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State of Mississippi free public records background check for county divorces, lawsuits, criminal records, to locate people, property information, search assets, and court records. Access bankruptcy records. Look up business entity information by name, ID, registered agent or officer name. Birth, marriage, death certificates and other vital record services. Mississippi death row, inmates and sex offenders lists with instant online results. Claim and requirements for unclaimed property with official forms. Begin searching for fictitious business names filings. Research federal cases.

Access Mississippi Courts online directly. Search court records; from Mississippi county courts to Supreme courts. Find criminal filings, Mississippi dissolution of marriage or divorce records from official state websites. File small claims lawsuits. Bankruptcy courts by jurisdiction or by districts. Mississippi state courts contact information such as telephone numbers and more.

Criminal, civil and divorce records in Mississippi can be held by more than one court, so search each court that may hold the case. The official court site below lists the Mississippi courts and how to reach each one.

• Mississippi courtsState of Mississippi Judiciary

Mississippi criminal records are maintained by the Criminal Information Center under the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. The center provides criminal background checks and maintains the state sex offender registry. The public sex offender registry allows searches by name, address, or distance from a specific location.

Certified copies of Mississippi birth and death certificates are issued by the Bureau of Vital Records of the Mississippi State Department of Health. Marriage records are also kept by the local office that issued the license, and divorce records by the court that granted the divorce.

• Mississippi vital recordsMississippi State Department of Health

Deeds and mortgages in Mississippi are recorded at the county level, and property taxes are handled by county or local offices. Business and UCC filings are kept by the state, bankruptcy cases are federal court records, and the state runs a free search for unclaimed property.

MS.GOV keeps an agency directory, and the Mississippi Legislature posts bills and laws.

• MS.GOV agency directoryMississippi state agencies
• Mississippi LegislatureBills, laws and members

The Department of Public Safety Driver Service Bureau keeps Mississippi driver records, and the Department of Revenue issues vehicle titles.

• Mississippi motor vehicle recordsDriver Service Bureau
• Mississippi motor vehicle titlesDepartment of Revenue

In Mississippi, a court orders expunction, and the Department of Public Safety's Criminal Information Center then removes the offenses from the person's Mississippi rap sheet.

• Criminal Information CenterMississippi Department of Public Safety

For family history, start with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

• Genealogy at MDAHMississippi Department of Archives and History
• MDAH digital archivesDigitized records from the state archives

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation explains AMBER Alerts and Endangered or Missing Child Alerts for Mississippi.

• Mississippi missing personsMississippi Bureau of Investigation
• NamUsU.S. Justice Department database of missing and unidentified people

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