Source priority
Direct official state or federal sources receive priority for exact service claims. NASS and USA.gov are used as authoritative national directories. Third-party directories may assist discovery but never verify a fact.
What a source record contains
A complete important-claim record identifies the entity, claim type, exact value, unit where applicable, jurisdiction, conditions, exceptions, source owner, source page, source-review status, applicable scope, and verification status.
Blocked and client-rendered portals
An official destination can be verified even when automated inspection is blocked. In that case, the website can publish the exact official link and responsible agency, but it must not invent unseen search fields, steps, costs, or result details.
Freshness controls
Officeholders, contact details, portal URLs, fees, deadlines, and policies are time-sensitive. The current dynamic records show a source-review status and should be rechecked before material updates or expansion.
Conflicting official sources
When official sources disagree, the most specific jurisdiction, service, date, and scope are preferred. Both values should be recorded, and unresolved records must not be counted as exact verified data.
Public data downloads
The curated office and business-search datasets are available as CSV office data and CSV portal data. These downloads contain the same published fields displayed on the website.
How sources appear on published pages
Dynamic state pages display the source owner, source scope, official URL, and source-review status in a dedicated source-verification box. The page also explains when a source confirms only the official destination rather than the full interface or procedure.
Public contact details from a government or authoritative roster are attributed to that source and are never marked as contact information for our private publisher.
Reverification and route removal
If a public portal moves, an officeholder changes, or a source becomes unavailable, the affected record should be rechecked against the most specific official authority. A page can be temporarily removed from the sitemap or reduced to a narrower verified scope when its required data can no longer be supported.