Massachusetts, Suffolk County
Where Charlestown's records are kept. Deeds are recorded at the registry of deeds that serves Suffolk County, the clerk of the town where Charlestown lies keeps copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Massachusetts Trial Court.
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In Massachusetts, deeds are kept at registries of deeds and certificates by town clerks, so Charlestown relies on those offices. The cards below are the Massachusetts state offices, and the Suffolk County offices are on our Suffolk County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Court records
DCJIS runs the state criminal offender record information (CORI) system and the Firearms Records Bureau, and takes public records requests and offender information registrations.
Open official site Massachusetts Department of Criminal Justice Information ServicesPolice & jail
Search the most wanted fugitives and absconders in the State of Massachusetts.
Open official site Massachusetts Most WantedPolice & jail
Find the location and release information of individuals incarcerated with the Massachusetts Dept of Corrections.
Open official site Massachusetts Inmates and Offender SearchPolice & jail
Search the Massachusetts Public Safety Sex Offender Registry Board for registered offenders by name or location.
Open official site Massachusetts Sex OffendersPolice & jail
Find out which forms to file to seal a Massachusetts criminal record, including juvenile records, and whether to send them to the Commissioner of Probation or the court where the case started.
Open official site Request to Seal Your Criminal Record in MassachusettsPolice & jail
Find Massachusetts State Police headquarters, barracks and phone listings, and read news and information about its statewide patrol, investigative, tactical and support units.
Open official site Massachusetts State PoliceState records
Buy a Massachusetts fishing or hunting license and find freshwater and saltwater fishing information from the Department of Fish and Game, which oversees MassWildlife and Marine Fisheries.
Open official site Massachusetts Department of Fish and GameState records
The Massachusetts Attorney General is the state's chief lawyer and law enforcement officer, taking consumer, workplace and civil rights complaints. Court records come from the Massachusetts Trial Court and its clerks' offices.
Open official site Massachusetts Attorney GeneralPolice & jail
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security oversees the State Police, Department of Correction, Sex Offender Registry Board and other agencies, and links to inmate and sex offender searches.
Open official site Massachusetts Department of Public SafetyState records
Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Open official site Massachusetts Business & Corporation SearchState records
Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the state treasurer.
Open official site Massachusetts Unclaimed PropertyState records
Licensing, background checks, investigations of child care providers.
Open official site Massachusetts Department of Early Education and CareEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Charlestown, and who keeps its records.
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Charlestown, a place of 20,397 people, is in Suffolk County, whose county seat is Boston. Deeds are recorded at the registry of deeds that serves Suffolk County, the clerk of the town where Charlestown lies keeps copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Massachusetts Trial Court. Our Suffolk County page lists each county office.
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Other places in Suffolk County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Suffolk County records are on the county page.