Tolland County offices and records
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Tolland County operates through a decentralized system of municipal police departments and the Connecticut State Police, as Connecticut has no functioning county sheriff departments with traditional law enforcement duties following the 1960 abolition of county government. The State Police Troop C, headquartered at 153 West Street in Tolland (phone: 860-896-3200), provides primary coverage for many rural areas and backup to local departments. Arrest records in Connecticut are considered public records under Connecticut General Statutes § 1-200 et seq, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Property and land records in Tolland County are maintained at the municipal level by individual town clerks, as Connecticut has no county recorder office following the 1960 dissolution of county government. Each of the 13 towns maintains its own land records: Vernon Town Clerk (860-870-3670), Tolland Town Clerk (860-871-3601), Mansfield Town Clerk (860-429-3330), Coventry Town Clerk (860-742-7966). Building permits, certificates of occupancy, and zoning approvals are handled by individual town building departments and planning and zoning commissions. In Vernon, the Building Department can be reached at 860-870-3670; Mansfield Building Department at 860-429-3336; Coventry Building Department at 860-742-4064. For full business entity searches, the Connecticut Secretary of State maintains the Business Services Division (phone: 860-509-6003), which offers a free online database at www.concord-sots.ct.gov for searching corporations, LLCs, limited partnerships, and statutory trusts registered in Connecticut. Vital records in Tolland County are maintained by individual town clerks for events occurring within their jurisdiction, following Connecticut's decentralized municipal system. Birth certificates can be obtained from the town clerk where the birth occurred or from the Connecticut Department of Public Health, Vital Records Office, 410 Capitol Avenue MS#11VRS, Hartford, CT 06134 (phone: 860-509-7897). Professional licenses including those for contractors, electricians, plumbers, and health professionals are issued by the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (phone: 860-713-6135) with searchable databases available at portal.ct.gov/DCP. Tolland County's judicial proceedings are handled by the Connecticut Superior Court, Judicial District of Tolland, with the main courthouse located at 69 Brooklyn Street, Rockville, CT 06066 (phone: 860-896-4920).