Public Records and More Can Now Be Found Online

So, can you tell me about that drug possession charge?” “Is there a reason you have so many traffic violations?” Even a few years ago, questions like these would have been shocking. Personal information was has always been available in public records, but it was far more difficult to access.

Now this fresh novel website BeenVerified has simplified the process of accessing public information, making it both easy and affordable for people to find out publicly available information about you. That might leave you wondering: what are public records; what kind of information do public records contain; who can access public records; and how does someone access public records?

People from all over the country can now have easy access to public record information thanks to BeenVerified. Just look at what one customer shared during her use of the site:

"Someone offered to drive my daughter home from soccer practice... so I looked them up on BeenVerified and you won't believe what I found out."

Many people mistakenly believe that public records only include government records. On the contrary, public records include any type of record that collects information about people and is available to the public. While they include any of the records that governmental bodies must maintain, they also include information collected for other purposes and by some private entities.

This confusion is understandable; each individual’s public record information is based upon that individual’s interaction with record-keeping organizations, whether governmental or private. Therefore, the details in your public record may be more or less extensive than the details in someone else’s record, depending on the extent of your interactions with record-keeping organizations.