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People Search Functions
Person Search
Finding people is part art, part science. We provide the science by making available data and systems to help you efficiently conduct searches. Our systems allow you to combine data from thousands of different sources creating the most comprehensive collection of information about people in the United States. Data sources are updated daily and records may date back 30 or more years.
Deep Skip Search
Sometimes searches necessitate deeper investigation to find your subjects. We have made in-depth searches easier with the Deep Skip Search. Our customers have access to combined data from thousands of different sources creating the most comprehensive collection of information about people in the United States. Data sources are updated daily and records may date back 30 or more years. In addition, our advanced searching capabilities allow you to combine specific information such as: other last name, other city, other state(s), relative first name, and other relative first name, making searching for your subject faster and easier - saving you time and money. .
People at Work
AVS offers the capability to search over 250 million records of people connected with businesses to locate your subject in the People at Work search. You can locate officers, directors, small business owners and potential employees using our People at Work search function. Using the search results, along with the date range and our confidence level indicator (designated by a thermometer icon) you may be able to locate where your subject is working. Results usually include name, title, Social Security Number, company, address, phone number, and date range.
InstantID® and FraudDefender®
InstantID® and FraudDefender® are unique capabilities offered by AVS. InstantID® combines verification, validation and risk detection processes to instantly authenticate consumer and business identities, spot potential fraud or identity theft, and automatically flag discrepancies found on a person’s data, such as: invalid SSN, SSN issued prior to birth, SSN associated with a different person, SSN associated with a deceased person, invalid address(es), and disconnected phones (cell or land lines). InstantID® gives you an information score with potential risk indicators, rather than a pass/fail designation. The FraudDefender® score further flags high-risk warnings for consumer information. The higher the score, the more verified data is, allowing you to be confident in your consumer decisions.
Death Records
The Death Record Search provides an indispensable tool for locating information about “loved ones,” family, friends, and relatives. Information from Death Records Searches is often used in legal matters – to help locate dates related to death certificates and decreased person records. The facilities provided by Death Record Searches can also be used to support genealogy and family history researchers, providing clues and other subject information about ancestors and relatives. With the Death Records Search, AVS provides an essential service that is continually in high-demand. Included in the Death Records information is the name of the deceased, date of birth; date of death, and state and county residence at the time of death.
Businesses Search Functions (back to top)
Business Search
Business records contain information about businesses and government agencies. These records can help identify business relationships. AVS provides searching capabilities that allow you to combine specific information such as: company name, last name, first name, middle name, Social Security Number, street address, city, state, zip code, Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN), and phone number.
Corporation Filings
Corporation Filings search is another capability offered by AVS. Search for corporation filing records such as charter number, state of origin, record date, status, registered agent information, the Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN), and a list of corporate officers and directors. You can search this and all other general corporation filing information through Corporation Filing Search. You may combine specific information such as company name, last name, first name, middle name, street address, city, state, zip code, FEIN, and charter number to find what you are looking for.
National Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Filings
AVS provides the ability to search Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Filing Records. Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) is one of the Uniform Acts created in an attempt to harmonize the laws between sales and other commercial transactions in the United States. National UCC Filing records contain information from commercial lien filings. These records can help find assets used by businesses to secure commercial loans or to learn about financial relationships between individuals and businesses.
As provided by AVS, this search allows you to combine specific information such as: company name, last, first, and middle name, street address, city, state, and zip code. Find National UCC Filing records such as debtor and secured status, multiple secured and/or debtor parties, filing type, event, collateral and other general UCC information.
Internet Domains
AVS business searching capabilities allow you to combine specific information such as: company name, last, first, and middle name, domain name, street address, city, state, and zip code, to find Internet Domain information such as date created, date expired, registrant, and administrative and technical contacts.
Business InstantID® and FraudDefender®
Business InstantID® is another unique capability offered by AVS. Business InstantID® helps you make connections between businesses and their authorized agents. Business InstantID® provides a score that’s more useful than pass/fail. The FraudDefender® score further flags high-risk warnings for business and consumer information. The higher the score, the more verified data is, allowing you to be confident in your business decisions.
Assets Search Functions (back to top)
Motor Vehicles
AVS’ asset searching capabilities allow you to combine specific information such as: company name, last, first, and middle name, street address, city, state, zip code, Social Security Number, Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), and tag number. Find Motor Vehicle records such as owner (1) and owner (2) information, registrant (1) and registrant (2) information, lien and vehicle information.
The search results are not limited to automobiles. Motor Vehicle records typically include boats, trailers, RVs, and other assets registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Property Assessments
Property Assessment record searches are supported by AVS. Our searching capabilities allow you to combine specific information such as: company name, last, first, and middle name, street address, city, state, zip code, and parcel number. Find property assessment records such as seller name, all applicable addresses, land usage, sale and recording date, sale amount, assessed value, parcel number and other owner(s) information. You can run another report for additional records including the values such as land, market, and improvement.
