Androscoggin County, Maine Public Records

Investigations closed

114

Back wages agreed

$401,309

Workers due back wages

415

Civil money penalties

$60,185

Employers on the record

97

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 97 on the Androscoggin County record; 22 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 72 more with smaller records are on the Maine wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.

Androscoggin County records: Turner Street offices, Lewiston court and municipal files

Land instruments belong to the Registry of Deeds

The Androscoggin Registry of Deeds is at 2 Turner Street, Unit 4, Auburn, and answers through 207-753-2500, extension 1981. Its county department listing supplies the official connection to the separate registry research service. For a copy inquiry, provide the instrument reference already found, or describe the owners and approximate transaction date if the record must first be located. A deed, a recorded plan, and a certified copy may require different handling. Obtain the Registry's quote for the requested format instead of applying a municipal tax-record charge to a recorded instrument. Registry location and authorized research connection.

The Register of Probate holds a different set of family records

At 2 Turner Street, Unit 5 on the first floor, the Register of Probate handles estate proceedings, guardianships, conservatorships, adoptions and name changes. The office also files wills without probate. A will on deposit and an estate with an appointed personal representative are therefore different research leads. Give the decedent or subject's name and describe the order or filing wanted, then ask which material can be supplied. The office's passport service is a separate transaction, with published weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Probate responsibilities and separate passport service.

Use the Auburn Superior Court contact for its files

The Judicial Branch lists Androscoggin County Superior Court at 2 Turner Street, Auburn, telephone 207-330-7500. The clerk's usual weekday hours run from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., subject to court holidays, administrative weeks and emergency closures. Although the court shares the Turner Street address with county offices, it has its own judicial telephone number and file responsibilities. Identify the court and docket number when requesting an order or other case document. Its published directory also distinguishes the jury-status service from the ordinary clerk contact. Androscoggin Superior Court directory.

Lewiston has a separate street and mailing address

Lewiston District Court is at 71 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, while its mailing destination is P.O. Box 1345, Lewiston, ME 04243-1345. The clerk's number is 207-795-4800. Use the physical address for a visit and the postal address for a mailed request. The court identifies an on-site volunteer assistance clinic for qualifying divorce, custody and related matters, subject to attorney availability. That assistance service and a request for an existing court record serve different purposes. Ask the clerk about copies using the case information already shown on the notice or order. Lewiston District Court contacts and services.

Electronic access has a local courthouse exception

Maine's eCourts guidance includes Androscoggin Superior Court and Lewiston District Court among locations whose public electronic cases can be searched through re:SearchMaine. The public can view the Registry of Actions and documents that the court permits remote users to see. This does not mean every filing is remotely available. The guidance specifically says the Auburn Superior Court currently lacks a public access computer and directs visitors there to a clerk for help. A filing account, a public records search, and access to restricted party documents are separate functions. Electronic case access and Auburn computer availability.

Reach the records clerk and distinguish dispatch coverage

The Sheriff's department identifies its records clerk through 207-753-2500, extension 1845, and records@androscoggincountymaine.gov. Its patrol service includes communities without their own police department, while its communications center dispatches for the county's towns except Auburn, Lewiston and Poland. That distinction matters when a request concerns dispatch audio or the report of a municipal officer. Describe the place, incident date and agency shown on any paperwork so staff can identify the record held. The Sheriff's ordinary office schedule is weekdays from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sheriff records contact and communications responsibilities.

The jail contact identifies Pleasant Street

The County Jail listing identifies 40 Pleasant Street, Auburn, rather than the county government's Turner Street address. Its general jail contact is 207-753-2500, extension 1992. The jail's published services separate booking and bail inquiries, inmate mail, telephone arrangements and visitation. Choose the service matching the question before sending paperwork or planning a visit. A general county mailing address should not be substituted for instructions directed to inmate correspondence. The jail's custody information can establish where to continue a detention inquiry; a filed court order comes from the judicial clerk. County Jail location and service directory.

Admission and release staff handle current custody questions

For a person's charges or bail amount, the jail directs callers to Admission and Release at 207-753-2500, extension 1702, using the person's first and last names. Its instructions explain that jail staff verify the required cash amount before an on-call bail commissioner is summoned. The commissioner handles the cash and paperwork; the jail does not hold or process that cash for the visitor. This procedure describes a current custody transaction, while a request for an older booking document should identify the record and booking period needed. Admission, release and bail procedures.

Municipal vital copies require the correct proof and product

Auburn's City Clerk requires a completed request, identification and proof of lineage or another direct and legitimate interest for certified birth, marriage and death copies. The published price is $15 for the first copy and $6 for another copy of the same record bought at the same time. Genealogical research may require the application to be left or mailed for later completion. Open historical records can have different noncertified access terms. Identify the event and municipality before ordering, and distinguish a family-history research copy from the certified record needed for an official transaction. Auburn vital-copy eligibility and genealogy handling.

Auburn assessment records describe the taxable property

Auburn Assessing maintains municipal valuation information, sales, deed transfers, building descriptions, map-and-lot references and other account characteristics. It also identifies historical property values and directs owners to assessment appeals and exemption services. For an Auburn parcel, use that municipal office to discuss the valuation or a recorded characteristic; use the county Registry when the underlying conveyance itself is needed. Preserve the map-and-lot or deed-book reference found during the search. A valuation inquiry about property in another municipality belongs with that municipality's assessor, rather than Auburn's office. Auburn assessment information and property characteristics.

Separate acknowledgment from delivery under Maine law

Maine's Freedom of Access law, 1 M.R.S. section 408-A, requires acknowledgment within five working days after the responsible office receives a sufficiently described records request. The statute separately calls for a good-faith time estimate and a reasonable period for producing responsive material. It does not require a general request to be in writing. If an office within the same agency receives a request for records held elsewhere in that agency, the statute requires forwarding without willful delay and notice to the requester. Describe the existing records and ask for the applicable cost estimate. Maine acknowledgment, forwarding and production requirements.