City records
Town Clerk | Lincoln, MA - Official Website
These records can be accessed through the town's official website.
Open official site Town Clerk | Lincoln, MA - Official WebsiteMassachusetts, Middlesex County
Where Lincoln's records are kept. The Town of Lincoln has its own clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Lincoln's own offices, along with the Middlesex County and State of Massachusetts offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
These records can be accessed through the town's official website.
Open official site Town Clerk | Lincoln, MA - Official WebsiteCounty court
Request your own or another persons criminal offender record information.
Open official site Massachusetts Department of Criminal Justice Information ServicesCounty court
The Massachusetts Attorney General is the state's chief lawyer and law enforcement officer, taking consumer, workplace and civil rights complaints. Court records come from the Massachusetts Trial Court and its clerks' offices.
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Licenses, permits, information and more
Open official site Massachusetts Department of Fish & GameProperty records
Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the state treasurer.
Open official site Massachusetts Unclaimed PropertyPolice & jail
Search the Massachusetts Public Safety Sex Offender Registry Board for registered offenders by name or location.
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The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office dedication to public safety does not stop at the walls of the institution. The MSO makes available to the 54 cities and towns of Middlesex County any and all resources that may enhance public safety. We have forged partnerships with local, state and federal authorities
Open official site Middlesex County Sheriff's OfficePolice & jail
Search the most wanted fugitives and absconders in the State of Massachusetts.
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Find the location and release information of individuals incarcerated with the Massachusetts Dept of Corrections.
Open official site Massachusetts Inmates and Offender SearchPolice & jail
Law enforcement, traffic, criminal investigations and more
Open official site Massachusetts State Police DepartmentState records
Rules and information for sealing juvenile criminal records
Open official site How to Seal Juvenile Criminal Records in MassachusettsState records
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security oversees the State Police, Department of Correction, Sex Offender Registry Board and other agencies, and links to inmate and sex offender searches.
Open official site Massachusetts Department of Public SafetyEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
The Town of Lincoln is in Middlesex County, whose county seat is Cambridge. Deeds are recorded at the registry of deeds that serves Middlesex County, The Town of Lincoln's town clerk keeps copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Massachusetts Trial Court. Lincoln's own offices are in the cards above, and our Middlesex County page lists each county office.
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Deeds for property in Lincoln are recorded by the registry of deeds that serves Middlesex County, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Middlesex County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Massachusetts come from the state vital records office, Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, 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.
Businesses that operate in Lincoln register with the Massachusetts Corporations Division, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Lincoln requires one, comes from the town or Middlesex County.
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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.