For the best search coverage, AVS recommends searching both Property Deed (see the Property Deeds section) and Property Assessment records. Assessment records are typically added once a year while Deed records are added every time a deed transaction takes place. Therefore, both play a role as independent sources of information.
Property Deeds
AVS asset searching capabilities allow you to combine specific information such as: company name, last, first, and middle name, street address, city, state, zip code, and parcel number to find records including owner and seller name, sale amount, mortgage amount, sale and recording date, parcel number, document type, and land usage.
You can run a report that displays additional information including: county, loan type, amount and terms, lender name and title company.
For the best search coverage, we recommend searching both Property Deed and Property Assessment records. (See the Property Assessments section) Assessment records are typically added once a year while Deed records are added every time a deed transaction takes place. Therefore, both play a role as independent sources of information.
Watercraft
AVS provides customers with the asset search capabilities to generate information on watercrafts. Search for watercraft records using some or all of the following information: company name, last, first, and middle name, street address, city, state, zip code, hull ID, and vessel name.
Watercraft records may include: owner name, address, hull number, record type, date last seen and the vessel name. You can also run a watercraft report that displays more specific and detailed information on registration, title, and vessel information.
FAA Aircraft
AVS asset searching capabilities allow you to combine specific information such as: last, first, and middle name, company name, street address, city, state, zip code, and aircraft number.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records include: owners contact information, serial number, aircraft number, record type, and description. For no additional charge, you can run a report that displays more specific information such as status, date first and last seen, last action date, manufacturer and engine manufacturer name, type of aircraft, number of engines, take-off weight, engine horsepower, category, certification issue date, model, number of seats, cruising speed, and fuel consumption.
Licenses Search Functions (back to top)
Drivers Licenses
AVS provides customers the capability to search for Drivers License records using some or all of the following information: last, first, and middle name, license number, date of birth (DOB), street address, city, state, zip code, and Social Security Number.
Results may include: name, address, county, Social Security Number, date of birth, date of death, sex, race, restrictions, expiration and issue date, endorsements, motorcycle code, license type and number, hair and eye color, height, and weight.
Professional Licenses
AVS searching capabilities allow you to combine specific information such as: last, first, and middle name, company name, Social Security Number, street address, city, state, zip code, and license number. Remember that Professional License types vary by state. So be sure to check coverage before running a search.
Professional License records include: full name, address, Social Security Number, license number, state, status, and type, profession/board, sex, phone number, issue, expiration, and last renewal date.
FAA Pilots
The AVS FAA Pilots search for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Pilot records uses some or all of the following information: last, first, and middle name, street address, city, state, and zip code.
Records retrieved include: full name, address, record type, and medical certification information (class, certification and expiration date).
For no additional charge, you can run a report that displays more specific FAA information such as: letter, certification type, expiration date, and ratings.
Hunting/Fishing Licenses
AVS searching capabilities allow you to combine specific information such as: last, first, and middle name, Social Security Number, street address, city, state, and zip code.
Hunting/Fishing License results vary by state, but may include: full name, Social Security Number, address, gender, date of birth, license number, date, and type, home state, and license state.
Concealed Weapons Permits
AVS License Search capabilities allow you to combine specific information such as: last, first, and middle name, Social Security Number, street address, city, state, and zip code.
Concealed Weapon Permit results vary by state, but may include: full name, Social Security Number, address, gender, date of birth, license state, permit number and type, registration and expiration date.
Voter Registrations
AVS License searching capabilities allow you to combine specific information such as: last, first, and middle name, Social Security Number, street address, city, state, and zip code.
Voter Registration results vary by state, but may include: full name, Social Security Number, address, gender, date of birth, occupation, last vote date, registration and expiration date, political party, and state of registration.
Federal Firearms & Explosives
AVS License searching capabilities allow you to combine specific information such as: last, first, middle, and trade name, Social Security Number, street address, city, state, zip code, and license number.
Federal Firearms & Explosives results include: license and trade name, Social Security Number, premise and mailing address, business phone, license number and type, expiration date, county, region, and IRS district.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Controlled Substances
AVS provides the capability to generate information related to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). You can search a person records for DEA Controlled Substances by using some or all of the following information: last, first, middle, trade and company name, Social Security Number, street address, city, state, zip code, and license number. Results usually include: name, address, Social Security Number, business type, registration number, drug schedules, and expiration date.
Courts Search Functions (back to top)
Bankruptcy
AVS Court searching capabilities allow you to combine specific information such as: last, first, and middle name, company name, Social Security Number, Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN), street address, city, state, zip code, and case number.
