Local Government on the Net</a><br />- http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm<br />- search by jurisdiction or under the topic page for "Public Safety"<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dallascounty.org/applications/english/record-search/intro.html">Dallas County</a><br />-dallascounty.org/applications/english/record-search/intro.html<br /><br />2. Federal<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nsopr.gov/">Department of Justice National Sex Offender Registry</a><br />- www.nsopr.gov/<br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.bop.gov/">Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator</a><br />- www.bop.gov/<br />- data on federal inmates currently incarcerated or released since 1982<br /><br /><a href="http://pacer.uspci.uscourts.gov/">PACER U.S. Case / Party Index</a><br />- pacer.uspci.uscourts.gov/<br />- searchable by criminal cases only<br /><br />3. Other states and international<br /><br /><a href="http://www.virtualchase.com/topics/criminal_records.shtml">Virtual Chase Criminal Records</a><br />- www.virtualchase.com/topics/criminal_records.shtml<br />- Links to available criminal records searches at the state, federal, and international levels<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">D. Vital Statistics: Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Records</span><br /><br />1. Texas<br /><br />Birth Certificates: <a href="http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/default.shtm">www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/default.shtm</a><br />- records available from 1903 to present<br />- records less than 75 years old require a signed notarized release from the person of record or immediate family member<br /><br />Death Records: <a href="http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/default.shtm">www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/default.shtm</a><br />- records available 1903-current<br />- records less than 25 years old require a release from immediate family member.<br /><br />Marriage records: <a href="http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/default.shtm">www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/default.shtm</a><br />- records available from 1966 to present<br />- state will only supply a verification; copies must be obtained from the county.<br /><br />2. Tarrant and Dallas County<br /><br />Tarrant County marriage records:<br /><a href="http://ccanthem.co.tarrant.tx.us/search.aspx?cabinet=marriage">ccanthem.co.tarrant.tx.us/search.aspx?cabinet=marriage</a><br /><br />Dallas County marriage records: <a href="http://www.realestate.countyclerk.dallascounty.org/search.aspx?cabinet=marriage">www.realestate.countyclerk.dallascounty.org/search.aspx?cabinet=marriage</a><br /><br />3. Multistate<br /><br /><a href="http://www.vitalchek.com/">VitalChek</a><br />- www.vitalchek.com </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />- birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates<br />- links to states' regulations for obtaining copies<br /><br /><a href="http://www.genlookups.com/">Genlookups</a><br />- www.genlookups.com/<br />- directory of volunteer genealogists<br />- state by state directories of vital records<br /><br />Searchable Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes<br />- <a href="http://home.att.net/%7Ewee-monster/deathrecords.html">http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/deathrecords.html</a><br />- <a href="http://home.att.net/%7Ewee-monster/vitalrecords.html">http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/vitalrecords.html</a><br />- hit or miss links<br />- some sites charge fees<br /><br /><a href="http://www.uscerts.com/">USCerts</a><br />- www.uscerts.com/<br />- for ordering certified and uncertified copies of birth, death, marriage, and divorce records from Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio,Tennessee, Texas, and Utah<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm">National Center for Health Statistics</a><br />- www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm<br />- where to write for vital records (state by state)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">E. Real & Personal Property Records</span><br /><br />1. Texas<br /><a href="https://direct.sos.state.tx.us/acct/acct-login.asp"><br />Texas Secretary of State Direct Access System</a><br />- direct.sos.state.tx.us/acct/acct-login.asp<br />- inexpensive<br /><br />2.Tarrant &amp; Dallas County<br /><br />Tarrant County:<br /><a href="http://ccanthem.co.tarrant.tx.us/search.aspx?cabinet=opr">ccanthem.co.tarrant.tx.us/search.aspx?cabinet=opr</a><br />- </span><span style="font-size:100%;">search by Grantor, Grantee, or Instrument Number<br />- includes images<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Dallas County:<br /><a href="http://www.realestate.countyclerk.dallascounty.org/search.aspx?cabinet=opr">realestate.countyclerk.dallascounty.org/search.aspx?cabinet=opr</a>.