Where East Providence's records are kept. East Providence has its own city government, police department, municipal court and clerk's office; the town clerk keeps land records and copies of birth and death certificates.
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City of East Providence
City of East Providence, Rhode Island, City Hall at 145 Taunton Ave., with council agendas, public notices, a request for service portal, building permits, land evidence and vital records links.
East Providence Police Department at 750 Waterman Ave. states its mission to protect life and property in partnership with residents and businesses, with online police reporting and public records request links.
East Providence Municipal Court at 145 Taunton Ave. judges traffic tickets and city ordinance violations, including housing, animal, building, zoning and boating cases, with clerks shared with the City Clerk's Office.
The East Providence City Clerk at 145 Taunton Avenue processes council records, land evidence, vital statistics, business and dog licenses and board records, and houses the Probate and Municipal Courts.
East Providence public records requests under the state Access to Public Records Act go by phone or in writing to the City Solicitor's Office at 145 Taunton Avenue, following posted APRA guidelines.
Rhode Island Department of Health Center for Vital Records
Issues certified Rhode Island birth, death and marriage records at 6 Harrington Road, Cranston, for $22 in person or $25 by mail; any city or town hall also issues birth certificate copies.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
More than 10 million letters, photographs and state documents at 33 Broad Street, Providence, free and open weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; search birth, marriage and death records or book a research appointment.
The bankruptcy court for Rhode Island explains how to get case information and copies of filed documents, through PACER or from the clerk's office in Providence.
Rhode Island's state courts, from the Supreme Court to the Traffic Tribunal, with the Public Portal for finding cases, hearing calendars, court forms, opinions and Judicial Records Center requests.
East Providence, a place of 47,139 people, is in Providence County, whose county seat is Providence. East Providence's town clerk keeps its land records and copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Rhode Island state courts. East Providence's own offices are in the cards above, and our Providence County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in East Providence
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
The mine records hold 0 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 6 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
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. No state page on mines or abandoned mines was found; Rhode Island has no active state geological survey site for this.
East Providence: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. Hover a dot for its name.
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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How do I register to vote in East Providence, Rhode Island?
Voter registration in Rhode Island is run by the Rhode Island Department of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for East Providence.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in East Providence, Rhode Island?
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Rhode Island come from the state vital records office, Rhode Island Center for Vital Records, 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.
How do I find business license records in East Providence, Rhode Island?
Businesses that operate in East Providence register with the Rhode Island Department of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where East Providence requires one, comes from the town or Providence County.
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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.