Nationwide Court and Statute Information
http://www.ncsconline.org/index.html
This site provides free assistance in understanding public criminal records. State-by-state links to court system websites throughout the U.S. offer interpretations of criminal statutes, allow you to look up some case statuses, and provide contact information for courts.
California Statute Look-up
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
Free site lets you look up the interpretation of criminal and civil statute codes.
Sex Offender Searches
Links to free public criminal records searches in several states. Most records include physical characteristics, photograph, crime, and current address.
The Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW), coordinated by the U.S. Department of Justice, is a cooperative effort between Jurisdictions hosting public sex offender registries (“Jurisdictions”) and the federal government. These Jurisdictions include the 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, the District of Columbia, and participating tribes. This Website is a free search tool allowing a user to submit a single national query to obtain information about sex offenders through a number of search options.
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