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West Warwick, Rhode Island Public Records

Where West Warwick's records are kept. West Warwick has its own clerk's office, police department, municipal court and permit and planning office; the town clerk keeps land records and copies of birth and death certificates.

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West Warwick Town Clerk's Office

The Town Clerk records land evidence and vital statistics, issues marriage, dog, hunting, fishing and business licenses and trade name certificates, and runs elections with the Board of Canvassers.

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Police & jail

West Warwick Police Department

West Warwick Police Department at 1162 Main Street, West Warwick, RI 02893, (401) 821-4323, with the records department, detective division, news and press releases for about 30,000 residents.

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Police & jail

West Warwick Police Records Department

The police Records Department, open weekdays 8:00am to 4:00pm, offers a records request form and accident report form under the Access to Public Records Act and takes ticket payments.

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Municipal court

West Warwick Municipal Court

West Warwick Municipal Court hears traffic, town ordinance and minimum housing code cases on the first and third Thursdays at 5:00 p.m. in the Town Hall chambers, 1170 Main Street.

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West Warwick Building and Zoning

The Building Department reviews plans, issues permits and inspects construction under town and Rhode Island codes, and the Building Official also enforces the West Warwick Zoning Ordinance.

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Police & jail

FBI Most Wanted

FBI national most wanted criminals, search for West Warwick area subjects.

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Vital records

Rhode Island Department of Health Center for Vital Records

Issues certified Rhode Island birth, death and marriage records at 6 Harrington Road, Cranston, for $22 in person or $25 by mail; any city or town hall also issues birth certificate copies.

  Official Government Resourceshealth.ri.gov
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Vital records

USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDs

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.

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County court

PACER Case Locator

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.

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Federal

USAGov Guide to Unclaimed Money

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.

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Vital records

Social Security Survivor Benefits

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.

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Police & jail

Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website

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.

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USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter Registration

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.

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County court

PACER Find a Case

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.

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Rhode Island State Archives

More than 10 million letters, photographs and state documents at 33 Broad Street, Providence, free and open weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; search birth, marriage and death records or book a research appointment.

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County court

Rhode Island Judiciary

Rhode Island's state courts, from the Supreme Court to the Traffic Tribunal, with the Public Portal for finding cases, hearing calendars, court forms, opinions and Judicial Records Center requests.

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West Warwick at a glance

County
Kent County
County seat
East Greenwich
Population
31,012
Kent County population
170,363
Local records
Kent County offices
ZIP codes
02893

About West Warwick public records

West Warwick is in Kent County, whose county seat is East Greenwich. West Warwick's town clerk keeps its land records and copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Rhode Island state courts. West Warwick's own offices are in the cards above, and our Kent County page lists each county office.

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Wage and hour cases in West Warwick, Rhode Island

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 81 investigations with a West Warwick address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $414,558 in back wages agreed for 303 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.

Investigations closed
81
Back wages agreed
$414,558
Workers due back wages
303
Civil money penalties
$28,815
Employers on the record
26
EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers
American Money Centers, Inc.2$140,82431
X-Press Sweeping Inc.59$133,100164
Westcott House of Pizza, Inc.1$43,99514
A Palmisciano-Ponte Investment Group Co. LLC1$41,3478
Tides Family Services, Inc.1$34,32328
MP Cleaning Company, Inc1$21,8745
Read Landscape Construction, Inc.1$7,06917
Balise V, Inc.1$5,2297
Bradford Soap International, Inc.2$4,8775
H2 West Warwick, Inc.1$4,42514
M&A Three, Inc1$3,9156
R.T. Nunes & Sons, Inc.1$7285
Wise Guys Deli House LLC1$6752
X-Press Sweeing Inc.1$6532
D'Libro Excavating, Inc.2$5313
721 Quaker Lane, LLC1$5171
Balise Subaru, Inc.1$3975
M & M Ice Cream, Inc.1$2074
Aurora Heating1$1943
Reads Landscape Construction2$00
A- Plus Mortgage, LLC1$00
L & L Roofing Company, Inc.1$00
Dreamland Learning Center, Inc.1$00
Egidio Luzzi West Warwick Karate Studio, Inc.1$00
Roman's Commercial Cleaning & Property Maint.1$00

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 26 whose address on the record is in West Warwick; 9 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 1 more with smaller records are on the Rhode Island wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.

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How do I register to vote in West Warwick, Rhode Island?

Voter registration in Rhode Island is run by the Rhode Island Department of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for West Warwick.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in West Warwick, Rhode Island?

Certified birth and death certificates for events in Rhode Island come from the state vital records office, Rhode Island Center for Vital Records, 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.

How do I find business license records in West Warwick, Rhode Island?

Businesses that operate in West Warwick register with the Rhode Island Department of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where West Warwick requires one, comes from the town or Kent County.

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