| With the Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, | | | | The third option is to gather your Clermont |
| most court records except those involving | | | | County Court records online. This is far the |
| children and other certain crimes are a | | | | easiest and most convenient. No need to worry |
| matter of public record. This means that you, | | | | about standing in long lines or waiting on |
| or anyone else, has the right to request | | | | hold forever to get the information you want. |
| these records and view them at any time. So | | | | With a couple of clicks of the mouse, you can |
| what are the ways that you can do this? | | | | find out all the information you need to |
| | | | know. Paying a reputable third party will |
| The first involves going to the Clermont | | | | also help you gather information in other |
| County Court in person. You stand in line, | | | | states and counties as well. |
| and let the clerk know what it is you need. A | | | | |
| small fee is sometimes involved, but with | | | | You can conduct your own free Clermont County |
| electronic databases, these records are now | | | | Court Records search, but these can be |
| available immediately. The disadvantages of | | | | extremely time consuming. You have to know |
| this are that you will sometimes need a few | | | | all the places a person has lived, and other |
| hours of free time in order to get this done, | | | | info such as their date of birth and/or |
| as lines can be lengthy. In addition, you | | | | social security number. You then can go |
| will need to visit different courts depending | | | | online to search records, but you usually |
| on the information you are looking for. And | | | | must do it by county and if it is a civil or |
| if it is not in that county, you will have to | | | | criminal charge. There are also federal |
| go to the other places the person has lived, | | | | records, and all kinds of other things to |
| assuming you know them. | | | | look at. If you have a person that has lived |
| | | | in multiple states and counties, this could |
| The second is requesting records by phone. A | | | | take forever. In addition, you might need to |
| clerk will answer the phone and mail you the | | | | know aliases if they have used more than one |
| information you request. This takes longer | | | | name in their lifetime. |
| than going down to the Clermont County Court | | | | |
| and you will have to pay higher fees for | | | | By using a reputable website that charges an |
| having the information copied or printed and | | | | annual membership fee, you will be able to |
| mailed to you. You may also need a | | | | look up multiple people at the same cost. |
| substantial block of time depending on the | | | | However, if this is just a one-time thing |
| average hold time on the phone. | | | | than you should use a website that has both |
| | | | options. |