Request For Government Public Records Online

By Claire Dowell


Obtaining Iowa Public Records means you have to head to the state's Office of the Attorney General and submit a request there. Citizens are granted access to the documents because they are part of the public domain, as stated in the Freedom of Information Act. However, not everything that is written on a public document is available for public access. Some are deemed confidential and are kept away from the public in order to maintain the right to privacy of other people. A person can only have full access to a document if he or she owns the document, is the lawyer of the owner, or has the consent from the people who has authority over the documents.

When searching for the documents, make sure that you have the proper request form. Head to the office of the Attorney General and ask which form you are supposed to be filling out or you can download it from their official website. Complete the form with the required details and send it back to the office with a valid ID and a list of your contact information. There are fees that you need to pay for the documents, payable by money order or a certified check. Fees are not subject for a refund regardless of the search results. If you are aware of the exact county and office has the documents you want to request for, you can also conduct your search there.

The usual return period for every transaction usually takes a couple of weeks. If you want to get the records sooner than that, you can opt for a rush service for an additional fee. Also, make sure that the information you are providing are accurate because that will be crucial in finding the right record. It will also help if you can provide the exact year that the record was finalized because that will narrow down the search category further.

Public files are often used for running background checks on other people. Employers refer to them so they can hire competitive and law-abiding employees. Landlords use them so they can carefully pick who they accept as tenants. Some, like those who are about to be married, refer to the files to get an idea what kind of people they are associated with.

Another way you can obtain public records is through online service providers. There are a number of them on the Internet but not all of them can be considered as reliable. Remember that not all information that you find on the Internet are necessarily true. Prior to choosing, run a background check on the ones that you are considering of using. Try going over the reviews of past clients and see if the business has a reputation of being a reliable information provider.

There are two kinds of websites where conduct a Records Search: those that render fees and those that offer their services for free. Websites that render fees have the ability to compile an extensive version of public documents, at times even able to include the confidential details. Free websites do enough researching to put together the basic details of the files.




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