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Find the right office in Addison 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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The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Vermont keeps its clerk's office in Burlington and holds hearings in Rutland and Burlington. Bankruptcy dockets are searched through PACER.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Vermont Secretary of State.
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Addison County Sheriffs Department, the elected county law enforcement office, with incident reports, warrants and jail information as the office publishes them.
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Request birth and death certificates from the Vermont Dept. of Health.
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Addison County Town Clerks: Addison County office, Vermont, on the official site of the office that keeps it.
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The Vermont State Police list people missing for more than 60 days, with photos where available, and ask anyone with information about a case to contact investigators.
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The Vermont Department of Health sells certified death certificates for a fee to family members and others with a direct interest; town and city clerks also issue copies.
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Addison County Clerk of Court, with the court location, contacts and the case records this office keeps.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Addison County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement across Addison County's unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. Addison County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Addison County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Middlebury Police Department, Vergennes Police Department, and Bristol Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Addison County Sheriff's Department, headquartered at 49 Court Street in Middlebury, Vermont 05753 (phone: 802-388-4200), provides law enforcement services throughout Addison County's unincorporated areas and assists municipal departments. Inmate searches and custody information can be obtained by calling the jail directly at 802-388-4200 or visiting in person during business hours. The Vermont State Police also maintain jurisdiction throughout Addison County, with the New Haven Barracks (2490 Ethan Allen Highway, New Haven, 802-388-4919) serving Addison County. Vermont Public Records Law, codified at 1 V.S. §§ 315-320, grants citizens the right to inspect and copy public records, including arrest records, incident reports, and booking logs, with certain exemptions for ongoing investigations and personal privacy.
Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.
• Phone: (802) 388-2981 Addison County Regional Planning Commission (14 Seminary Street, Middlebury, 802-388-3141) maintains regional GIS mapping data and can assist with geographic information requests. Addison County is served by the Vermont Superior Court, Addison Unit, located at 7 Mahady Court, Middlebury, VT 05753 (phone: 802-388-4237). Addison County Chamber of Commerce, based in Middlebury (93 Court Street, 802-388-7951, www.addisoncounty.com), provides business directories and economic development resources but is not a regulatory agency. Professional licenses such as contractors, real estate agents, medical professionals, and cosmetologists are regulated by state boards and divisions under the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation (802-828-1505, www.vtprofessionals.org), which offers online license verification. Elections in Addison County, Vermont are administered by town and city clerks in each county, coordinated with the Vermont Secretary of State Elections Division (128 State Street, Montpelier, 802-828-2363, www.sos.vermont.gov/elections). Sales tax permits are issued by the Vermont Department of Taxes (802-828-2551). Each town clerk is the local land records office, recording deeds, mortgages, liens, easements, subdivision plats, and other real property documents. For example, the Middlebury Town Clerk (77 Main Street, Middlebury, 802-388-8100) maintains records for properties within Middlebury, while the Vergennes City Clerk (60 South Water Street, 802-877-2622) handles Vergennes properties.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 58 named mine sites inside the county, 44 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 65 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Iron; crushed stone.
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. Vermont publishes no abandoned mine map; the Elizabeth copper mine is a federal Superfund site.
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 Addison County Sheriff or a city police department in Addison County. Ask that agency for its record. The Vermont State Police release a mug shot (arrest processing photo) taken for a VSP arrest on request with the name, age, arrest date and barracks; a photo may not exist if the person was cited and released, and VSP cannot release photos taken by other agencies.
The Vermont criminal history record comes from the Vermont Crime Information Center (Department of Public Safety). Buy Vermont criminal conviction records online through the Criminal Conviction Record Request Service, or request a copy of your own record from the Vermont Crime Information Center with a valid photo ID. Fee: $30 for each copy of your own record check.
Search the Vermont Sex Offender Registry (Vermont Crime Information Center), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the town or city clerk or through the Vermont Secretary of State, Elections Division. You can also register online with the state online registration. You can register on any day up to and including Election Day, during the clerk's business hours and during polling hours on Election Day (17 V.S.A. 2144).
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Addison County are kept by the town or city clerk. Property values are set by the town listers or assessor, and tax bills come from the town treasurer or collector of taxes. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Vermont come from the Vermont Department of Health, Vital Records. In Vermont the fastest and cheapest way to get a copy of a vital record is to order it directly from your town or city clerk, who can issue noncertified and certified copies. From your town or city clerk, online with a credit card through the state's ordering service, or by mail to the address printed on the application. Fee: $10 for each certified copy (plus a $2 processing fee if ordered online).
Business entity filings are searched with the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division.
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