Thursday 18 September 2014

Where To Search For Public Records?

By Claire Dowell


The Freedom of Information Act is implemented by Minnesota. This means that the state of Minnesota public records is opened to the local residents. Residents then have the freedom to access or request it anytime they find it necessary.

There are a number of public documents that residents of Minnesota can access. One of the most popular is the birth certificate. Other documents include the death certificate, marriage and divorce licenses. These documents contain details about the event that took place. Details about the death of an individual are documented only on a death certificate. The same goes for other types of document like marriage detail, it contains important details about the marriage that took place. Documents such as the criminal records in Minnesota are also one of the documents that the residents can access. The document would have information about the crimes that an individual has committed.

The documents are used by the residents for several different reasons. Birth certificates are used in almost any legal transactions as it proves one's identity. Government transactions would also call for a copy of a marriage, divorce or death certificate depending on the transactions made. Criminal records, on the other hand are source of information when checking the background of an individual.

There are guidelines that should be followed when planning to obtain a copy of any of the public documents of the state. Although requesting each document may have a separate process or guideline, one needs to know the basic requirements to proceed with any search. It is important that one can provide the basic information of the document that is being requested since it will be used to start the search. The personal information of the one who requested the document is also necessary because it will be used to verify the one's identity and relationship to the owner of the document. The state of Minnesota only releases copies of the public document to the person on the file and the immediate family; otherwise a special request has to be made. Requesting for any document would cost a certain amount and this would depend on the type of document and where the request is made.

Different government offices in the state of Minnesota manage the public documents. Records of birth, marriage, death and divorce can be obtained from the Vital Records Section at the Department of Health office. The office of the Department of Public Safety in Minnesota is responsible for keeping the criminal records of the state. All of these documents are available at the Local Registrar office in the county where the incident has been registered. Mail request can also be sent to the state office if going to any office is not possible but the results can be delivered only after a few days since the request was sent.

Requesting for a copy of Minnesota public records government issued files can now be done online. This makes the search process easy and fast. Residents can easily make the request without spending or waiting too long to get a copy of the file.




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