Bankruptcy, Liens & Judgments
- All Recorded Bankruptcies, Liens & Judgments Filed
- You Select the State to Search
- Up to 10 records matching submitted criteria will be returned
- One Business Day
- Bankruptcies: Usually provides debtor name, bankruptcy petition date, docket number, type of bankruptcy, bankruptcy court location, address, truncated social security number, and attorney’s name.
- Tax Liens: Filings provide information on federal and state tax lien from various states. Detail usually contains type of tax lien, filing date, tax amount owed, debtor name, taxpayer ID number and address, court location, taxing agency, and release information.
- Judgments: Records contain information on civil and small claims monetary judgments over $100. Detail usually provides type of judgment, judgment date, case number, amount awarded, debtor name and address, court location and plaintiff name.
- Bankruptcies are obtained directly from U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
- Tax Lien filings are collected from County Recorder offices in various states
- Judgments are derived from District and Municipal Courts in various state
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Who Needs A Bankruptcy Search?Checking the bankruptcy records of an individual you are considering partnering with will help you to see a real picture of their financial stability. It can also help you to learn about their trustworthiness. Checking the bankruptcy records of a prospective employee gains you insight about the person you might hire.
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What's Needed:
Subject's Name (or company name) and State to SearchDetails
Record Content
This Bankruptcy, Liens & Judgments search will reveal details of filings including type of bankruptcy (Chapter 7, 11, 12 or 13), filing date, debtor name, address, truncated social security number, discharge, dismissal or conversion date, trustee and attorney names and originating court information. The information obtained from all Federal Bankruptcy Districts and is updated daily.

This information is provided to assist you in identifying Bankruptcy Filings, Tax Liens and lower court Judgments filed on an individual within a specified state.
The data is comprised of current Bankruptcy information from 50 states and Tax Liens and Judgments from 36 states.
Record Source
Record Coverage
Bankruptcies:
Contains bankruptcy recordings from 1992 to current date
Civil Judgments and Tax Liens: Judgments and tax liens are currently collected for the following 36 states. The following table outlines coverage areas and start dates.
| State | Start Date | State | Start Date | State | Start Date |
| Alaska | 1995 | Iowa | 1993 | N. Dakota | 1992 |
| Arizona | 1994 | Kansas | 1992 | Ohio | 1995 |
| Arkansas | 1994 | Kentucky | 1993 | Oklahoma | 1991 |
| California | 1992 | Louisiana | 1992 | Oregon | 1993 |
| Colorado | 1992 | Michigan | 2000 | S. Dakota | 1996 |
| Delaware | 2001 | Minnesota | 1993 | Tennessee | 1997 |
| Florida | 1995 | Mississippi | 1996 | Texas | 1993 |
| Guam | 1992 | Missouri | 1991 | Utah | 1993 |
| Hawaii | 1994 | Montana | 2001 | Washington | 1993 |
| Idaho | 1993 | Nebraska | 1993 | West Virginia | 2001 |
| Illinois | 1992 | Nevada | 1992 | Wisconsin | 1994 |
| Indiana | 1992 | New Mexico | 1992 | Wyoming | 1993 |
Record Updates
Complete bankruptcy information is collected from all Federal Bankruptcy Districts on a daily basis. Each bankruptcy filed is tracked on a case-by-case basis in order to collect all filings, discharges, dismissals and conversions.
Judgment and Lien data collection varies based on population. Major metro areas are generally collected weekly. However, many rural areas may only be collected annually
What to Expect:
Sample Results:
Bankruptcies, Liens & Judgments Submitted Data:Name: Public, John Q
State: TX
Item Number:1
Filing#:200711342
Filing Date: 01/13/2007
Filing: CHAPTER 7 FILING
Type: DBA (INDIVIDUAL)1234 MAIN ST.
ANYCITY, ST 99999
County: ANYCOUNTY
Liablility: $754,534
Assets: $6,100
Law Firm/Atty: ABC LAW FIRM
Judge Inits: VZ
Defendant:
PUBLIC WAREHOUSE INC
456 SOUTH ST
OTHERCITY, ST 99999
Atty JOHN SMITH
(999)555-1212
Defendant: JOHN Q. PUBLIC
SSN/Tax ID: 123-45-6789
456 SOUTH ST
OTHERCITY, ST 99999
Item Number: 2 Filing: CIVIL JUDGMENT Filing #: 92R03456 Filing Date: 07/04/2006 Type: INDIVIDUAL Court: COUNTY MUNICIPAL4567 SOUTH ST
ANYCITY, ST 99999
County: ANYCOUNTY Amount: $3,666 PlaintiffACME BANK
Defendant: PUBLIC JOHN456 SOUTH ST
ANYCITY, ST 99999
Defendant: PUBLIC SUE
456 SOUTH ST
ANYCITY, ST 99999
Item Number: 3
Filing: COUNTY TAX LIEN
Filing#: 96217681
Filing Date: 02/08/2005
Type: INDIVIDUAL
Court: COUNTY / RECORDER OF DEEDS
500 TEMPLE STREET
ANYCITY, ST 99999
County: ANYCOUNTY
Amount: $95
Plaintiff: ANYCOUNTY
Defendant: PUBLIC JOHN
456 SOUTH ST
OTHERCITY, ST 99999
Item Number: 4
Filing: STATE TAX LIEN
Filing#: 941725706
Filing Date: 08/12/2006
Type: DBA(INDIVIDUAL)
Court: COUNTY / RECORDER OF DEEDS
500 TEMPLE STREET
ANYCITY, ST 99999
County: ANYCOUNTY
Amount: $1,231
Plaintiff: STATE GOVERNMENT
Defendant: ACME DISTRIBUTION
4575 WEST ST
OTHERCITY, ST 99999
Defendant: PUBLIC JOHN
456 SOUTH ST
OTHERCITY, ST 99999
SSN/Tax ID: 123-45-6789
Note:This is a sample of a typical returned search, however actual results may vary.



