Corporate/Bio

A History of the Public Records System


The Public Records System came with our forefathers and was used to notify interested parties that someone or something had legal dealings with another. It was notice to the world that a person owned a piece of property and had bundled rights to that property. Claims were "staked" in the county office in gold rush days with property being deeded today in much the same manner.

 

Today one can record or file on the public record not only deeds but notice of legal actions, name changes, civil judgments, mortgages, all manner of law suits, as well as any legal notice or filing against anyone or anything. The public record keeps track of taxes owed, the probate of wills, utility liens, rights of way, and anything else that has a legal standing. As you can see the Public Record is far reaching and permeates our lives.


Large data base companies now provide access to these records with the majority of the records now available on the Internet. Public Record Information also includes a person's criminal history, driving history and general demographic information used by screening companies to help their clients hire the very best people. It is with this use that Accurate Data Service came into being and continues to prosper utilizing a large range of the Public Records System.



A Profile of Our Founder


The Founder of Accurate Data Service, Mr. Richard W Callahan, graduated from Florida International University with a degree in Criminal Justice. During his law enforcement career of over 24 years, Mr. Callahan worked with the U.S. Customs Service and the DEA installing and operating a stolen vehicle locating service that was used extensively to track international and domestic drug smugglers. During this period Mr. Callahan started Accurate Data Service and introduced the modern pre-employment screening service that is the lynchpin of the company.

The demands placed on Mr. Callahan by individuals and businesses from across the nation resulted in the determination that there was a need for the company to extend its product offerings to General Background investigations and eventually Employment Verification Services. The company then started the creation of working manuals, operating procedures and the use of third party proprietary computer software to further enhance the smooth operation of the business.

At the request of many customers a training program was developed and resulted in the Certified Research Specialist designation. The training program brings together the three facets of the business as well as the marketing and sources of information into a seamless business for those who choose to attend the training.
Actual hands on computer use with the sources of information is a integral part of the two days here in our home office and a unique feature of this three day business training.

 

Our latest development is the new training CD.  This new training is offered in two formats; Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat.  The default will be Microsoft Word. If you would prefer the Adobe Acrobat format please send us an e-mail telling us you prefer the adobe acrobat format and we will ship it instead. Please do this as soon as possible after purchase as we ship the next business day.  
 

 

 

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