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Find the right office in Bennington 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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Bennington County Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs, 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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Bennington Town Clerk's Office, the office that keeps county filings and public records, with the copies and searches it publishes.
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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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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Bennington County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement services throughout Bennington County, particularly in unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. Law enforcement in Bennington County is provided by Bennington County Sheriff's Office and several municipal police departments, including the Bennington Police Department, Manchester Police Department, and the Pownal Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Bennington County Sheriff's Department, headquartered at 104 Kocher Drive in Bennington, Vermont 05201, provides law enforcement services throughout Bennington County, including civil process service, court security, and patrol functions in unincorporated areas. Arrest records and police reports in Vermont are subject to the state's Public Records Act, 1 V.S. § 315 et seq, which requires law enforcement agencies to provide access to public records unless exempted by specific statutes protecting ongoing investigations or confidential informant information.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Bennington County are maintained by Bennington County Sheriff's Office and local police departments.
Similarly, Manchester Town Clerk (802-362-1313) and Arlington Town Clerk (802-375-2332) maintain records for their respective towns. The Vermont Superior Court, Bennington Unit, located at 207 South Street, Bennington County, VT 05201 (802-447-2700), handles all civil, criminal, family, and probate matters for Bennington County. 100 Veterans Memorial Drive, Bennington, VT 05201 • Phone: (802-447-3311
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 66 named mine sites inside the county, 49 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 76 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Uranium; construction sand and gravel; Iron.
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 Bennington County Sheriff's Department or a city police department in Bennington 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 Bennington 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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