Looking for Public Records?

Where can I get my birth certificate? Where can I find this person’s criminal record? How do I know my new neighbor is not a sexual offender?

These questions sound familiar? Or perhaps these are some questions you’ve been asking yourself. The Osceola library System offers access to many different types of public records, the trick is finding them…and in a timely manner at that!

The easiest way I find the answers to the above questions are:

Sourcebook to Public Record Information
REF 352.387 SOU – in the workroom and reference shelves
~ Contains information on where to find certain public records. Organized by state, and contains the address, website address, and phone numbers to state agencies, with explanations on what you can find.

Public Records Online
REF 025.06 PUB – Located in the law library
~ Contains a primer written in plain English on how to find different public records. Organized by state, it’s similar to the book above, but not as comprehensive.

Some of the information can be found on our Internet Links page

Happy hunting!