Connecticut, Hartford County
Where West Hartford's records are kept. West Hartford has its own 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 West Hartford's own offices, along with the Hartford County and State of Connecticut offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The Town Clerk in Room 313 of Town Hall, 50 South Main Street, keeps official town records, land records and vital statistics and handles trade names, dog licenses and absentee ballots.
Open official site West Hartford Town ClerkPolice & jail
West Hartford Police Department at 103 Raymond Rd, with a routine call line, a tips line, press releases, policies, motor vehicle stop data and online forms, licenses and permits.
Open official site West Hartford Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The police Records Division provides copies of accident and case reports, permits and record checks, with requests taken by email, mail, phone, fax or in person at 103 Raymond Road.
Open official site West Hartford Police Records DivisionCity records
The Building office in Room 214 of Town Hall issues permits for construction, alteration, demolition, pools and mechanical work under the Connecticut building code, and schedules inspections by phone.
Open official site West Hartford Building DepartmentCity records
The Planning and Zoning Division administers the West Hartford Zoning Regulations, reviews land use applications, handles zoning enforcement and supports the town plan and zoning commission.
Open official site West Hartford Planning and Zoning DivisionFederal
FBI national most wanted criminals - search for West Hartford area subjects.
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 RecordsState 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 LocatorProperty records
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 WebsiteProperty records
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
17 more West Hartford sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
West Hartford is in Hartford County, whose county seat is Hartford. West Hartford's town clerk keeps its land records and copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Connecticut Superior Court. West Hartford's own offices are in the cards above, and our Hartford County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Connecticut is run by the Connecticut Secretary of the State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online registration where Connecticut offers it, polling places and the local election office for West Hartford.
Deeds for property in West Hartford are recorded by the town clerk, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Hartford County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Connecticut come from the state vital records office, Connecticut State Vital Records Office, 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.
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.