Request For Government Public Records Online

By Claire Dowell


If you want to get your hands on Iowa Public Records, you can place a request at the state's Office of the Attorney General. Any member of the general public is given the right to access public records per the Freedom of Information Act. However, not all pieces of information found on the records are revealed to the public because some are considered confidential and the records' owners' right to privacy must be preserved. Only the records' owners, their legal representatives, and authorized individuals can access a full record.

To initiate a search, go to the Office of the Attorney General, secure the correct request form or download it from their official website and fill in all the necessary pieces of information. You will be required to present a government-issued ID so make sure you have that and do not forget to leave your contact information as well. There are certain fees for getting the records which are payable by a certified check or by money order. All fees are non-refundable regardless of whether the records are found or not. If you know the exact county and office that originally filed the records you want, you can place your request directly there.

It takes around two to three weeks to for every search process. If that is too long for you, you can indicate that you want a rush service, but that means you have to pay extra. Be vigilant in checking the information you are providing when making a search. Make sure that they are accurate because that will increase the chances of locating the right file. Include a year, if you know it, to further trim down the search category.

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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