Massachusetts, Norfolk County
Where Needham's records are kept. The Town of Needham has its own town government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Needham's own offices, along with the Norfolk 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 Needham Police Department: incident reports, the police log, records requests, firearms licensing, the sex offender information for the town and crime statistics.
Open official site Needham Police DepartmentProperty records
The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds in Dedham: recorded deeds, mortgages, liens and plans since 1793, searched free online by name, address or book and page, with recording fees, certified copies and a property fraud alert service.
Open official site Norfolk County Registry of DeedsCity records
The Town of Needham site: the town clerk, the police department, the assessors, the tax collector, building permits and public records requests.
Open official site Town of NeedhamCounty court
The Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham: 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 Norfolk County Superior CourtPolice & jail
The Norfolk County Sheriff's Office in Dedham: the jail and house of correction, visitor rules and updates, and the public safety directory.
Open official site Norfolk County Sheriff's OfficeCounty court
The Norfolk County Probate and Family Court in Canton: divorce, custody and child support, probate of estates, guardianships, name changes and adoptions, with case records on masscourts.org.
Open official site Norfolk County Probate and Family CourtProperty records
Links from the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds to the assessors of each Norfolk County town, where property cards and assessed values are kept.
Open official site Norfolk County town assessorsPolice & 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
Recorded deeds, mortgages, liens and plans for all 21 Massachusetts registry districts, searched online by name, address or document number on the Secretary of the Commonwealth land records site.
Open official site Massachusetts registries of deeds, land recordsState records
The Secretary of the Commonwealth corporations database: Massachusetts corporations, LLCs, LLPs and foreign entities by name or ID number, with filings and annual reports.
Open official site Massachusetts business entity searchState 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
Local profile
The Town of Needham is in Norfolk County, whose county seat is Dedham. Deeds are recorded at the registry of deeds that serves Norfolk County, The Town of Needham's town clerk keeps copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Massachusetts Trial Court. Needham's own offices are in the cards above, and our Norfolk County page lists each county office.
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Deeds for property in Needham are recorded by the registry of deeds that serves Norfolk County, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Norfolk 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 Needham register with the Massachusetts Corporations Division, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Needham requires one, comes from the town or Norfolk 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.