Connecticut, New Haven County
Where Hamden's records are kept. Hamden has its own town government, police department, clerk's office and permit and planning office; the town clerk keeps land records and copies of birth and death certificates.
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The cards below include Hamden's own offices, along with State of Connecticut offices; the New Haven County offices are on our New Haven County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
Town of Hamden website, with the Government Center at 2750 Dixwell Avenue: agendas, minutes and recordings, the permits and licensing center, the records and research center, online tax payment and issue reporting.
Open official site Town of HamdenPolice & jail
The Town of Hamden's listing for its Police Department at 2900 Dixwell Ave., naming the chief, deputy chief and animal control officer, with a link to the department's own website.
Open official site Hamden Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The Hamden Police Records Division at 2900 Dixwell Avenue keeps and releases police and arrest reports under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, takes mailed requests and handles background checks and fingerprinting.
Open official site Hamden Police Department Records DivisionCity records
The Hamden Town Clerk at the Government Center records land records, liquor permit applications, military discharge papers and trade names, and issues certified birth, death and marriage certificates as Registrar of Vital Statistics.
Open official site Hamden Town ClerkCity records
The Hamden Building Department at 2750 Dixwell Avenue takes building permit applications through the Viewpoint online permitting system, schedules inspections by phone and links property record field cards.
Open official site Hamden Building DepartmentPolice & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedVital records
The State Vital Records Office holds birth, marriage and death records from July 1, 1897 on, and each of the 169 towns keeps its own; anyone over 18 may buy a death certificate.
Open official site Connecticut Department of Public Health Vital RecordsVital records
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.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
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.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
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.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
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.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
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.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState records
The Connecticut State Library History and Genealogy Unit offers genealogy indexes, probate estate and district guides, census and church records help and FamilySearch affiliate access; reference staff answer by phone or email.
Open official site Connecticut State Library History and GenealogyCounty court
Divisional clerk's offices in Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport are open weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; the court's links reach PACER, electronic filing, electronic claims and Pay.gov payments.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of ConnecticutCounty court
The Connecticut Judicial Branch lets you look up Supreme and Appellate Court cases and Superior Court civil, family, housing, small claims, criminal and motor vehicle cases.
Open official site Connecticut Judicial Branch Case Look-upEverything else, organized
18 more Hamden sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Hamden is in New Haven County, whose county seat is New Haven. Hamden's town clerk keeps its land records and copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Connecticut Superior Court. Hamden's own offices are in the cards above, and our New Haven County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Connecticut is run by the Connecticut Secretary of the State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Hamden.
Deeds for property in Hamden are recorded by the town clerk, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our New Haven County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Connecticut come from the state vital records office, Connecticut State Vital Records Office, 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.
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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.