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PRRN members are hands-on public record researchers and document retrieval specialists for hire. They visit government agencies in person to quickly access records. They can be relied upon for strong knowledge on searching at the courthouses and recording offices. Search here to locate a PRRN Member by county or parish and by the type of public record you need.
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Jurisdiction Alert
GA and NM Court Copy Fees increase Effective July 1, 2010 Per statute, the copy fee for a court record document obtained at any county level court in Georgia has increased from $.25 to $.50. A similar increase took place in New Mexico, where the $.50 copy fee was raised to $.75.
Fresno Superior Court Closes Fowler Branch
Effective April 30, 2010, the Fresno County Superior Court closed the Fowler branch courthouse. The Fowler branch heard civil, small claims and traffic cases. All current cases and many records moved to the branch court in Selma. Case files older than 2008 were moved to the archives in Fresno. Fowler’s phone number was disconnected. The phone number for Selma is 559-457-6399.
Los Angeles CourtsLos Angeles County announced severe cutbacks in court locations and services, including the following:
• 17 Courtrooms will be closed
• The fifth floor clerk's office at the Clara Foltz Criminal Justice Center (also known as the Criminal Courts building) will be closed. Cashier functions, criminal background checks, criminal case file requests and certification will only be available at the second floor clerk's office.
• Employer, or "bulk" criminal name searches will no longer be available at the Criminal Courts Building; they will be performed at courthouses handling criminal cases but will be processed along with all other clerical requests, delaying service response time.
Arizona Justice Courts A huge inconsistency among the Arizona Justice Courts for fees charged still exists. There is a mandated fee of $24 that the Justice Courts will charge to do a name search. But there is no mandated fee when the public asks for a specific case file. However, at least 28 or 1/3 of the Justice Courts charge an additional $24 to pull a record file when a specific case number or docket number is given. The charge can be based on a per case or per name basis, or at the discretion of the clerk. This interpretation is not per the guidelines of the Administrative Offices of the Courts (AOC) and is not the procedure followed in the AZ Superior Courts. Reportedly, the AOC is considering implementation of a statewide fee schedule/regulation on limited jurisdiction courts. Thanks to the folks at PDQ Legal Services for providing us an updated list of the Justice Courts that do charge this additional fee.
AZ - Santa Cruz County Superior Court
Santa Cruz County Superior Court is closed on Fridays now until further notice. Thanks to the folks at PDQ Legal Services for alerting us to this situation.
NH - Hillsborough County Superior Court - Northern District
Effective December 23, 2009, the Hillsborough County Superior Court - Northern District in Manchester will close its building for renovation. Case files may be searched at the Southern District courthouse located in Nashua. Both courts will continue to operate separately from the Nashua location. It is expected that the Northern District will not return to its courthouse until mid 2011. Thanks to the folks at County House Research Inc. in Philadelphia for alerting us to this situation.
Fire Closes Attleboro, Massachusetts District Court
The Attleboro, Massachusetts District Court is closed indefinitely due to extensive smoke and water damage caused by a fire that happened on May 22, 2009. Name searches can still be conducted at a neighboring courthouse, but access to record files is unavailable until further notice.
Thank you to County House Research, Inc for this news.
California The DMV and many other state offices are closed the first and third Friday of each month. This closure is meant to help address the state's budget deficit.
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