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New Online Site for
Searching Delaware Trade, Business, and Fictitious
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Delaware
requires the registration of Trade, Business and Fictitious Names for persons,
firms or associations engaging in or transacting any business within the state.
These registrations are filed in the Office of the Prothonotary for each county
where business is transacted. The Delaware State Courts recently unveiled a new
searchable web page to view these registrations. Go to
http://courts.delaware.gov/Courts/Superior%20Court/?trade_names.htm.
Please
note that the DE Secretary of State offers a free site to view business
information as well. Check an entity name for corporate status, file number,
incorporation/formation date, registered agent name, address, phone number and
residency at https://delecorp.delaware.gov/tin/GINameSearch.jsp.
Also, the
DE Department of Finance provides a free search of business licenses at https://dorweb.revenue.delaware.gov/bussrch/.
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| New Motor Vehicle Services
in New Mexico |
The New
Mexico DMV recently contracted with New Mexico Interactive to provide all
electronic media requests of driving record histories and vehicle records.
Records are available to subscribers who meet federal and state standards
(DPPA). For vehicle records, one record showing registration, lien, and title
information is generated. The VIN or
plate number must be submitted - a name search is not available.
The annual
subscription fee is $75.00 for up to 10 users. Monthly billing is provided. The
fee for either a driving record or vehicle record is $4.95. A non-hit result
incurs a fee. Both single inquiry and batch modes are available for driving
records.
For vehicle records, one record showing registration, lien, and title
information is generated. The VIN or
plate number must be submitted - a name search is not available.
Also, New
Mexico Interactive provides a driver monitoring program for a subscribers that
wish to monitor driving records for violations and suspensions. The program
works on a monthly basis. The user supplies a driver list for a fee of $.12 per
driver for each month checked (the check can go back in time). If there is
activity, the system automatically generates a driving record for the $4.95 fee.
Activity includes moving violations and withdrawal actions. The program is
available for DDPA permissible use clients including employers and insurance
companies. Also, sometime during the first quarter of 2010 New Mexico
Interactive will launch a Youthful Driver Check that operates on a similar
basis.
For
more information call New Mexico Interactive at 877-660-3468 or visit the Online
Services section at www.mvd.newmexico.gov.
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Delaware
Consolidates Two JP Courts |
In
late December 2009, two New Castle County Justice of the Peace Court locations
closed and consolidated operations into a new facility. Court #15, which was
located in Claymont, officially closed. Court #11 which was located at 61
Christina Road in New Castle moved into the new Consolidated Court #11 location
at 2 Penns Way #100, also in New Castle.
Effective December 23, 2009, all DUI matters and Hispanic
arraignments for New Castle County are to be held at this new Court #11
location.
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West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles
Moves |
The West
Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles recently moved into 5707 MacCorkle Ave SE,
Ste 200 Charleston 25317. Also new
mailing addresses were established of driving record and vehicle records
matters.
For
driving record matters use Compulsory
Insurance Section, Driving Records, PO Box 17020 Charleston 25317, 304-558-4444. For vehicle record
matters use Vehicle Records, Box 17150, Charleston 25317,
304-558-0282.
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Washington State Driver
Records |
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The state
of Washington recently launched a new online service that permits a driver to
request his/her own record at https://fortress.wa.gov/dol/dolprod/dsdiadr/. Requesters can
view and print a PDF copy of the record. There is a $10.00 fee and use of a
credit card is required. The driver's SSN must be on file.
Note that Washington offers a free online inquiry called Driver
Status Display. The user may verify if a person has a valid WA DL, CDL, ID Card,
Motorcycle Endorsement or Permit. All responses are in a yes or no format, no
personal information is provided. Visit
https://fortress.wa.gov/dol/dolprod/dsdDriverStatusDisplay/.
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New
PRRN Look-up Feature Warns of Shortcomings at Certain Online Record Access
Sites |
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The Public
Record Retriever Network (PRRN) has long been a resource to find a reputable,
local onsite researcher of public records. A
new feature has been added when a county, parish, or city is chosen to
find a researcher at www.prrn.us or www.brbpub.com/prrn/search.aspx. A warning now shows on the
screen if a government online system from that jurisdiction does not display
the same results compared to searching at the local courthouse. While most
government search sites provide a degree of value, too often these government
online resources provide inadequate or incomplete records. This is because the
online search is simply not displaying the same content as shown when using the
facilities at the local courthouse.
Some of
the typical shortcomings noted for the online search of court records include
missing cases, incorrect/missing IDs, wrong charge codes, missing dispositions,
lack of sentence details, and missing probation updates/violations. The date
range of online records online is often much shorter compared to searching
in-person.
These same
shortcomings are consistent for recorded documents as well. For example, at some
recorder search sites the domestic relations judgments/court papers may not be
viewable, older records are missing, identifiers lacking, and records posted
online lag weeks behind.
To view an example, using one of the web sites mentioned above, view a
county from Minnesota.
These government
online sites do provide a supplemental search service. Unfortunately, many
business entities are using these supplemental online resources as the sole
search in that locale - even when a high degree of due diligence is required.
And this is in spite of the warnings and disclaimers shown at these
sites.
At this
time, over 15% of U.S. counties are noted for shortcomings, and the list is
growing.
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