New Hampshire, Strafford County
Where Lee's records are kept. The Town of Lee has its own town government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Lee's own offices, along with the Strafford County and State of New Hampshire offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
County court
Superior Court daily docket sheets for every New Hampshire county, posted by 4 pm the day before hearings, with the rules for joining WebEx hearings or watching in person.
Open official site New Hampshire Superior Court daily docketPolice & jail
The state inmate locator, drawn from the Department of Corrections Offender Records Office in Concord, lists people in state custody with their active sentences, statutes of conviction and release dates.
Open official site New Hampshire Department of Corrections Inmate LocatorCourt records
PACER, the federal courts' records system: civil, criminal and bankruptcy case dockets and filings from the District of New Hampshire, searched by name or case number for a small per page fee, with written opinions free.
Open official site Dover New Hampshire US Bankruptcy Court Case LocatorCourt records
PACER, the federal courts' records system: civil, criminal and bankruptcy case dockets and filings from the District of New Hampshire, searched by name or case number for a small per page fee, with written opinions free.
Open official site Dover New Hampshire PACER Federal Court RecordsCourt records
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire: Chapter 7, 11, 12 and 13 cases, creditor claims and the court calendar, with case records through PACER and a free public terminal at the clerk's office.
Open official site Dover New Hampshire Bankruptcy CourtVital records
New Hampshire birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates from the Division of Vital Records Administration at the Secretary of State, ordered online, by mail or at a town clerk.
Open official site New Hampshire vital recordsCounty court
New Hampshire Judicial Branch: find a court or a hearing, eFile, daily dockets, Supreme Court opinions, forms and fees, and requests for transcripts and audio recordings.
Open official site New Hampshire Judicial BranchProperty records
The Strafford County Registry of Deeds: recorded deeds, mortgages, liens and plans searched online by name, date or book and page, with recording fees, certified copies and e-recording.
Open official site Strafford County Registry of DeedsProperty records
Homeland security and emergency management operations.
Open official site New Hampshire Department of SafetyProperty records
Recorded deeds, mortgages, liens and plans from the New Hampshire county registries of deeds, searched online by name, book and page or document type on the registries' shared site.
Open official site New Hampshire registries of deedsPolice & jail
New Hampshire criminal conviction checks from the State Police Criminal Records Unit, by mail with a notarized release or at the public counter with photo ID; fingerprint requests also return FBI results.
Open official site New Hampshire State Police Criminal RecordsPolice & jail
Strafford County Sheriff's Office at 259 County Farm Road in Dover, New Hampshire, open weekdays, with non emergency contact and an anonymous tip line for crime information.
Open official site Strafford County Sheriff's OfficeCity records
Town of Lee in Strafford County. The town office is home to the town clerk and tax collector, the select board and the planning board, with notices and town reports.
Open official site Town of LeePolice & jail
The New Hampshire Sex Offender Registry from the State Police: registered offenders by name, town or zip code, with photos and addresses.
Open official site New Hampshire sex offender registryPolice & jail
Criminal history record checks from the New Hampshire State Police Criminal Records Unit: statewide conviction records by name or fingerprint, requested by mail or in person for a fee.
Open official site New Hampshire criminal history record checkState courts
Record checks from the New Hampshire Judicial Branch: how to ask the court for a case file, a criminal record check or a certified copy, with the fees and the form.
Open official site New Hampshire court recordsState records
QuickStart, the New Hampshire Secretary of State business search: corporations, LLCs, partnerships and trade names by name or business ID, with filings and status.
Open official site New Hampshire business entity searchState records
New Hampshire unclaimed property from the State Treasury: dormant accounts, uncashed checks and forgotten deposits searched by name, with claims filed online.
Open official site New Hampshire unclaimed property searchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
The Town of Lee is in Strafford County, whose county seat is Dover. Court and property records sit with Strafford County, and birth and death certificates come from The Town of Lee's town clerk and the State of New Hampshire. Lee's own offices are in the cards above, and our Strafford County page lists each county office.
Straight answers
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Inspecting records is free under New Hampshire's Right-to-Know Law, and agencies may charge only the actual cost of copies. A certified New Hampshire birth, death, marriage or divorce certificate costs $15 for the first copy and $10 for each additional copy from any city or town clerk, and registries of deeds charge statutory copy fees.
Ask the Lee police department records unit for incident and accident reports; towns without full-time police are covered by the New Hampshire State Police. Accident reports filed with the state can also be requested from the Division of Motor Vehicles.
Cases from Strafford County are heard by the New Hampshire Superior Court and Circuit Court for the county. The Judicial Branch's Case Access Portal lets the public look up electronically filed cases online, with registration for fuller access.
Deeds and mortgages are recorded at the Strafford County Registry of Deeds, which offers online land records. Property in New Hampshire is assessed and taxed by the town, so the town assessor sets the value and the town tax collector sends the bill.
The municipal clerk in Lee, or any of the state's city and town clerks, issues certified birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates, $15 for the first copy and $10 for each additional copy. The Division of Vital Records Administration in Concord issues them too, to people with a direct and tangible interest.
Yes, for convictions. The New Hampshire State Police releases public criminal conviction history from the central repository to anyone for a fee, using its record release form. Non conviction data stays confidential.
New Hampshire agencies must respond within five business days under the Right-to-Know Law, RSA 91-A, by providing the record, denying it in writing or giving a time when it will be ready.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.