About Vermont Public Records

• Vermont Records HubMain directory
• Cities & Counties255 cities • 14 counties
• Court RecordsVermont courts
• Criminal RecordsBackground checks
• Vital RecordsBirth, death, marriage
• DMV RecordsDriver & vehicle
• Property RecordsReal estate & assets
• GenealogyHistorical research

Vermont's directory of public record access online for personal and criminal history. Access the state's courts for divorces, lawsuits, judgments and lien filings. Obtain property information and other assets such as company ownerships or corporate filings with the state of Vermont. Order marriage certificates, birth and death recorded documents. List of the state's government entities with links for the public to obtain recorded documents in the state of Vermont.

Access Vermont Courts online directly. Search court records; from Vermont county courts to Supreme courts. Find criminal filings, Vermont dissolution of marriage or divorce records from official state websites. File small claims lawsuits. Bankruptcy courts by jurisdiction or by districts. Vermont state courts contact information such as telephone numbers and more.

Criminal, civil and divorce records in Vermont can be held by more than one court, so search each court that may hold the case. The official court site below lists the Vermont courts and how to reach each one.

• Vermont court divisionsVermont Judiciary

Vermont criminal records are maintained by the Vermont Crime Information Center (VCIC) under the Department of Public Safety. VCIC processes criminal background checks and maintains the state criminal history repository. Court records are accessible through the Vermont Judiciary online system.

Certified copies of Vermont birth and death certificates are issued by the Vermont Department of Health. Marriage records are also kept by the local office that issued the license, and divorce records by the court that granted the divorce.

• Vermont vital recordsVermont Department of Health

Deeds and mortgages in Vermont are recorded in the land records kept by each town clerk, and property taxes are handled by each town. Business and UCC filings are kept by the state, bankruptcy cases are federal court records, and the state runs a free search for unclaimed property.

Vermont.gov keeps an agency A to Z list, and the Vermont Statutes are online from the Vermont General Assembly.

• Vermont agency A to ZVermont.gov
• Vermont Statutes OnlineVermont General Assembly

The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles keeps driving records and issues vehicle titles.

• Driving records requestsVermont DMV
• Vermont vehicle titleVermont DMV

Vermont can expunge, seal or pardon some convictions and charges under 13 V.S.A. 7601 and following. A revision effective July 1, 2025 reduced the offenses eligible for expungement and added more that can be sealed. Expunged records are removed and paper files destroyed; sealed records stay on file but are not viewable.

• Expunging and sealing criminal recordsVermont Judiciary

For family history, start with the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration and the Vermont Department of Libraries.

• Vermont State Archives and Records AdministrationVermont Secretary of State
• Vermont Department of LibrariesState library services

The Vermont State Police list missing persons cases from Vermont.

• Vermont missing personsVermont State Police
• NamUsU.S. Justice Department database of missing and unidentified people

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