Public Records Search Guide - LexisNexis

Public Records Search Guide

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Why use the LexisNexisTM services at ? for public-records research?

? Because LexisNexis offers the most extensive collection of public records information available. Drawn from 1,100 sources--nearly 1.5 billion individual and business records-- and growing continually, LexisNexis public records include: ? person locators ? business locators ? real property records ? personal property records ? business and corporation information ? judgments and liens ? civil and criminal court filings ? verdicts and settlements ? licenses

? Because you can use it in a host of applications. Here are just a few examples: ? simplify due diligence ? locate elusive parties, witnesses, defendants, judgment debtors, child support obligors, pension beneficiaries, heirs, and others ? track ownership of assets ? find bankruptcy history ? verify facts such as license status and history, a company's exact name, and so on ? trace an individual's business affiliations ? review Secretary of State filings ? gather competitive intelligence

? Because LexisNexis public records information is current. For example, our property information is, on average, 120 days more current than our competitors. Also, we provide important details about our public records information-- such as coverage, currentness, and frequency or update in our source descriptions.

? Because the LexisNexis services are fast and reliable. Our efficient online system returns your search results very quickly--an average response time of 10 seconds or less-- and you can count on the availability of the LexisNexis services more than 99% of the time.

? Because LexisNexis features enhance the value of the information available. For example, you can: ? narrow or expand your search results ? use special characters, connectors, and search commands to find just the information you need ? save searches for automatic updates ? keep search results for additional review later in the day ? save or print your search results

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page SEARCH TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11 Special Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Basic Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Advanced Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Advanced Search Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Cost-Effective Searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

U.S. PUBLIC RECORDS INFORMATION ON THE LEXISNEXIS SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-38 Bankruptcy Filings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Business Locators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Corporate Filings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Civil and Criminal Court Filings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Judgments and Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Jury Verdicts and Settlements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Person Locators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Personal Property Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Real Property Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Public Records Information by State or Type . . . . . . . . . . 36 LexisNexisTM SmartLinxTM Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Page NON-U.S. PUBLIC RECORDS INFORMATION ON THE LEXISNEXIS SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-44 Aircraft Registrations, Business Locators,

Real Property Locators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

RELATED MATERIALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-60 Dun & Bradstreet Materials -- Business Reports . . . . . . . 46 Dun & Bradstreet Materials --

Other Company Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Experian? Business Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Expert Witness Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Additional Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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U.S. PUBLIC RECORDS

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