Massachusetts, Barnstable County
Where Brewster's records are kept. The Town of Brewster has its own town government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Brewster's own offices, along with the Barnstable County and State of Massachusetts offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
The Brewster Police Department: the daily police log, incident and accident reports, records requests, firearms licensing, the sex offender information for the town and animal control.
Open official site Brewster Police DepartmentCounty court
The Barnstable County Superior Court in Barnstable village: felony and major civil cases for Cape Cod, with the clerk's office for copies of case files; dockets are searched on masscourts.org.
Open official site Barnstable County Superior CourtProperty records
The Barnstable County Registry of Deeds in Barnstable: deeds, mortgages, liens and plans recorded from 1793 on and searched online, transfer tax, recording fees and homestead declarations.
Open official site Barnstable County Registry of DeedsCity records
The Town of Brewster site: the town clerk (birth, death and marriage certificates, dog licenses, business certificates and voter registration), the assessors, the building department, the police department and public records requests.
Open official site Town of BrewsterVital records
The Massachusetts Archives vital records index: births, marriages and deaths recorded statewide from 1841 into the 1920s, searched by name, with the volume and page for ordering copies.
Open official site Massachusetts Archives vital records index (from 1841)Property records
Barnstable County's links to the assessors and tax collectors of each Cape Cod town, where property cards, assessed values and tax bills are kept.
Open official site Barnstable County town assessors and collectorsPolice & jail
The Barnstable County Sheriff's Office in Bourne: the county correctional facility and its inmate information, civil process service, the regional dispatch center and records requests.
Open official site Barnstable County Sheriff's OfficePolice & jail
The Sex Offender Registry Board public search: Level 2 and Level 3 offenders listed for public access in Massachusetts, by name, city or zip code, with photos and offense information.
Open official site Massachusetts sex offender registryPolice & jail
How to locate a person held in a Massachusetts Department of Correction prison, including the VINE search by name, from the state corrections department.
Open official site Massachusetts corrections offender searchPolice & jail
CORI, the Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information system: how to request a person's state criminal record through iCORI from the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services, including the public access request.
Open official site Massachusetts criminal history record checkState courts
Massachusetts Trial Court eAccess: case search for the Superior, District, Boston Municipal, Housing and Land Court departments by name, case number or ticket number, from the Massachusetts court system.
Open official site Massachusetts court recordsVital records
The Registry of Vital Records and Statistics: Massachusetts birth, death and marriage certificates from 1931 on, ordered online, by mail or in person, with directions to the State Archives for earlier records.
Open official site Massachusetts vital recordsState records
The Secretary of the Commonwealth corporations database: Massachusetts corporations, LLCs, LLPs and foreign entities by name or ID number, with filings and annual reports.
Open official site Massachusetts business entity searchState records
Find Mass Money, the state Treasury unclaimed property search: dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, stock and insurance proceeds, claimed online by name.
Open official site Massachusetts unclaimed property searchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
The Town of Brewster is in Barnstable County, whose county seat is Barnstable. Deeds are recorded at the registry of deeds that serves Barnstable County, The Town of Brewster's town clerk keeps copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Massachusetts Trial Court. Brewster's own offices are in the cards above, and our Barnstable County page lists each county office.
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Deeds for property in Brewster are recorded by the registry of deeds that serves Barnstable County, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Barnstable County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Massachusetts come from the state vital records office, Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, and the town or city clerk can also issue copies. The state office's site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.