Massachusetts, Berkshire County
Where North Adams's records are kept. The Town of North Adams has its own town government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include North Adams's own offices, along with the Berkshire County and State of Massachusetts offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Court records
DCJIS runs the state criminal offender record information (CORI) system and the Firearms Records Bureau, and takes public records requests and offender information registrations.
Open official site Massachusetts Department of Criminal Justice Information ServicesState records
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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Buy a Massachusetts fishing or hunting license and find freshwater and saltwater fishing information from the Department of Fish and Game, which oversees MassWildlife and Marine Fisheries.
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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.
Open official site Massachusetts Sex OffendersPolice & jail
Search the most wanted fugitives and absconders in the State of Massachusetts.
Open official site Massachusetts Most WantedPolice & jail
Find the location and release information of individuals incarcerated with the Massachusetts Dept of Corrections.
Open official site Massachusetts Inmates and Offender SearchPolice & jail
Find Massachusetts State Police headquarters, barracks and phone listings, and read news and information about its statewide patrol, investigative, tactical and support units.
Open official site Massachusetts State PolicePolice & jail
The Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office is the largest law enforcement agency in Berkshire County. Located in Pittsfield, Mass., the Sheriff’s Office oversees the county Jail and House of Correction.
Open official site Berkshire County Sheriff's OfficePolice & jail
Find out which forms to file to seal a Massachusetts criminal record, including juvenile records, and whether to send them to the Commissioner of Probation or the court where the case started.
Open official site Request to Seal Your Criminal Record in MassachusettsPolice & jail
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.
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Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Local profile
The Town of North Adams, a place of 12,937 people, is in Berkshire County, whose county seat is Pittsfield. Deeds are recorded at the registry of deeds that serves Berkshire County, The Town of North Adams's town clerk keeps copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Massachusetts Trial Court. North Adams's own offices are in the cards above, and our Berkshire County page lists each county office.
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Deeds for property in North Adams are recorded by the registry of deeds that serves Berkshire County, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Berkshire 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 North Adams register with the Massachusetts Corporations Division, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where North Adams requires one, comes from the town or Berkshire 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.