Massachusetts, Bristol County
Where Somerset's records are kept. The Town of Somerset has its own town government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Somerset's own offices, along with the Bristol County and State of Massachusetts offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Property records
The Fall River District Registry of Deeds, for Fall River, Freetown, Somerset, Swansea and Westport: deeds, mortgages, liens and plans searched online, e-recording, the recording fee schedule and homestead declarations.
Open official site Fall River District Registry of DeedsCity records
The Town of Somerset site: the town clerk (vital records, licenses and voter registration), meeting agendas and minutes, zoning, bids and cemetery records; public records requests go to the records access officer at town hall.
Open official site Town of SomersetCounty court
The Bristol County District Attorney's offices in New Bedford, Fall River, Taunton and Attleboro: felony and misdemeanor prosecutions in the county's courts, victim witness services and press releases on cases.
Open official site Bristol County District AttorneyPolice & jail
The Massachusetts State Police Detective Units assigned to each District Attorney: homicide and major crime investigations in Bristol County and the other counties, under the DA's direction.
Open official site State Police Detective Unit (Bristol County)County court
The Bristol County Superior Court in Taunton, New Bedford and Fall River: felony criminal cases, civil actions over $50,000 and medical malpractice tribunals, with case records on masscourts.org and at the clerk's office.
Open official site Bristol County Superior CourtPolice & jail
The Bristol County Sheriff's Office in Dartmouth: the Bristol County House of Correction and Ash Street Jail with inmate information and visitation, civil process and records requests.
Open official site Bristol County Sheriff's OfficePolice & jail
The Sex Offender Registry Board public search: Level 2 and Level 3 offenders listed for public access in Massachusetts, by name, city or zip code, with photos and offense information.
Open official site Massachusetts sex offender registryPolice & jail
How to locate a person held in a Massachusetts Department of Correction prison, including the VINE search by name, from the state corrections department.
Open official site Massachusetts corrections offender searchPolice & jail
CORI, the Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information system: how to request a person's state criminal record through iCORI from the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services, including the public access request.
Open official site Massachusetts criminal history record checkState courts
Massachusetts Trial Court eAccess: case search for the Superior, District, Boston Municipal, Housing and Land Court departments by name, case number or ticket number, from the Massachusetts court system.
Open official site Massachusetts court recordsVital records
The Registry of Vital Records and Statistics: Massachusetts birth, death and marriage certificates from 1931 on, ordered online, by mail or in person, with directions to the State Archives for earlier records.
Open official site Massachusetts vital recordsState records
Find Mass Money, the state Treasury unclaimed property search: dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, stock and insurance proceeds, claimed online by name.
Open official site Massachusetts unclaimed property searchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
The Town of Somerset is in Bristol County, whose county seat is Taunton. Deeds are recorded at the registry of deeds that serves Bristol County, The Town of Somerset's town clerk keeps copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Massachusetts Trial Court. Somerset's own offices are in the cards above, and our Bristol County page lists each county office.
Straight answers
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Deeds for property in Somerset are recorded by the registry of deeds that serves Bristol County, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Bristol County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Massachusetts come from the state vital records office, Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, and the town or city clerk can also issue copies. The state office's site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Somerset register with the Massachusetts Corporations Division, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Somerset requires one, comes from the town or Bristol County.
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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.