Connecticut, Hartford County
Where New Britain's records are kept. New Britain has its own city government, police department, clerk's office and permit and planning office; the town clerk keeps land records and copies of birth and death certificates.
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The cards below include New Britain's own offices, along with State of Connecticut offices; the Hartford County offices are on our Hartford County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
New Britain's official city website lists City Hall at 27 West Main Street and gathers public FOI requests, parking ticket and tax payment, bids and proposals, budget information and city job applications.
Open official site City of New BritainPolice & jail
Official website of the New Britain Police Department at 10 Chestnut Street, with news from the chief, a records division update on getting police reports, accident reports and FOIA requests.
Open official site New Britain Police DepartmentCity records
The New Britain Police Records Bureau at 10 Chestnut Street manages all law enforcement records from creation to archive and releases them under federal, state and local law to agencies and citizens.
Open official site New Britain Police Records BureauCity records
The New Britain Town Clerk at 27 West Main St. handles land records, birth, marriage and death records, marriage licenses, divorce decrees, trade names, dog licenses and elections.
Open official site New Britain Town ClerkCity records
The New Britain Department of Licenses, Permits and Inspections, Room 404 at 27 West Main Street, guides construction projects with its ordinances, fees and forms and enforcement information.
Open official site New Britain Building DepartmentFederal
FBI national most wanted criminals - search for New Britain area subjects.
Open official site FBI Most WantedVital records
The State Vital Records Office holds birth, marriage and death records from July 1, 1897 on, and each of the 169 towns keeps its own; anyone over 18 may buy a death certificate.
Open official site Connecticut Department of Public Health Vital RecordsState records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorProperty records
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteProperty records
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState records
The Connecticut State Library History and Genealogy Unit offers genealogy indexes, probate estate and district guides, census and church records help and FamilySearch affiliate access; reference staff answer by phone or email.
Open official site Connecticut State Library History and GenealogyCounty court
Divisional clerk's offices in Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport are open weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; the court's links reach PACER, electronic filing, electronic claims and Pay.gov payments.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of ConnecticutCounty court
The Connecticut Judicial Branch lets you look up Supreme and Appellate Court cases and Superior Court civil, family, housing, small claims, criminal and motor vehicle cases.
Open official site Connecticut Judicial Branch Case Look-upEverything else, organized
17 more New Britain sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
New Britain, a place of 74,135 people, is in Hartford County, whose county seat is Hartford. New Britain's town clerk keeps its land records and copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Connecticut Superior Court. New Britain's own offices are in the cards above, and our Hartford County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Connecticut is run by the Connecticut Secretary of the State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online registration where Connecticut offers it, polling places and the local election office for New Britain.
Deeds for property in New Britain are recorded by the town clerk, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Hartford County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Connecticut come from the state vital records office, Connecticut State Vital Records Office, 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.
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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.