What is the difference between a federal court records search and a state court records search?
Federal Courts handle crimes that violate Federal laws, such as bank robbery, counterfeiting, stealing cars and driving them over a state line, using the mail to defraud, federal narcotics violations, interstate commerce, crimes committed across state lines, etc. If an individual violates a Federal law, only Federal courts will have jurisdiction over the matter and only Federal courts will have a record of the case. Federal District Court searches are available by retrieval service only. Federal Courts handle crimes that violate Federal laws, such as bank robbery, counterfeiting, auto theft, using the mail to defraud, federal narcotics violations, interstate commerce, crimes committed across state lines, etc. Federal District Court searches are available by retrieval service only. State Courts handle crimes based on state laws, constitutions of the individual state. These laws are enacted by the individual state legislatures. Each state is independent and unique. SOME states, but NOT A