Bankruptcy records include debtor (and additional debtor) name, Social Security Number, address, case number, date filed, court location, and filing type.
You can run a Bankruptcy report that displays more specific and detailed information including: filing and disposition date, filing type and status, liabilities, assets, attorney and trustee information, and creditors’ meeting date and location. The Bankruptcy Report also may contain any bankruptcy filings for your subject covering the last ten years, as well as bankruptcy filings for your subject’s co-debtors.
Bankruptcy information is crucial for compliance with 11 U.S.C. Section 362, which automatically stays most actions against a debtor or the debtor's property upon the filing of a petition for bankruptcy. This means creditors are prohibited from contacting the debtor or the debtor's employer or making any attempt to collect the debts.
If a creditor attempts collection efforts on a discharged debt, the debtor could file a motion for sanctions in court. A court can sanction creditors for violating the bankruptcy injunction. The normal sanction for violating the bankruptcy injunction is civil contempt, often punishable by a fine.
Criminal Records
AVS searching capabilities allow you to combine specific information such as: last, first, and middle name, Social Security Number, street address, city, state, zip code, county, and Department of Corrections (DOC) number.
Click on the criminal records coverage area icon for search criteria applicable for the state in which you wish to search. Department of Corrections records, court records and arrest logs coverage areas are all available.
You can run a Criminal Report, which contains information from the following sources:
- Department of Corrections
Results vary, generally from state to state. The following information may be returned: offender information (name, aliases, address, DOC number, party status, date and place of birth, Social Security Number, race, sex, eye color, height, weight); offenses (case Number, offense and offense date, count, county convicted in, sentence date, adjudication withheld); parole/probations (start, scheduled, and actual end date, status, county); prison inmate records (latest admission and scheduled release date, sentence, custody type, last gain time, status, prison location, last custody type change, last gain time granted).
- Arrest Logs
Results vary, returning the following information: Social Security Number, name, address, case filing date, county, party status, date and place of birth, race, height, sex, weight, eye color, arrest type, level/degree, disposition, statute, arrest, and disposition date, case type, arresting agency, court fine, offense, and agency case number.
- Court Records
Results vary from state to state. The following information may be returned: offender information (name, aliases, address, county, date and place of birth, Social Security Number, race, sex, eye color, height, and weight); offense information such as case number and type, component, counts, offense and offense date, arrest statute and date, arresting agency, agency case number, arrest type, level/degree, disposition and date, court case number, description, offense, plea, statute, disposition, date, level/degree, fine, costs, sentence (jail, probation, suspended time) and sentence date; and court activity.
- Sexual Offender Records
Results vary, generally returning the following information: Social Security Number, name, aliases, address, sex, date of birth, age, scars, hair and eye color, address reported date, height, weight, race, offense, state of origin, conviction place and date, victim’s sex and age, and date last seen.
Civil Courts
AVS Civil Court searching capabilities allow you to combine specific information such as last, first, and middle name, company name, state, and jurisdiction.
Civil Courts record results vary from state to state, generally returning the following information: case title and type, plaintiff/petitioner, defendant/respondent, attorney, state of origin, city, state, and jurisdiction.
For no additional charge, you can run the following Civil Court report obtaining the following specific information: case number, court, filing date, manner of filing, judgment type and date, manner of judgment, disposition, disposition date, suit amount, ruling, award amount, and court case activity date.
Florida Accidents
AVS provides the capability to search Florida Accident records. AVS searching capabilities allow you to combine specific information such as: last, first, and middle name, company name, street address, city, state, zip code, accident, license, and tag number, and the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
Florida Accident records include: name, record type, address, accident date and number, driver's license number, VIN, and tag number.
For no additional charge, you may run a report producing the following specific information: the general accident information, contributing factors, accident conditions, traffic controls, site location, maximum injury and damage severity, and estimated property and vehicle damage. Information provided for driver(s), passenger(s), pedestrian(s), and property information is: name, address, DL number, DL state, DL type, DL status, safety equipment, physical defects, insurance company and policy number.
Patriot Act
AVS allows customers to search Patriot Act records. The Patriot Act is formally known as “The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.” It was signed by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001 in response to the terrorist attacks against the United States, dramatically expanding the authority of American law enforcement for the stated purpose of fighting terrorism in the United States and abroad.
Use AVS to search our entire database of Patriot Act records using the following criteria:
- Full name, business or vessel name; providing the most complete name will retrieve the best response
- Search Type: individual, non-individual or both
- Threshold: Select 70% through 100% to set how closely the search terms should match the results. A threshold of 100% means that the search and result has to match exactly. A threshold of 70% means that additional (uncertain) search logic will be used to look for spelling and name variations. The default is 80% match criteria
- Flexible matching algorithms are used in searching to reduce false positive hits and take into account name variations. The matching score is displayed in the results with the highest scored records appearing first
- Country – Defaults to all countries; or search a specific country for an individual or a non-individual. When the only search entry is a single country, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Sanctioned Country list will be searched.
