Rhode Island, county records
Find the right office in Kent 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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County court
The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, in Providence, hears federal civil and criminal cases; case files are found through PACER. State cases come from the Rhode Island Judiciary.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the RI Dept. of Business Regulation.
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The Rhode Island Department of Health Center for Vital Records issues certified death certificates for a fee to eligible applicants. City and town clerks in Rhode Island also keep local death records.
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Obtain property tax info by contacting the State of RI.
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Request a copy of a marriage certificates from the Rhode Island Department of Health.
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Search property and claim status by individual name or business thru the state treasurer.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Kent County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order within Kent County.
Police Departments. Kent County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Kent County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Warwick Police Department, West Warwick Police Department, and Coventry Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Kent County Sheriff's Department, located at Kent County Courthouse, 222 Quaker Lane, Warwick, RI 02886, provides court security, prisoner transport, and civil process service throughout Kent County. Laws § 38-2-1 et seq.), though certain exemptions apply for ongoing investigations and juvenile records.
Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation (401-222-1040) administers sales tax permits, which can be obtained through the Division of Taxation website. Elections in Kent County, Rhode Island, are administered by the Board of Canvassers in each county and coordinated with the Rhode Island Secretary of State, Elections Division. The Rhode Island Board of Elections (50 Branch Avenue, Providence, RI 02904, 401-222-2340) provides statewide oversight and voter registration services. The Rhode Island Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, located at Room 101, Cannon Building, 3 Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908 (401-222-2811), maintains statewide vital records and can issue certified copies for events occurring anywhere in Rhode Island. 6300) handles permits for construction in Warwick. The Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce (401-334-1000) and the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce serve Kent County businesses, though no Kent County-specific chamber exists. Similarly, the Coventry Town Clerk (1670 Flat River Road, Coventry, RI 02816, 401-822-9151), East Greenwich Town Clerk (125 Main Street, East Greenwich, RI 02818, 401-886-8604), West Greenwich Town Clerk (280 Victory Highway, West Greenwich, RI 02817, 401-392-3800), and West Warwick Town Clerk (1170 Main Street, West Warwick, RI 02893, 401-822-9201) each maintain land records for their respective municipalities. Rhode Island offers same-day registration during the early voting period beginning 20 days before an election. To find your polling place in Kent County, voters can use the polling place locator at vote.sos.ri.gov or contact their municipal Board of Canvassers: Warwick (401-738-2010), Coventry (401-822-9222), East Greenwich (401-886-8604), West Greenwich (401-392-3806), or West Warwick (401-827-7955). Property and land records in Kent County, Rhode Island, are maintained at the municipal level by individual city and town clerks rather than a centralized county recorder's office. The Warwick City Clerk (3275 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886, 401-738-2000) maintains land evidence records for Warwick properties. 222 Quaker Lane, Warwick, RI 02886 • Phone: (401-822-1706
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 13 named mine sites inside the county, 5 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 49 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is 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. No state page on mines or abandoned mines was found; Rhode Island has no active state geological survey site for this.
Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.
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 state police or a town or city police department. Ask that agency for its record.
The Rhode Island criminal history record comes from the Rhode Island Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI). Get a state BCI check in person at the Attorney General's Customer Service Center in Cranston with ID and a credit or debit card, or by mail with the release form and a $5.00 check or money order payable to BCI. Fee: $5.00.
Search the Rhode Island Sex Offender Registry (RISOR), Rhode Island State Police, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the local board of canvassers (city or town) or through the Rhode Island Department of State, Elections Division. You can also register online with the state online registration. You must be registered to vote 30 days before an election to take part in it; without a Rhode Island driver's license or state ID, the online system makes a form to print and mail to your local board of canvassers.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Kent County are kept by the city or town clerk. Property values are set by the city or town tax assessor, and tax bills come from the city or town tax collector. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Rhode Island come from the Rhode Island Department of Health, Center for Vital Records. Go to the city or town hall where you lived at the time of the event, or where it occurred, for birth certificates of births before 1960 and death and marriage certificates of events before 2022. By mail with check or money order payable to the General Treasurer, State of Rhode Island, to Center for Vital Records, Simpson Hall, 6 Harrington Rd., Cranston, RI 02920 (or the drop box there), or in person at Simpson Hall, with an appointment to avoid waiting. Fee: $22 for the first copy and $18 for each extra copy bought the same day.
Business entity filings are searched with the Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division.
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