Public records are documents or pieces of information that are not considered confidential and generally pertain to the conduct of government.

Often, a courthouse will record the name of the individual that requested any public records. Marriage license information, however, can also be obtained from fee based services that will perform a public records search.Other than identification, there are few restrictions for requesting public records.

The county tax assessor appraises and determines property taxes for all real property in a county. The assessors' databases are available online, free of charge to anyone wanting to research property tax records. Available records include the taxpayer's name and address, the property's value and taxes paid and due.