Maine, Penobscot County
Where Etna's records are kept. Etna has its own town government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Etna's own offices, along with the Penobscot County and State of Maine offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
Etna town office site with Select Board agendas and minutes, Rapid Renewal, hunting, fishing, boat, ATV and dog registrations, burn permits, code enforcement, police, fire and trash collection.
Open official site Town of EtnaCounty court
The U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, with courthouses in Portland and Bangor, posts court calendars and trial lists. Its federal case files are searched through PACER.
Open official site Maine Federal CasesCounty court
Find opinions on cases handled by the Maine State Supreme Court.
Open official site Maine Supreme Court OpinionCounty court
A request may be made for a court record by contacting the clerk's office in the court where the case was handled.
Open official site Accessing Electronic Court Records: State of Maine Judicial BranchCounty court
US Bankruptcy Court District of Maine for Bangor.
Open official site Bangor Maine Bankruptcy CourtCounty court
Maine Judicial Branch case search for Bangor.
Open official site Maine Courts, Bangor Case SearchState records
Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the state treasurer.
Open official site Maine Unclaimed PropertyPolice & jail
Penobscot County Sheriff's Office, the elected law enforcement office for Etna, Maine, with incident reports, warrants and jail information as the office publishes them.
Open official site Penobscot County Sheriff's OfficePolice & jail
The Maine Department of Corrections search lists adult residents of state prisons and people on probation or community supervision, with facility, status and sentence details.
Open official site Maine Department of Corrections Client SearchPolice & jail
Maine State Police missing persons for Bangor.
Open official site Bangor Maine Missing PersonsPolice & jail
The Maine State Police State Bureau of Identification keeps criminal history record information, runs the fingerprint identification system and maintains the Maine Sex Offender Registry.
Open official site Maine State Bureau of IdentificationVital records
Request copies of birth and death records from the Maine State Archives.
Open official site Maine Archived Deaths and BirthsEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
Etna is in Penobscot County, whose county seat is Bangor. Court and property records sit with Penobscot County, and birth and death certificates come from Etna's town clerk and the State of Maine. Etna's own offices are in the cards above, and our Penobscot County page lists each county office.
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Inspecting records is free under Maine's Freedom of Access Act, and agencies may charge only copying costs plus $25 an hour after the first two hours of staff time. A certified Maine birth, death or marriage certificate costs $15 from the town clerk or the state, with $6 for each additional copy, and registries of deeds charge set copy fees.
Ask the Etna police department if the town has its own force; most small Maine towns are covered by the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office or the Maine State Police. Crash reports are bought online through the Maine Crash Reporting System, while police investigative records are generally not public under Maine law.
Cases from Penobscot County are heard by the Maine Superior Court and District Court for the county. re:SearchMaine gives online access to electronically filed cases, though some records can be seen only at the courthouse, and the clerk checks older paper cases.
Deeds and mortgages are recorded at the Penobscot County Registry of Deeds, and every registry offers online land record search. Property taxes in Maine are set and collected by the town, so the town assessor values property and the town tax collector sends the bill.
The municipal clerk in Etna issues certified birth, death and marriage certificates for events in the town or for residents, usually while you wait, and the state office of Data, Research and Vital Statistics in Augusta issues them too. A certified copy costs $15, with $6 for each additional copy.
Yes. The Maine State Bureau of Identification runs public criminal history record checks by name and date of birth online for a fee. Court records are also available from the clerk.
Maine agencies must acknowledge a request within five working days and give a good-faith estimate of the time needed under the Freedom of Access Act, 1 M.R.S. 408-A. Staff time after the first two hours may cost $25 an hour.
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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.