County Civil/Lawsuits Search

The County Civil & Lawsuits search identifies non-criminal lawsuits filed by or against an employee or company at the county in either upper or lower courts, as determined by monetary value set by the state or county. The County Civil & Lawsuits service is an important search to use when dealing with contractors, business partners and outsourcing companies. The County Civil & Lawsuits search is available to be searched by County only.

Typically, we are supplied 3 usable identifiers for an applicant:

• First and Last Name (sometimes a middle name or initial)
• Date of Birth (DOB)
• Social Security Number (SSN)

The researcher will utilize these identifiers when reviewing the index. A typical match is made using first and last name and DOB. The recent trend has been for courts to withhold SSNs from public indexes due to concerns over identify theft. When present, SSN will be utilized in the match.

Civil searches are almost exclusively name match only searches. Because civil cases are not criminal in nature, there is not a booking process that gathers identifiers. Instead, cases are filed by plaintiffs in civil court. In some instances the address of the defendant may be available for matching purposes.

This is a sample County Civil/Lawsuits Search report.