Massachusetts, Dukes County
Where Oak Bluffs's records are kept. The Town of Oak Bluffs has its own town government and clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Oak Bluffs's own offices, along with the Dukes County and State of Massachusetts offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The Oak Bluffs town clerk: birth, death and marriage certificates, marriage and dog licenses, business certificates, voter registration and elections, meeting agendas and minutes and public records requests.
Open official site Oak Bluffs Town ClerkCounty court
The Dukes County Superior Court in Edgartown: 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 Dukes County Superior CourtCity records
The Town of Oak Bluffs site: the town clerk, the assessors, the tax collector, building permits, meeting agendas and minutes, zoning and public records requests under the Massachusetts Public Records Law.
Open official site Town of Oak BluffsPolice & jail
The Dukes County Sheriff's Office in Edgartown: the county jail and house of correction, civil process service, the island communications center and records requests.
Open official site Dukes County Sheriff's OfficeCounty court
Edgartown District Court, the district court for Dukes County (Martha's Vineyard): criminal complaints, misdemeanors, civil cases, small claims, evictions and restraining orders, with records on masscourts.org.
Open official site Edgartown District Court (Dukes County)County court
The Dukes County Probate and Family Court in Edgartown: divorce, custody and child support, probate of estates, guardianships, name changes and adoptions, with case records on masscourts.org.
Open official site Dukes County Probate and Family CourtCounty court
The Dukes County Juvenile Court in Edgartown: delinquency, youthful offender, care and protection and CHINS cases, with records restricted by law.
Open official site Dukes County Juvenile CourtPolice & 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 recordsState 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 searchLocal record guide
Local profile
The Town of Oak Bluffs is in Dukes County, whose county seat is Edgartown. Deeds are recorded at the registry of deeds that serves Dukes County, The Town of Oak Bluffs's town clerk keeps copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Massachusetts Trial Court. Oak Bluffs's own offices are in the cards above, and our Dukes County page lists each county office.
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Deeds for property in Oak Bluffs are recorded by the registry of deeds that serves Dukes County, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Dukes 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 Oak Bluffs register with the Massachusetts Corporations Division, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Oak Bluffs requires one, comes from the town or Dukes 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.