<br />- search by Grantor, Grantee, Legal Description, or Instrument Number<br />- coverage includes images from 01/01/1974<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">3. Texas Counties</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />Texas County Appraisal Districts - <a href="http://www.txtax.com/html/tcad.htm">txtax.com/html/tcad.htm</a><br />- some but not all offer free searches<br /><br />TaxNet - <a href="http://www.taxnetusa.com/">http://www.taxnetusa.com/</a><br />- links to county appraisal districts in Texas<br />- for-fee service<br /><br />Texas Land Records - <a href="http://www.texaslandrecords.com/">www.texaslandrecords.com</a><br />- free land index searching at 22 Texas counties<br /><br />Texas County Data - <a href="http://www.txcountydata.com/">www.txcountydata.com</a><br />- assessor and property information for many counties free<br />- search by owner name, address, or property ID number<br />- data includes owner, property address, legal description, taxing entities, exemptions, valuation, neighborhood, and more<br /><br />4. Multistate<br /><br />Courthouse Direct - <a href="http://www.courthousedirect.com/">www.courthousedirect.com</a><br />- links to free county courthouse records nationwide<br />- provides electronic images of real property documents<br />- grantor-grantee indices and geographically searchable databases for Texas counties<br /><br />Vision Appraisal -</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.visionappraisal.com/databases/">www.visionappraisal.com/databases/</a><br />- index to property records in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode island, Vermont, and Virginia<br /><br />Melissa data - <a href="http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/mapCounty.asp">www.melissadata.com/lookups/mapCounty.asp</a><br />- county maps<br />- zoom to street level<br />- free registration required<br /><br />5. International<br /><br />Journalismnet -</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.journalismnet.com/people/canadapersons.htm">www.journalismnet.com/people/canadapersons.htm</a><br />- Canadian property<br />- also sections on the US and UK<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >F. Motor Vehicle records</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />Texas driver records - <a href="http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/">http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/</a><br />- request by mail or submit form online<br /><br />Texas registration and titling - <a href="http://www.dot.state.tx.us/services/vehicle_titles_and_registration/personal.htm"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">http://www.dot.state.tx.us/</span></a><br />- request form<br /><br />Carfax vehicle history reports - <a href="http://www.carfax.com/">http://www.carfax.com/</a><br />- VIN number searches free<br /><br /><a href="http://www.landings.com/evird.acgi$pass*93250113%21_h-www.landings.com/_landings/pages/search.html">Landings</a><br />- www.landings.com<br />- airplane search<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >G. Other Interesting Investigative Sources</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />1. FACSNet - <a href="http://www.facsnet.org/sources/newssources/">http://www.facsnet.org/sources/newssources/</a><br />- Foundation for American Communications (FACS)<br />- search for experts by name, topic, or affiliation.<br /><br />2. Education Credentials (fee services)<br />- <a href="http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/secure_area/DVEV/dvev_bridge.asp">http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/secure_area/DVEV/dvev_bridge.asp</a><br />- <a href="http://www.degreechk.com/">http://www.degreechk.com/</a><br /><br />3. Blog Search Engines<br />- Google Blog Search - <a href="http://blogsearch.google.com/">blogsearch.google.com</a><br />- Technorati - <a href="http://www.technorati.com/">www.technorati.com</a><br />- Icerocket - <a href="http://www.icerocket.com/">www.icerocket.com</a><br /><br />4. WhoIs sites<br />- <a href="http://www.whois.sc/">www.whois.sc</a> (domain names)<br />- <a href="http://www.iana.org/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">www.iana.org</span></a> (IP addresses)<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >H. Freedom of Information</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />Reporters' Committee for Freedom of the Press<br />- <a href="http://www.rcfp.org/">www.rcfp.org/</a><br />- 50-state survey of access to electronic records and large selection of resources on Freedom of Information<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >I. Intellectual Property</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.uspto.gov/">U.S. Patents &amp; Trademarks</a><br />- www.uspto.gov<br />- search patent and trademark applications and registrations<br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/patents">Google Patents</a><br />- www.google.com/patents<br />- Google search of U.S. patents<br /><br /><a href="http://www.copyright.gov/">U.S. Copyrights</a><br />- www.copyright.gov<br />- search copyright registrations and DMCA ag</span>ents<br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4801189414438072159-8887411964346052002?l=finditfree.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07809921098427068884noreply@blogger.com2