Massachusetts, Hampden County
Where Palmer's records are kept. The Town of Palmer has its own police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Palmer's own offices, along with the Hampden 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 Palmer Police Department: records and video records requests, firearms licensing, the sex offender information for the town, animal control and investigations.
Open official site Palmer Police DepartmentCounty court
The Hampden County Superior Court in Springfield: 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 Hampden County Superior CourtVital 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 recordsPolice & jail
The Hampden County District Attorney in Springfield: felony and misdemeanor prosecutions in the superior and district courts of Hampden County, victim witness services and press releases on cases.
Open official site Hampden County District AttorneyVital records
Ordering a Massachusetts birth, marriage or death certificate from the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics: certified copies for events statewide since 1931, online, by mail or in person; town clerks hold the same records for their towns.
Open official site Massachusetts birth, marriage and death certificatesCounty court
The Hampden County Probate and Family Court in Springfield: divorce, custody and child support, probate of estates, guardianships, name changes and adoptions, with case records on masscourts.org.
Open official site Hampden County Probate and Family CourtPolice & jail
The Hampden County Sheriff's Department in Ludlow: the Hampden County Correctional Center and Western Massachusetts Regional Women's Correctional Center with inmate information and visitation, civil process and records requests.
Open official site Hampden County Sheriff's DepartmentVital records
The civil process division of the Hampden County Sheriff's Department: service of summonses, subpoenas, restraining orders, writs and evictions by deputy sheriffs, with fees and online process tracking.
Open official site Hampden County Sheriff civil processPolice & jail
People wanted by the Hampden County Sheriff's Department on outstanding warrants, with photographs and how to report information.
Open official site Hampden County Sheriff most wantedPolice & 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 recordsProperty 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
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
The Town of Palmer, a place of 12,448 people, is in Hampden County, whose county seat is Springfield. Deeds are recorded at the registry of deeds that serves Hampden County, the clerk of the town where Palmer Town lies keeps copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Massachusetts Trial Court. Palmer's own offices are in the cards above, and our Hampden County page lists each county office.
Straight answers
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Deeds for property in Palmer are recorded by the registry of deeds that serves Hampden County, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Hampden 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.
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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.