Maine, Aroostook County
Find the right official office in Fort Kent Town. Court cases, police reports, property records, vital records and city records, each linked to the agency that keeps them, with addresses and phone numbers.
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Police & jail
From left, are, Suzie Paradis, Fort Kent town manager; councilman Joey Ouellette, councilman Corey Pelletier, council chair Jake Robichaud, Officer.
Open official site Fort Kent Town Police DepartmentCounty court
No cell phones, cameras, or other electronic recording devices in courtrooms.
Open official site Fort Kent District Court: State of Maine Judicial BranchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
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Local profile
In addition to local police efforts, the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office is important to maintaining law and order in the wider region, with facilities for detention and criminal processing located at the Aroostook County Jail. If further details are needed, the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office can provide additional context and documentation. Fort Kent falls under the jurisdiction of the Aroostook County Superior Court, where residents can access various court records.
Local court services for Fort Kent Town are administered at 139 Market Street. The court clerk can be reached at (207) 834-5003. Election administration in Fort Kent operates through a partnership between the town clerk and county-level infrastructure. While the Aroostook County Clerk's Office oversees broader election functions, local services are handled by the Fort Kent Town Clerk at 416 West Main Street, Fort Kent, ME 04743 (phone: 207-834-3090).
Straight answers
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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 Fort Kent police department if the town has its own force; most small Maine towns are covered by the Aroostook 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 Aroostook 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 Aroostook 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 Fort Kent 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.