Whether investigating a party or witness in anticipation of trial, attempting to verify an individual’s identity, or simply conducting exploratory research before initiating a legal action, public records serve an absolutely vital role.As the name suggests, “public records” are indeed accessible to the public. But does that mean that it’s the most prudent course of action to obtain the records sought by using only those resources freely available?Quite often, public records obtained through the open web may have attendant flaws that could end up costing money in the long run, while eating up more of your valuable time in the process.To be more specific, there are five prominent flaws with relying on free sources for your public records inquiries.1. They may be incompleteAlthough some free websites can boast the provision of some public records information on an individual, very few, if any, can offer a comprehensive public records search that captures data from multiple sources. In oth...
