State Resources
State Resources
One page per state covering the investigative resources that matter: Secretary of State, business registration, UCC filings, property and land records, courts, criminal records, professional licensing, vital records, unclaimed property, and whatever that state offers that others do not.
- California No criminal record check on anyone but yourself. Free business and UCC search. 58 separate county courts.
- Connecticut Free criminal conviction search by defendant name, and a Freedom of Information Commission with enforcement power.
- Florida Instant $24 statewide criminal history, the best free business search in the country, and a strong Sunshine Law.
- Maine A $31 online criminal check that includes pending cases, and a court portal that charges by the page.
- Massachusetts The annual street list, masslandrecords, iCORI limits, and the best records-appeal process in New England.
- New Hampshire No notary needed for the public conviction check, and an ombudsman who can order compliance.
- New York Free WebCivil and WebCrim court searches, ACRIS for city property, and a $95 criminal history search.
- Rhode Island A $5 state criminal check that includes pending prosecutions. Everything else is municipal.
- Texas A $3 criminal history search on anyone, a free statewide court portal, and a records act that presumes disclosure.
- Vermont A $30 conviction report on anyone, and land records held by 246 town clerks.