Colorado, Adams County
Where Brighton's records are kept. Brighton has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Brighton's own offices, along with State of Colorado offices; the Adams County offices are on our Adams County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Federal
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedCounty court
Colorado Courts and Probation online: a docket search for court dates, self help and forms by topic, a county court locator, online payment of fines and fees, and a virtual courtroom directory.
Open official site Colorado Judicial BranchState records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorProperty records
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteProperty records
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseProperty records
Colorado DOLA GIS property records for Brighton.
Open official site Brighton Colorado Property RecordsVital records
The Denver state archives, under the Department of Personnel and Administration, points family historians to its birth, death, marriage, divorce, census, naturalization, military, probate and corrections records.
Open official site Colorado State Archives Genealogy and Vital RecordsCounty court
Colorado's federal bankruptcy court at 721 19th Street in Denver; intake and records are open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and visitors need government ID and security screening to enter.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of ColoradoEverything else, organized
18 more Brighton sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
Brighton, a place of 40,083 people, is the seat of Adams County. Court and property records sit with Adams County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Colorado. Brighton's own offices are in the cards above, and our Adams County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Colorado is run by the Colorado Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online registration where Colorado offers it, polling places and the local election office for Brighton.
Deeds for property in Brighton are recorded by the Adams County Clerk and Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Adams County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Colorado come from the state vital records office, Colorado Vital Records. Its 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.