Alabama Disables Vehicle Record Access Site

Three months ago, the Alabama Motor Vehicle Division launched two searches for Vehicle Title and Registration records. However, this past week the MVD temporarily disabled these two searches at www.revenue.alabama.gov/motorvehicle/mvinfo.html. The reason for this stoppage is that the access program allowed people to retrieve personal identification data associated with vehicle registration or title without asking users to verify they had legal authorization to access the records. The Division is working to correct this oversight and make the data accessible to those with a legitimate (DPPA) purpose. No time estimate has been posted.

There are two other record search features still operational at this web page. A Vehicle Information Check provides limited vehicle information, but includes lienholder data. Also an Abandoned Motor Vehicle Information Service is provided. Occasional requesters may use a credit card for a $6.00 fee per search. Ongoing users may access as approved, subscribers of Alabama Interactive - the NIC affiliate for the state.


Missouri Highway Patrol Opens New Criminal Record Access Site

The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Criminal Record & Identification Division, recently instituted a new program for the online access and retrieval of criminal records. The data includes felonies, misdemeanors, and selected municipal ordinance violations. The site is www.machs.mshp.dps.mo.gov. A user must create an account and use of a credit card is required. There is a $10.00 fee for each search plus a 'convenience fee' for each transaction. This convenience fee is $1.00 for 1 to 3 records, but when more than 3 records are ordered a sliding scale is used which varies from 3% to 2.6%. Once an account is created, users may submit the name, date of birth, and/or social security number of a person.

Requesters receive all Missouri open record criminal history information related to the individual - meaning convictions, arrests within 30 days, pending charges and suspended imposition of sentences during probation. All completed records are emailed in a PDF format to the user's account, usually within seconds unless further research is need to determine a disposition. For additional information, visit the site or call the Highway Patrol at 573-526-6153.

Federal Courts at Northern District Illinois to Move

In the Northern District of Illinois, both the US District Court and US Bankruptcy Court Western Divisions located in Rockford, IL will move into a new facility sometime in the Spring of 2011. The new address will be 327 S. Church. The Zip Code and phone numbers will remain the same. The old address is 211 S. Court Street. The original anticipated move date was to be November 2011, but this has been put back several times due to construction delays.

Also of note, the Bankruptcy Court Western Division has adjusted the new case filing sequance for 2011. All cases filed in the Western Division (Rockford) for calendar year 2011 now begin using a sequance starting at 80,000. Case numbering for cases filed in the Eastern Division remain unchanged. As always, the two-digit year shall always precede the number assigned.