Is eviction information avaliable to the public?

I found out from a friend on New Years Eve that you can check to see if anyone had ever been evicted before. You just run a  eviction search. I guess this is information from the courts where the evictions (or the legal term is forced entry and detention) are filed. I guess these are only the filings for eviction and if they pay up they are not actually evicted. I need to do a tenant screening today on a possible new tenant I am going to try it out and see what information comes back www.instantbackgroundchecks.us says they have these records and are updated every 30 day….  cool..