Connecticut, Fairfield County
Where Stamford's records are kept. Stamford has its own city government, clerk's office, police department 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 Stamford's own offices, along with State of Connecticut offices; the Fairfield County offices are on our Fairfield County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The City and Town Clerk on the ground floor of 888 Washington Boulevard records births, marriages, deaths and property sales, keeps board minutes and agendas, registers trade names and issues liquor permits.
Open official site Stamford City and Town ClerkPolice & jail
Stamford Police Department headquarters at 725 Bedford Street, with links for police reports, parking tickets, fingerprinting, hiring an officer, citizen complaints and Police Commission meetings.
Open official site Stamford Police DepartmentPolice & jail
Most Stamford police reports are ready in 3 to 5 business days for pickup at the Records Division in the police headquarters lobby, open Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Open official site Stamford Police Records DivisionCity records
The Building Department on the 7th floor of the Stamford Government Center issues building permits, reviews plans, carries out construction inspections and enforces Connecticut building codes.
Open official site Stamford Building DepartmentCity records
The Land Use Bureau at 888 Washington Boulevard handles zoning and its enforcement, wetland and coastal development rules, the Below Market Rate Housing program and city GIS data.
Open official site Stamford Land Use BureauPolice & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
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 RecordsVital 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 LocatorFederal
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 WebsiteFederal
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
16 more Stamford sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Stamford, a place of 135,470 people, is in Fairfield County, whose county seat is Bridgeport. Stamford's city clerk keeps its land records and copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Connecticut Superior Court. Stamford's own offices are in the cards above, and our Fairfield County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 1 named mine site inside the city or town limits, 1 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 4 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is construction sand and gravel.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Straight answers
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Connecticut birth, death and marriage certificates come from the town clerk or registrar of vital statistics in the town where the event happened, or from the State Vital Records Office in Hartford. Certified copies can be requested online, by mail, or in person. Fees and identification requirements apply.
The Connecticut sex offender registry is publicly accessible online through the Connecticut State Police website. You can search by name, address, zip code, or city to find registered sex offenders near Stamford. Registered offenders are required by law to update their address information regularly with local law enforcement.
Public records in Stamford, Connecticut are managed by multiple agencies: the Stamford City Clerk (municipal records, ordinances), the Fairfield County Clerk of Court (court records), the Fairfield Town Assessor (property records), the Connecticut State Police (arrest and inmate records), and the Connecticut vital records office (birth, death, marriage). All operate under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act.
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.