Vermont, county records
Find the right office in Franklin County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Vermont keeps its clerk's office in Burlington and holds hearings in Rutland and Burlington. Bankruptcy dockets are searched through PACER.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Vermont Secretary of State.
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Request birth and death certificates from the Vermont Dept. of Health.
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The Vermont State Police list people missing for more than 60 days, with photos where available, and ask anyone with information about a case to contact investigators.
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The Vermont Department of Health sells certified death certificates for a fee to family members and others with a direct interest; town and city clerks also issue copies.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Franklin County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Franklin County's unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. Franklin County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Franklin County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the St. Albans Police Department and the Swanton Police Department. Each agency has jurisdiction over its respective area, with the Sheriff's Office covering unincorporated regions and the city departments focusing on urban areas.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Franklin County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency serving unincorporated areas and providing county-wide services including court security, transport, and civil process. Albans, VT 05478, and can be contacted through the office’s website. Municipal police departments serve individual communities: St. Albans Police Department serves St. Albans City, Swanton Police Department serves the Village of Swanton, and Vermont State Police Barracks in St. Arrest records in Franklin County are considered public records under Vermont's Public Records Act (1 V.S. § 315 et seq.). Franklin County Sheriff's website may provide limited booking information, and Vermont's statewide Department of Corrections website offers an offender locator for those in state custody.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Franklin County are primarily maintained by Franklin County Sheriff's Office and the local police departments.
Building permits and zoning approvals are municipal functions in Franklin County; Franklin County Regional Planning Commission (802-524-5958) provides resources but permitting authority rests with individual towns. Election administration in Franklin County, Vermont is managed by Franklin County Clerk's Office at 17 Church Street, St. Albans, VT 05478 (802-524-7948), which coordinates with individual town clerks who serve as the primary local election officials. Formation documents, annual reports, and officer information are accessible through this database. Professional licenses including medical, legal, contractors, and cosmetology are issued by respective state boards under the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation (802-828-1505). The St. Albans City Clerk and other municipal clerks accept and maintain these local business filings, with fees typically around $25-40 for registration. The Vermont Secretary of State, Corporations Division (802-828-2386, sos.vermont.gov/corporations) maintains the statewide database of corporations, LLCs, nonprofits, and other business entities. The Vermont Department of Health, Vital Records Office, Burlington, VT 05402 (802-863-7275) is the central repository for all Vermont vital records and can provide certified copies for events anywhere in the state. The Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce (877-525-2472, vermont.org) serves Franklin County businesses and maintains member directories.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 50 named mine sites inside the county, 39 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 64 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Iron; dimension stone; construction sand and gravel.
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. Vermont publishes no abandoned mine map; the Elizabeth copper mine is a federal Superfund site.
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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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Franklin County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Franklin County. Ask that agency for its record. The Vermont State Police release a mug shot (arrest processing photo) taken for a VSP arrest on request with the name, age, arrest date and barracks; a photo may not exist if the person was cited and released, and VSP cannot release photos taken by other agencies.
The Vermont criminal history record comes from the Vermont Crime Information Center (Department of Public Safety). Buy Vermont criminal conviction records online through the Criminal Conviction Record Request Service, or request a copy of your own record from the Vermont Crime Information Center with a valid photo ID. Fee: $30 for each copy of your own record check.
Search the Vermont Sex Offender Registry (Vermont Crime Information Center), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the town or city clerk or through the Vermont Secretary of State, Elections Division. You can also register online with the state online registration. You can register on any day up to and including Election Day, during the clerk's business hours and during polling hours on Election Day (17 V.S.A. 2144).
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Franklin County are kept by the town or city clerk. Property values are set by the town listers or assessor, and tax bills come from the town treasurer or collector of taxes. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Vermont come from the Vermont Department of Health, Vital Records. In Vermont the fastest and cheapest way to get a copy of a vital record is to order it directly from your town or city clerk, who can issue noncertified and certified copies. From your town or city clerk, online with a credit card through the state's ordering service, or by mail to the address printed on the application. Fee: $10 for each certified copy (plus a $2 processing fee if ordered online).
Business entity filings are searched with the Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division.
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