How to Do a Background Check on Your Date in Tucson, Arizona

I don't know if you have ever heard the saying, "You never know who you are getting" and it is so true. It's better to be safe than sorry. These days with all the access and information we can get from a computer, there are ways to do some background checking on the person you are about to date, or are currently dating.

Below are some very important links which provide important criminal, civil and other information about people in Pima County, Tucson, Arizona.

1. The website http://www.jp.co.pima.az.us/ allows you to do a public records search by last name and first name (optional). It will search for civil, criminal and traffic cases in the Pima County Justice Courts. If there have been any of these types of charges against the person you are investigating, you can view all of the information within each document, such as the date of the charge(s), reason for the charge(s), the names of the plaintiff(s) and defendant(s), the status of the charges and the case, the judge's decision if the case has been closed, etc. It is very important to know if your date has had any criminal charges against him, or her.

2. The websites http://www.cosc.pima.gov/ and http://www.cosc.co.pima.az.us/ allows you to do a public records search by last name and first name (optional) for Superior court records. This website shows cases and documents filed, including marriage licenses, divorce documents and Wills. This website shows the names of the plaintiff(s) and defendant(s), the type of document it is, the date it was filed, but the official detailed document can only be viewed by going downtown to the Courthouse. The Courthouse is located downtown at: 115 N. Church Avenue. It is important to know if your date is hiding any important information from you, such as if he or she was married and/or divorced before.

3. The website http://www.recorder.pima.gov/ is the Pima County Recorder's Office website. On this website is a link to do a public search of documents recorded from 1987 to the current day, by typing in a person's last name. The website shows the names of the party(ies) the documents involved, the type of document that was recorded and the date it was recorded. The full original document can only be viewed with an on-line subscription, or by going into their office which is located downtown at: 115 N. Church Avenue.

4. The website http://www.asr.co.pima.az.us/ is the Pima County Assessor's Office website which allows you to do a property search by last name. This website shows very extensive property information current and past. Some of the extensive information which can be viewed are a detailed description of the house and property, images of the house and property, its value, tax information, the date and type of recorded information about the property, etc. Most importantly, this is valuable information to see if your date owns a home, or property in Pima County with someone else, such as if he, or she still does with their ex-husband, or ex-wife.

5. The website http://www.to.co.pima.az.us is the Pima County Treasurer's Office website and on there is a link to do a property search by last name. This is a simple website which just reveals property tax information for that party, if any. The results will be the taxpayer(s) address and detailed information about the amount of property tax that is paid. This is a faster version of #3 above to see if your date owns a home, or property in Pima County with someone else, such as if he, or she still does with their ex-husband, or ex-wife.

If you are in another state and you would like to do a background check on your date, start off at the website: http://www.searchsystems.net/ On this website you can locate your state and then city and see what information is a free public record and the links will be provided.