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How to Obtain County Courthouse Records - Click here!
By PI-GeorgeMartin, (DT)
May 19, 2010 3:19 PM PT

Which are the main types of courthouse records.

County courthouse records are all public records resulting from county court proceedings. There are two main types of courthouse records - criminal records and civil court records. Criminal records are records of people who have committed crimes and were convicted by the court. Civil records are records regarding civil cases such as property transactions, divorces, adoptions and so on.

The information contained in each courthouse record can be different in each US state. The reason for this is in the difference in the regulations regarding public record information between states. However all courthouse public records contain information about the person and the matter of the court proceedings.

How to get public courthouse records?

One way to obtain public courthouse records is by requesting them from the county courts. While this is the only way to obtain official copies of records, it has many drawbacks - you need to know which court has the records you need, you need to pay a fee for every record you want to get and you need to wait some time before getting the records.

< p align=justify>A better way to get county courthouse public records is by an online search. You can search from your home or office and you can search all US courts for records at the same time. In addition you will not need to pay anything for the records you want to view and you will be able to see them right away.