This form is a good starting place to locate a missing person. Putting all the information that you have on the person in one place allows you to better come up with a plan to contact the person. If you decide to hire someone to help you locate the person, it gives you a head start on the type of information that they will ask you for and will save you some of their time (and your money).

As you call people you may find out additional information. Add it to the form as you go along.

Also use the tracking log, you can find on the www.peoples-law.org  web site to record your efforts.

Person's full birth name:  __________________________________________________________________________

Nicknames, maiden name, previous names, and aliases  (Try your searches using these):

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Social Security Number  (Very helpful for public records searches, and for searching the Social Security Administration.  See our web site home page under "How to Find ..." for links to other web sites that allow you to search public records using a Social Security Number):   

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Person’s Date of Birth  (Helpful additional information for web searches and public records):  

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Person’s City and State of Birth (Useful for researching public records) : 

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Real estate or land owned by the person (and city and state where it is located) (Land records could reveal information that could lead to additional information, For information on obtaining land records visit the web site and look under "How to find..."  The Maryland UCC records contain this information.): 

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Profession, Trade, or Typical Employment (If the person you are searching for is employed as some type of professional that needs to be licensed or certified, those records are available to the public.  The Peoples Law Library contains links to sites which you can locate the contact the appropriate organization.):  

High School attended (The web site will link you to services that can search high school graduation records or you can write to the high school):

College or University Attended  (The web site will also allow you to link to services that allow you to look up individuals who attended colleges and universities): 

Vocational or Technical School(s) attended:

 date of gradation (if known)                         name                          city                                   state ____________________________________________________________________________________

Last known address(es) (Check local telephone books.  Visit the web site to read about how to use a former address and the US Mail to find a current address):

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E-mail address (The Peoples Law Library has several links to services that allow you to use an email address to locate someone):

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Last employer (Contact and ask if they know the whereabouts or general area where they may have moved to):

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Additional Information
The more information you have about a person the better.  While the next categories may not directly lead to the person you are searching for, it could take you in directions which will lead to information.  Additionally, this information could be valuable if you decide to hire a professional private investigator.

Physical description:
Height ___________ 

Weight  __________

Eye Color  _______

Hair Color  _______

Race  ___________  

Other distinguishing physical characteristics: ___________________________
(For example: tattoos, scars, birthmarks, disabilities)

Vehicles owned  (make – model - year - color - state where registered):

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Church / Synagogue / Mosque affiliation (If you know the general area the person you are looking for is living in, call several religious organizations in that area):  

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Union Membership  (Call the local unions for possible information) : 

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Driver’s license:  ______________________________________________________________

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