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Find the right office in Adams County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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Vital records
The Clerk of Orphans' Court in Gettysburg issues marriage licenses for Adams County and takes requests for certified copies of marriage records.
Open official site Adams County Clerk of Orphans' Court Marriage ServicesProperty records
Adams County Treasurers Office, with the property tax bills, payment information and collections the office reports.
Open official site Adams County Treasurers OfficePolice & jail
Pennsylvania State Police Troop H Harrisburg Headquarters, with the incident reports, record requests and contacts the department publishes for Adams County, Pennsylvania.
Open official site Pennsylvania State Police Troop H Harrisburg HeadquartersVital records
New Castle Division of Vital Records, the office that issues certificates for Adams County, Pennsylvania, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.
Open official site New Castle Division of Vital RecordsCity records
Adams County, Pennsylvania government website, with county departments, courts, row offices and county services in Gettysburg.
Open official site Adams CountyState records
Adams County District Attorney: County criminal prosecutor, law enforcement agencies counselor, on the official site of the office that keeps it.
Open official site Adams County District AttorneyFederal
Adams County Department of Veterans Affairs: Assists war veterans and their families secure rights and services.
Open official site Adams County Department of Veterans AffairsPolice & jail
Sheriff of Adams County, the elected county law enforcement office, with incident reports, warrants and jail information as the office publishes them.
Open official site Sheriff of Adams CountyProperty records
Adams County Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds, the office that records deeds, mortgages and land documents, with its index and copy rules as published.
Open official site Adams County Register of Wills and Recorder of DeedsPolice & jail
Victim Witness Assistance Program of Adams County: Community and agency services for crime victims or witnesses.
Open official site Victim Witness Assistance Program of Adams CountyVital records
Adams County Coroner, the office that investigates deaths in the county, with the death investigation information and reports it publishes.
Open official site Adams County CoronerCity records
Adams County Office on Aging: Community services, assistance for seniors, caregivers relief.
Open official site Adams County Office on AgingEverything else, organized
27 more Adams County sources not listed above.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Adams County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order within Adams County.
Police Departments. Adams County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Adams County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Gettysburg Police Department, Littlestown Police Department, and New Oxford Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Arrest records in Adams County are public documents available under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. § 67.101 et seq.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Adams County are maintained by Adams County Sheriff's Office and local police departments.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Adams County are taken and retained by Adams County Sheriff's Office during the booking process.
Sales tax licenses are issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. The Gettysburg Adams Chamber of Commerce (717-334-8151, www.gettysburg-chamber.org) provides business support services, networking opportunities, and economic development resources for Adams County's business community. 118 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325 • Phone: 717-334-8941 20 Cavalry Field Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325 • Phone: 717-337-9802 Building permits, zoning approvals, and land development applications are processed by individual municipalities in Adams County or by Adams County Planning Office (717-337-9824) for properties in unincorporated areas. Adams County has multiple magisterial district judges serving different geographic regions of Adams County. Adams County Prothonotary's Office maintains civil court records and can be reached at 717-337-9832, while the Clerk of Courts Office manages criminal case records at 717-337-9827. Adams County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court (717-337-9830) handles estate matters, wills, and guardianship proceedings. Elections in Adams County, Pennsylvania are administered by Adams County Bureau of Elections, located at 111-117 Baltimore Street, Suite 107, Gettysburg, PA 17325 (phone: 717-337-9831, website: www.adamscounty.us/Dept/Elections). Vital records for Adams County, Pennsylvania are managed at both Adams County and state levels. Birth and death certificates occurring in Adams County can be requested from Adams County Register of Wills & Recorder of Deeds Office, located at 111-117 Baltimore Street, Suite 103, Gettysburg, PA 17325 (phone: 717-337-9833 for vital records). Property and land records for Adams County, Pennsylvania are maintained by Adams County Recorder of Deeds, located at 111-117 Baltimore Street, Suite 103, Gettysburg, PA 17325 (phone: 717-337-9835). Adams County Tax Claim Bureau (717-337-9839) handles delinquent property tax collections and tax sales. Professional licensing for occupations such as contractors, cosmetologists, and healthcare providers is handled by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs at 717-783-1400 or www.dos.pa.gov/occupations.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 63 named mine sites inside the county, 57 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 19 holes drawn inside the county, 1 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Copper; Iron; Clay.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. DEP has an address lookup for mine subsidence risk at gis.dep.pa.gov/msiRisk where you enter a street address: if the site falls in a gray Underground Mining Area it is over or near a known mined area. The PHUMMIS inventory of historic underground mine maps sits at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/Phummis and is linked from the DEP Act 54 maps page.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Adams County Sheriff or a city police department in Adams County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Pennsylvania criminal history record comes from the Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History (PATCH). Run a name based PATCH check online at epatch.pa.gov or send a mail in PATCH request. Fee: $22.00 for each PATCH check; online card payments add a 2% fee.
Search the Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law Website, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county voter registration office (county board of elections) or through the Pennsylvania Department of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. You must register at least 15 days before the election.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Adams County are kept by the Adams County recorder of deeds. Property values are set by the county assessment office, and tax bills come from the local elected tax collector; county treasurer in some counties. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Pennsylvania come from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Records. The Department of Health runs six Vital Records public offices across the state for in person requests. Online through VitalChek at mycertificates.health.pa.gov, the state's only authorized vendor, by mail to Division of Vital Records, Birth Certificate Processing Unit, PO Box 1528, New Castle, PA 16103, or in person at a Vital Records public office. Fee: $20 for each birth certificate; online orders add a $10 processing fee.
Business entity filings are searched with the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations. There is no general business license that all Pennsylvania businesses must obtain; licensing depends on the business activity and location, and owners contact their locality about local business licenses.
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