New Hampshire, Merrimack County
Where Northfield's records are kept. The Town of Northfield 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 Northfield's own offices, along with the Merrimack County and State of New Hampshire offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
The Northfield Police Department: incident and accident reports, records requests and pistol permits for the town; the county jail is the Merrimack County Department of Corrections in Boscawen.
Open official site Northfield Police DepartmentProperty records
The Merrimack County Registry of Deeds: recorded deeds, mortgages, liens and plans searched online by name, date or book and page, with recording fees, certified copies and e-recording.
Open official site Merrimack County Registry of DeedsCity records
The Town of Northfield site: the town clerk and tax collector (vital records, licenses, registrations and voter registration), the police department, the assessors, permits and public records requests.
Open official site Town of NorthfieldCounty court
The Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord: felony criminal cases, civil cases over $1,500 with jury trials, equity and domestic violence appeals, with case records through the clerk and the state judiciary's e-filing portal.
Open official site Merrimack County Superior CourtPolice & jail
The Merrimack County Sheriff's Office in Concord: warrants, civil process, court security and prisoner transport, and the county dispatch center; the county jail roster is kept by the Merrimack County Department of Corrections in Boscawen.
Open official site Merrimack County Sheriff's OfficeCounty court
The Circuit Court district divisions in Merrimack County: misdemeanors and violations, small claims, landlord and tenant cases, civil cases up to $1,500 and juvenile matters, with each courthouse's address and clerk.
Open official site Merrimack County district courtsPolice & jail
New Hampshire State Police Troop D in Concord, which patrols Merrimack County: crash and incident reports, investigative services, and records requests through State Police headquarters; criminal records come from the State Police Criminal Records Unit.
Open official site New Hampshire State Police Troop D (Merrimack County)County court
The Circuit Court family divisions in Merrimack County: divorce and parenting, child support, domestic violence protective orders, juvenile and guardianship of minors cases, with each courthouse's address and clerk.
Open official site Merrimack County family courtsPolice & jail
The New Hampshire Sex Offender Registry from the State Police: registered offenders by name, town or zip code, with photos and addresses.
Open official site New Hampshire sex offender registryPolice & jail
The New Hampshire Department of Corrections inmate locator: people in state prisons by name, with the facility and status.
Open official site New Hampshire corrections offender searchPolice & jail
Criminal history record checks from the New Hampshire State Police Criminal Records Unit: statewide conviction records by name or fingerprint, requested by mail or in person for a fee.
Open official site New Hampshire criminal history record checkState courts
Record checks from the New Hampshire Judicial Branch: how to ask the court for a case file, a criminal record check or a certified copy, with the fees and the form.
Open official site New Hampshire court recordsVital records
New Hampshire birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates from the Division of Vital Records Administration at the Secretary of State, ordered online, by mail or at a town clerk.
Open official site New Hampshire vital recordsProperty records
The New Hampshire county registries of deeds on one site: recorded deeds, mortgages, liens and plans for every county searched by name, date or book and page, with recording fees and certified copies.
Open official site New Hampshire registries of deedsState records
QuickStart, the New Hampshire Secretary of State business search: corporations, LLCs, partnerships and trade names by name or business ID, with filings and status.
Open official site New Hampshire business entity searchState records
New Hampshire unclaimed property from the State Treasury: dormant accounts, uncashed checks and forgotten deposits searched by name, with claims filed online.
Open official site New Hampshire unclaimed property searchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
The Town of Northfield is in Merrimack County, whose county seat is Concord. Court and property records sit with Merrimack County, and birth and death certificates come from The Town of Northfield's town clerk and the State of New Hampshire. Northfield's own offices are in the cards above, and our Merrimack County page lists each county office.
Straight answers
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Inspecting records is free under New Hampshire's Right-to-Know Law, and agencies may charge only the actual cost of copies. A certified New Hampshire birth, death, marriage or divorce certificate costs $15 for the first copy and $10 for each additional copy from any city or town clerk, and registries of deeds charge statutory copy fees.
Ask the Northfield police department records unit for incident and accident reports; towns without full-time police are covered by the New Hampshire State Police. Accident reports filed with the state can also be requested from the Division of Motor Vehicles.
Cases from Merrimack County are heard by the New Hampshire Superior Court and Circuit Court for the county. The Judicial Branch's Case Access Portal lets the public look up electronically filed cases online, with registration for fuller access.
Deeds and mortgages are recorded at the Merrimack County Registry of Deeds, which offers online land records. Property in New Hampshire is assessed and taxed by the town, so the town assessor sets the value and the town tax collector sends the bill.
The municipal clerk in Northfield, or any of the state's city and town clerks, issues certified birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates, $15 for the first copy and $10 for each additional copy. The Division of Vital Records Administration in Concord issues them too, to people with a direct and tangible interest.
Yes, for convictions. The New Hampshire State Police releases public criminal conviction history from the central repository to anyone for a fee, using its record release form. Non conviction data stays confidential.
New Hampshire agencies must respond within five business days under the Right-to-Know Law, RSA 91-A, by providing the record, denying it in writing or giving a time when it will be ready.
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.