Statewide Public Records Business Search

The Statewide Public Records search helps you locate business information within a single state that may help you perform due diligence, litigation discovery, or competitive research. Results may include information about mortgages, deeds, real estate tax assessor records, bankruptcies, tax liens, judgment and liens, death, motor vehicle registrations, watercraft, phones, driver licenses, criminal records, professional licenses, hunting and fishing licenses, marriage, divorce, voter registrations, and UCC (uniform commercial code) Article 9 filings.

Before you begin this task:
  • Depending on your product subscription, you may not have access to this search.
  • Your DPPA (Driver’s Privacy Protection Act), GLBA (Gramm‐Leach‐Bliley Act), and DMF (Death Master File) permissible use selections appear at the bottom of the form. Click the links if you need to change your permissible use selections before you run a new search.
  • Enter information in at least one field. When you enter information into multiple fields, your search precision increases.
  • To search more broadly, complete fewer fields.
  • When you search common names, complete as many fields as you can to avoid large result sets.
  • To view source information for this search, click Source.
Procedure:
  1. Enter the name of the company.
  2. Enter the TIN (taxpayer identification number) or the FEIN (federal employer identification number).
    This is the number that the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) uses to identify a company for tax purposes (for example, 111222333).
  3. Enter the last name.
    Tip Toggle the Include Similar-Sounding Last Names switch ON to include or exclude names that match, sound like, or have a similar spelling.
  4. Enter the first name.
    Tip Toggle the Include Nicknames of First Name switch ON to include nicknames.
  5. Enter the middle name or the middle initial.
  6. Enter the street address with or without numbers.
    You can also include any other details (for example, Ave, St, Ct, or Blvd).
  7. Select the distance to search from the address.
    The default distance is 30 miles. To pinpoint the search, select the blank space above 5 miles.
  8. Enter the city.
  9. Select the state.
  10. Enter the ZIP Code (for example, 12345 or 12345-6789).
  11. Enter the county name.
  12. Enter a complete phone number with or without dashes, spaces, periods, or an area code (for example, 1234567891, (123)4567891, 123 456 7891, 123 4567891, 123-456-7891, 123.456.7891, 456-7891, or (123) 456 7891).
  13. Select a jurisdiction state name to limit the search to a specific filing jurisdiction.
  14. To associate your search with a customer or a topic, provide a label (for example, the customer's name or a topic name) in the Reference ID field.
    The History function lets you view the searches that are associated with a reference ID.
    Note Your organization may require a reference ID in a particular format. Additionally, the contents of this field may be automatically completed or the field may have restrictions that are configured by your administrator.
  15. Click Search.