LexisNexis Public Records History

 The information in this article applies to the following LexisNexis^® products and services: Lexis+^®, Lexis^®, Nexis^®, Nexis^® for Development Professionals and Nexis Diligence™.

You can retrieve previous LexisNexis® Public Records Searches, Results, and Delivery Requests under History.
Note: You must first navigate into Public Records before the links in Search History will work.  If you attempt to access Public Records content from your search history without first navigating into Public Records, a "Page Not Found" error message will be produced.  This is working as designed. 

Most of the History feature functionality applies to Public Records, however, there are a few differences such as the length of time document appears in History. For more information, see Using History .

You see the following options in History:

• Searches displays the 5 most recent searches and includes Public Records searches
• Documents displays the 5 most recent documents viewed but does not include Public Records documents
• Shepard's^® displays the 5 most recent reports you retrieved from the Shepard's Citation Service and does not include Public Records documents
• View all history opens your full History in list format
• Research Map opens your History in a graphic view

Public Records History Duration by Type

Searches

Public Records searches appear in History for 90 days. You can retrieve your results for 24 hours from the time you initially ran the search by clicking the search name.  If you retrieve the results within the 24 hours, you do not create a billable action, even if you click Rerun search from Research Map. After the 24 hours, the link re-directs you to the source.  The system pre-populates the original terms so you can re-run it. 

Documents

Public Records documents appear in History for 90 days. You can retrieve the document for 24 hours from the time you initially viewed the document by clicking the document title. After 24 hours, you must re-run the search to retrieve the document. Clicking the document link retrieves the message Your Document is not available. If you go to the Public Records main menu or Go to Original Search to be re-directed to the source with your original terms populated in the search form.

Public Records Downloads and Prints appear in History for 90 days. You can retrieve your Download or Print for 10 days by clicking the search name and following the prompts on the Retrieve Items window. After 10 days, the search name is no longer a link and you see the message This Item has expired.

Public Records Emails appear in History for 90 days, but you cannot click the link to retrieve or re-deliver the email. You have to re-run your search and email the documents again.