You can also choose to only search the OFAC List, which includes the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) list, by checking the OFAC search-only box. When searching OFAC only, your results may also contain aliases for an individual.
Patriot Act results may include: full name, address, source, and remarks (e.g., name type, other names, date and place of birth, expiration date, vessel owner and type).
Sexual Offenders
AVS Sexual Offender searching capabilities allow you to combine specific information such as: last, first, and middle name, company name, Social Security Number, date of birth, street address, city, state, and zip code.
The Sexual Offender Report is included in the price of the search. Sexual Offender records vary from state to state, including: Social Security Number, name, AKAs, address, date of birth, hair and eye color, sex, height, weight, race, Offender ID, offense and conviction date, victim’s age, and date last seen. A photograph of the offender will also be returned, if available.
Official Records
Official Records Searching capability is a recent addition to the AVS suite of systems. Official Records can be several different types of documents. In the state of Florida, Official Records are defined as those instruments required or authorized to be recorded in one general series called "Official Records" at the county level.
Document types you might find in an Official Records Search include: affidavits, agreements, assignments, bonds, certificates, certified copies of court judgments, declaration of condominium, court paper, death certificate, deed, easement, financing statement, judgment, lien, Lis Pendens, (Latin for "a suit pending") marriage records, military discharge, modifications, mortgage, notices, orders, partial releases, plat related, power of attorney, probate documents, releases, restrictions, satisfactions, terminations and transfers.
For no additional charge, you may run an Official Records report, returning the following information: grantor, grantee, document type, date filed, location, instrument filing number, description, document pages, book type and number, page number, consideration, transfer, mortgage, and intangible tax amount, execution date, amendment, prior book type and number, prior document type and number, and prior page number.
Marriages/Divorces
Under the portfolio AVS systems, we provide the capability to search marriages and divorces. You can search Marriages/Divorces records with some or all of the following information: last, first, and middle name, county, state, and filing number.
Marriage filing records may return the following information: filing type, number and origin, bride and groom name, age, residence, and marriage date.
Divorce filing records may return the following information: filing type, number and origin, Party (1) and Party (2) name, age, residence, marriage and divorce date.
Foreclosures
AVS Court searching capabilities allow you to combine specific information such as: Social Security Number, last, first, and middle name, company name, city, state, and zip code.
Foreclosure records vary from state to state, returning the following information: plaintiff(s) and defendant(s) name(s), defendant(s) Social Security Number, site address, deed type, and recording date.
For no additional charge, you can run the following Foreclosure report returning the following information: case number, filing date, document year, number, book, and page, date and amount of loan default, auction time, date, and location, opening bid, final judgment amount, lender, trustee, title company, attorney, subdivision name, land usage, parcel number, year built, current land and improvement, living and land size, and legal description.
Liens & Judgments
AVS Court searching capabilities allow you to combine specific information such as: last, first, and middle name, company name, Social Security Number, Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN), street address, city, state, zip code and case number.
Lien & Judgment records vary from state to state, including: debtor name and address, creditor name, case number, filing type and date, amount, book/page, Social Security Number, Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN), release date, original case number, and serial/cert. number.
Phones Search Functions (back to top)
Phones Plus
Phones Plus is a new Search capability offered by AVS. The AVS Phones Plus Search allows the combination of specific information such as: last, first, and middle name (middle initial), street address, city, state, zip code, and telephone number. Phone listings from Directory Assistance may also be in one or more fields.
Utilize the Phones Plus Search by entering information in one or more fields. Searching by multiple fields increases your search precision, and therefore results in documents that meet your exact criteria. To search more broadly, use fewer fields. When searching on common names, please complete as many fields as you can to avoid overly large result sets.
Basic Phone Lookup
In using AVS’ Basic Phone Lookup of a phone number, use some or all of the following information: last, first and middle name (middle initial), company name, street address, city, state, and county. You can limit searches to include only residences or only businesses, or both. Nationwide and statewide searches by name are permitted, but including a city and state is usually more effective.
Basic Phone Lookup results include: listing type (residence, business, or government), name, address, phone number, and caption. The caption column displays additional listing information such as the department name of a large business.
Reverse Lookup
AVS provides customers with the capability to conduct a Reverse Lookup when the only information you have is the phone number. As with the Basic Phone Lookup, you can limit searches to include only residences or only businesses, or both.
Reverse Lookup results include: listing type (residence, business, or government), name, address, phone number, and caption. The caption column displays additional listing information such as the department name of a large business.
For a listing of AVS Search functions, click here. Also, view our Frequently Asked Questions.
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