Massachusetts, Franklin County
Where Montague's records are kept. The Town of Montague 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 Montague's own offices, along with the Franklin County and State of Massachusetts offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
The Montague Police Department: firearms licensing, the sex offender information for the town, warrants, parking and traffic tickets, animal control and investigations.
Open official site Montague Police DepartmentCity records
The Montague town clerk: birth, death and marriage certificates, marriage and dog licenses, business certificates, voter registration and elections and public records requests.
Open official site Montague Town ClerkCity records
The Town of Montague site: the police department, meeting agendas and minutes, zoning, the vital records and voter registration of the town clerk, and the town bylaws.
Open official site Town of MontagueCounty court
The Franklin County Superior Court in Greenfield: felony criminal cases, civil actions over $50,000 and medical malpractice tribunals, with case records on masscourts.org and at the clerk's office.
Open official site Franklin County Superior CourtProperty records
The Franklin County Registry of Deeds in Greenfield: deeds, mortgages, liens and plans searched online with the index back to 1900, e-recording, recording fees, certified copies and homestead declarations.
Open official site Franklin County Registry of DeedsPolice & jail
The Northwestern District Attorney in Northampton and Greenfield: prosecutions in the superior and district courts of Franklin and Hampshire Counties, victim witness services, the Children's Advocacy Center and press releases on cases.
Open official site Northwestern District Attorney (Franklin and Hampshire Counties)County court
The Franklin County Probate and Family Court in Greenfield: divorce, custody and child support, probate of estates, guardianships, name changes and adoptions, with case records on masscourts.org.
Open official site Franklin County Probate and Family CourtPolice & jail
Missing persons cases from the Massachusetts State Police: the state missing persons list and how to report someone missing.
Open official site Massachusetts State Police missing personsCounty court
Greenfield District Court, the district court for Franklin County: criminal complaints and arraignments, misdemeanors, civil cases up to $50,000, small claims, evictions and restraining orders, with case records on masscourts.org.
Open official site Greenfield District Court (Franklin County)Police & jail
The Sex Offender Registry Board public search: Level 2 and Level 3 offenders listed for public access in Massachusetts, by name, city or zip code, with photos and offense information.
Open official site Massachusetts sex offender registryPolice & jail
How to locate a person held in a Massachusetts Department of Correction prison, including the VINE search by name, from the state corrections department.
Open official site Massachusetts corrections offender searchPolice & jail
CORI, the Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information system: how to request a person's state criminal record through iCORI from the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services, including the public access request.
Open official site Massachusetts criminal history record checkState courts
Massachusetts Trial Court eAccess: case search for the Superior, District, Boston Municipal, Housing and Land Court departments by name, case number or ticket number, from the Massachusetts court system.
Open official site Massachusetts court recordsVital records
The Registry of Vital Records and Statistics: Massachusetts birth, death and marriage certificates from 1931 on, ordered online, by mail or in person, with directions to the State Archives for earlier records.
Open official site Massachusetts vital recordsProperty records
Find Mass Money, the state Treasury unclaimed property search: dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, stock and insurance proceeds, claimed online by name.
Open official site Massachusetts unclaimed property searchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
The Town of Montague is in Franklin County, whose county seat is Greenfield. Deeds are recorded at the registry of deeds that serves Franklin County, The Town of Montague's town clerk keeps copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Massachusetts Trial Court. Montague's own offices are in the cards above, and our Franklin County page lists each county office.
Straight answers
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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 Montague register with the Massachusetts Corporations Division, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Montague requires one, comes from the town or Franklin County.
Same county
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.