New Hampshire, Cheshire County
Where Jaffrey's records are kept. The Town of Jaffrey has its own town government, police department and clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Jaffrey's own offices, along with the Cheshire County and State of New Hampshire offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
The Jaffrey Police Department: incident and accident reports, records requests and pistol permits for the town; the county jail is the Cheshire County Department of Corrections in Keene.
Open official site Jaffrey Police DepartmentProperty records
The Cheshire County Registry of Deeds: recorded deeds, mortgages, liens and plans searched online by name, date or book and page, with recording fees, certified copies and e-recording.
Open official site Cheshire County Registry of DeedsCity records
The Town of Jaffrey site: the assessors, building permits, meeting agendas and minutes, GIS parcel maps and online bill payment; the town clerk keeps the vital records and answers Right to Know Law requests.
Open official site Town of JaffreyPolice & jail
The Cheshire County Sheriff's Office in Keene: warrants, civil process and sheriff's sales, court security, the county dispatch center and records requests; the county jail is run by the Cheshire County Department of Corrections in Keene.
Open official site Cheshire County Sheriff's OfficeVital records
Vital records from the City of Keene clerk: certified copies of New Hampshire birth, death, marriage, divorce and civil union records from the statewide system (births and marriages from 1935 on, deaths and divorces from 1990 on), issued for a fee at the clerk office in Keene; the Jaffrey and Rindge town clerks issue the same records.
Open official site Keene City Clerk vital records (statewide New Hampshire records)County court
The Keene and Jaffrey-Peterborough District Courts, the Circuit Court district divisions for Cheshire County: misdemeanors and violations, small claims, landlord and tenant and civil cases up to $1,500.
Open official site Cheshire County district courtsPolice & jail
New Hampshire State Police Troop C in Keene, which patrols Cheshire and Sullivan Counties: crash and incident reports, investigative services, and records requests through State Police headquarters; criminal records come from the State Police Criminal Records Unit.
Open official site New Hampshire State Police Troop C (Cheshire and Sullivan Counties)County court
The Circuit Court probate division for Cheshire County: estates and wills, trusts, guardianships of adults, name changes and adoptions, with the court's address and clerk. It sits in Keene.
Open official site Cheshire County Probate CourtPolice & jail
The New Hampshire Sex Offender Registry from the State Police: registered offenders by name, town or zip code, with photos and addresses.
Open official site New Hampshire sex offender registryPolice & jail
The New Hampshire Department of Corrections inmate locator: people in state prisons by name, with the facility and status.
Open official site New Hampshire corrections offender searchPolice & jail
Criminal history record checks from the New Hampshire State Police Criminal Records Unit: statewide conviction records by name or fingerprint, requested by mail or in person for a fee.
Open official site New Hampshire criminal history record checkState courts
Record checks from the New Hampshire Judicial Branch: how to ask the court for a case file, a criminal record check or a certified copy, with the fees and the form.
Open official site New Hampshire court recordsVital records
New Hampshire birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates from the Division of Vital Records Administration at the Secretary of State, ordered online, by mail or at a town clerk.
Open official site New Hampshire vital recordsProperty records
The New Hampshire county registries of deeds on one site: recorded deeds, mortgages, liens and plans for every county searched by name, date or book and page, with recording fees and certified copies.
Open official site New Hampshire registries of deedsState records
QuickStart, the New Hampshire Secretary of State business search: corporations, LLCs, partnerships and trade names by name or business ID, with filings and status.
Open official site New Hampshire business entity searchState records
New Hampshire unclaimed property from the State Treasury: dormant accounts, uncashed checks and forgotten deposits searched by name, with claims filed online.
Open official site New Hampshire unclaimed property searchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
The Town of Jaffrey is in Cheshire County, whose county seat is Keene. Court and property records sit with Cheshire County, and birth and death certificates come from The Town of Jaffrey's town clerk and the State of New Hampshire. Jaffrey's own offices are in the cards above, and our Cheshire County page lists each county office.
Straight answers
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Inspecting records is free under New Hampshire's Right-to-Know Law, and agencies may charge only the actual cost of copies. A certified New Hampshire birth, death, marriage or divorce certificate costs $15 for the first copy and $10 for each additional copy from any city or town clerk, and registries of deeds charge statutory copy fees.
Ask the Jaffrey police department records unit for incident and accident reports; towns without full-time police are covered by the New Hampshire State Police. Accident reports filed with the state can also be requested from the Division of Motor Vehicles.
Cases from Cheshire County are heard by the New Hampshire Superior Court and Circuit Court for the county. The Judicial Branch's Case Access Portal lets the public look up electronically filed cases online, with registration for fuller access.
Deeds and mortgages are recorded at the Cheshire County Registry of Deeds, which offers online land records. Property in New Hampshire is assessed and taxed by the town, so the town assessor sets the value and the town tax collector sends the bill.
The municipal clerk in Jaffrey, or any of the state's city and town clerks, issues certified birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates, $15 for the first copy and $10 for each additional copy. The Division of Vital Records Administration in Concord issues them too, to people with a direct and tangible interest.
Yes, for convictions. The New Hampshire State Police releases public criminal conviction history from the central repository to anyone for a fee, using its record release form. Non conviction data stays confidential.
New Hampshire agencies must respond within five business days under the Right-to-Know Law, RSA 91-A, by providing the record, denying it in writing or giving a time when it will be ready.
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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.