{"id":1430,"date":"2015-02-17T12:14:37","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T17:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debjnelson.com\/?page_id=1430"},"modified":"2024-11-11T08:21:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T13:21:59","slug":"investigatelocal-dmv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/debjnelson.com\/?page_id=1430","title":{"rendered":"InvestigateLocal: DMV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">MARYLAND<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mddcpress.com\/foia_pia\/records-maryland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A-Z records in MD &#8211;\u00a0MDDCPress <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maryland open data portal<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>COMPANIES &#8211; DMV<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>DC <a href=\"https:\/\/corponline.dcra.dc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">corporate charters<\/a>\u00a0(free registration required)<\/p>\n<p>Maryland <a href=\"https:\/\/egov.maryland.gov\/BusinessExpress\/EntitySearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">corporate charters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Virginia <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scc.virginia.gov\/clk\/bussrch.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">corporate charters<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>COURTS &#8211; DMV<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>DC Superior <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dccourts.gov\/superior-court\/cases-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Superior Court <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dccourts.gov\/court-of-appeals\/e-filing-search-cases-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Court of Appeals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maryland\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/casesearch.courts.state.md.us\/casesearch\/\">courts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/online.flippingbook.com\/view\/691761\/\">Journalist&#8217;s Guide to Maryland&#8217;s Legal System<\/a><\/p>\n<p>VA <a href=\"http:\/\/courts.state.va.us\/caseinfo\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">courts<\/a>\u00a0 and <a href=\"http:\/\/virginiacourtdata.org\/\">virginiacourtdata.org<\/a> (statewide bulk data for criminal courts)<\/p>\n<p>Federal courts\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacer.gov\/findcase.html\">PACER<\/a> (registration required + fee per page viewed)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Install the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recapthelaw.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RECAP<\/a> extension on Chrome and Firefox and get many PACER documents for free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/scholar_courts?hl=en&amp;as_sdt=4,21\">Google Scholar<\/a> (all federal court opinions; for\u00a0state courts, only appellate and supreme court opinions)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.broadcastify.com\/\">Broadcastify<\/a> &#8211; Live and archived police, aircraft, vessel scanners by location<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.courtreference.com\/\">Courtreference<\/a> Links to all 50 states&#8217; courts and, for each state, what kinds of cases are filed where. (Note that many states\u00a0don&#8217;t have statewide searches available; you have to search county by county.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hallofjustice.sunlightfoundation.com\/\">Hall of Justice<\/a> &#8211; Sunlight Foundation compilation of national and state criminal justice datasets<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>HEALTH DATA &#8211; DMV<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.countyhealthrankings.org\/\">Countyhealthrankings.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><b>LICENSES &#8211; DMV<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brbpub.com\/freeresources\/pubrecsitesOccStates.aspx\">Any state<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brbpub.com\/freeresources\/pubrecsitesOccDC.aspx\">D.C.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maryland <a href=\"http:\/\/dllr.maryland.gov\/pq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brbpub.com\/freeresources\/pubrecsitesOccVirginia.aspx\">Virginia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>PHONE DIRECTORIES &#8211; DMV<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dexpages.com\/\">DexPages<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">POLICE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openmhz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OpenMHz<\/a> to listen to police and fire radio nationwide<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>PRISONS &#8211; DMV<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dpscs.state.md.us\/inmate\/\">Maryland prisoner locator<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinmatelocator.com\/\">TheInmateLocator.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bop.gov\/inmateloc\/\">Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><b>PROPERTY &#8211; DMV<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>DC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/otr.cfo.dc.gov\/page\/real-property-tax-database-searchDistrict government\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Property search <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/propertyquest.dc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Property Quest\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Owner, ward, police district, census and street view <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxpayerservicecenter.com\/RP_Search.jsp?search_type=Sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">by address<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Maryland\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Statewide<a href=\"https:\/\/sdat.dat.maryland.gov\/RealProperty\/Pages\/default.aspx\"> property records<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For <a href=\"http:\/\/mdlandrec.net\/main\/index.cfm\">digital images<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Montgomery County, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montgomerycountymd.gov\/apps\/DHCA\/pdm_online\/pdmfull.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">property, rental, licensing, etc<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/realestate.alexandriava.gov\/index.php?action=address\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alexandria<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/realestate.alexandriava.gov\/index.php?action=address\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arlingtonva.us\/departments\/realestate\/reassessments\/scripts\/dreadefault.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arlington<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arlingtonva.us\/departments\/realestate\/reassessments\/scripts\/dreadefault.asp\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/icare.fairfaxcounty.gov\/search\/commonsearch.aspx?mode=address\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fairfax<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/icare.fairfaxcounty.gov\/search\/commonsearch.aspx?mode=address\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www04a.pwcgov.org\/realestate\/LandRover.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prince William County<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www04a.pwcgov.org\/realestate\/LandRover.asp\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DMV<\/strong>\u00a0Washington Post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/realestate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Real estate search<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/realestate\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><b>POLITICS &#8211; DMV<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/aboutus\/ncslservice\/state-legislative-websites-directory.aspx\">NCSL State Legislature Website Directory<\/a> has links for finding bills, statutes, testimony<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Legislation<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maryland \u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mgaleg.maryland.gov\/webmga\/frmSearch.aspx?advanced=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Search<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mgaleg.maryland.gov\/webmga\/frmTrackingMain.aspx?pid=trackpage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tracking<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.richmondsunlight.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Richmond Sunlight<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.umd.edu\/dbfinder\/list?query=proquest+congressional&amp;facet-search=&amp;queryScope=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Legiscan<\/a> National search of <em><strong>state<\/strong><\/em> legislation<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Campaign contributions and lobbying<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Opensecrets.org\/states<\/a> federal campaign contributions by state<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maryland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>State of Maryland <a href=\"https:\/\/lobby.ethics.state.md.us\/publishedreports\/search_campcontrs.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ethics Commission campaign contributions search page <\/a>| <a href=\"http:\/\/ethics.maryland.gov\/lobbyists\/listing\/\">lobbying search page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/campaignfinancemd.us\/Public\/ViewCommittees\">Campaign contributions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.followthemoney.org\/database\/StateGlance\/state_lobbyist_clients.phtml?s=MD&amp;y=2012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Followthemoney.org for Maryland<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vpap.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virginia Public Access Project<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MARYLAND A-Z records in MD &#8211;\u00a0MDDCPress Maryland open data portal COMPANIES &#8211; 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