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searchpublicrecords.com How to remove yourself from SearchPublicRecords.com
Also known as Civil Data Research, LLC
SearchPublicRecords.com lets you remove your own record for free, without a membership. You find your record and confirm by email. Removal, the site says, usually lands within 24 hours of the next database update. Civil Data Research, LLC runs it.
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- searchpublicrecords.com
- Method
- Online form, Email
- Privacy email
- privacyinfo@searchpublicrecords.com
- What you need
- Email address
- Cost
- Free
- Last updated
How to opt out of SearchPublicRecords.com
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Open the removal page
Go to the Remove Me From Website page in the SearchPublicRecords help center.
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Find your record
Search the database and pick the record you want gone. Only your own.
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Confirm by email
The site sends a verification email. A second email follows when the removal has been processed.
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Check the result
Removals usually take effect at the next database update, which the site says is most often about 24 hours. If the record still shows, clear your browser cache or history and look again.
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Use the privacy request page for a legal deletion
Residents of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, Utah and Virginia can file a deletion request on the state privacy rights page. Verify your identity. The site then responds within 30 days.
Watch out for
- Records come from public sources, so SearchPublicRecords warns that a record can still appear in background searches after a deletion request.
- New data with a different spelling of your name, other initials or another address can show up as a separate record and may need its own request.
- The privacy request email on the California registry is privacyinfo@searchpublicrecords.com, for requests that don't fit the form.
What SearchPublicRecords.com holds about you
- Full name and aliases
- Current address
- Address history
- Court and criminal records
What SearchPublicRecords.com is known to collect, not a check of your listing.
Does it come back?
SearchPublicRecords says new data with different spellings, initials or addresses may not be fully removable and repeat requests may be needed. Search your name every few months and file again if a new record appears.
Your rights
SearchPublicRecords is on the California data broker registry as Civil Data Research, LLC. Its 2024 registry figures list a median of 3 days to respond to deletion requests and to opt-out requests.
California: CCPA. If you live in California, the CCPA lets you ask a business to delete the personal information it holds about you and to stop selling or sharing it. Businesses generally have 45 days to respond.
California: the Delete Act. Data brokers that hold information on Californians must register with the state. California residents can use DROP, the state's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, to send one deletion request to every registered broker at once.
Other US states. Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon and a growing list of other states give residents a similar right to delete. Vermont, Texas and Oregon also make data brokers register with the state. Where no state law applies, the broker's own opt-out above still works for most people.
General information, not legal advice.
Frequently asked
Is removal from SearchPublicRecords free?
Yes. The site says you don't need to be a member and that removal costs nothing.
How long does removal take?
The site says it usually happens at the next database update, most often within 24 hours. A deletion request under state privacy law gets a response within 30 days after verification.
Can I remove someone else's record?
No. No. One request per person, and the site says you can only remove your own records.
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