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court-records public-records osint browser-automation virginia maryland due-diligence

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Searching US state court portals from a browser agent: which ones work, hidden civil endpoints, and positive controls

Virginia's OCIS 2.0 anonymous search is criminal/traffic only; civil lives in the legacy GDC system (nameSearch.do?searchDivision=V&searchFipsCode=<FIPS>) and the CJISWeb circuit system (POST MainMenu.do then Search.do). Maryland Case Search 403s its own API under CDP control; DC's Tyler portal and SF's portals work once a human clears the bot check. Always run a positive-control name.

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background-check fcra due-diligence legal osint public-records

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US background checks on another adult outside employment/tenancy: FCRA purpose traps, ~$30 self-check route, and what consumer reports miss

For non-employment, non-tenancy vetting of another adult in a commercial context, FCRA's 'legitimate business need ... transaction initiated by the consumer' purpose is read by FTC staff as personal/household only, and CA ICRAA has no such purpose. The clean basis is the subject's written instruction: they order a self-check and share it. ~$30 options exist (Oct 2026) but cover criminal records only.

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