Connecticut Public Records
Birth Records
CT Department of Public Health, State Office of Vital Records -- Registrar of Vital Records
Mailing Address:Post Office Box 340308, Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Physical Address: 410 Capitol Ave. MS#11VRS, Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone Number:(860) 509-7700
Fax: N/A
Hours:You can visit and order a birth record from 8:15 AM to 3:45 PM, Monday through Friday.
Email: N/A
Required Information: You will need to provide two forms of ID; the preferred form is a photographic ID; however, in the event that this is unavailable you can also use: an automobile registration; a checking account deposit slip showing name and address; a written verification of identity from employer; a Social Security card; a copy of a utility bill showing name and address; or a voter registration card.
Years Available: This office will have birth records from July 1, 1897 to the present; older birth records can be ordered from the Connecticut State Library.
Search Fees: Birth records are $30.
Retrieval Timeframe: The turnaround time is approximately six (6) weeks.
Death Records
CT Department of Public Health, State Office of Vital Records -- Registrar of Vital Records
Mailing Address:Post Office Box 340308, Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Physical Address: 410 Capitol Ave. MS#11VRS, Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone Number:(860) 509-7700
Fax: N/A
Hours:You can visit and order a death record from 8:15 AM to 3:45 PM, Monday through Friday.
Email: N/A
Required Information: You must provide the name of the decedent, the approximate date of death, and the town where the death occurred.
Years Available: This office will have death records from July 1, 1897 to the present; older records can be ordered from the Connecticut State Library.
Search Fees: Death records are $20.
Retrieval Timeframe: The turnaround time is approximately six (6) weeks.
Marriage Records
CT Department of Public Health, State Office of Vital Records -- Registrar of Vital Records
Mailing Address:Post Office Box 340308, Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Physical Address: 410 Capitol Ave. MS#11VRS, Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone Number:(860) 509-7700
Fax: N/A
Hours:You can visit and order a marriage record from 8:15 AM to 3:45 PM, Monday through Friday.
Email: N/A
Required Information: N/A
Years Available: This office will have marriage records from July 1, 1897 to the present; older records can be ordered from the Connecticut State Library.
Search Fees: Marriage records are $20.
Retrieval Timeframe: The turnaround time is approximately six (6) weeks.
Divorce Records:
To obtain a copy of your divorce record or dissolution of civil union record you will need to request it from the Superior Court where the divorce or dissolution was finalized. You can find a complete listing of Superior Courts in Connecticut at http://www.jud.state.ct.us/scripts/DirDefault.asp.
Mailing Address:Varies, depending on county
Physical Address: Varies, depending on county
Phone Number:Varies, depending on county
Fax: N/A
Hours:Varies
Email: N/A
Required Information: Varies
Years Available: N/A
Search Fees: The fee for a divorce record will vary depending on where you request it.
Retrieval Timeframe: The turnaround time for a divorce record will vary.
Forms: The forms required will vary depending on the county’s Superior Court where the divorce took place.
State Property Records
Local property records can be found at each town’s Property Assessor’s office.
Department of Economic & Community Development
Mailing address: 505 Hudson Street, Hartford CT 06106
Physical address: See above
Phone: (860) 270-8000
Fax: N/A
Hours: N/A
Where to Find State Court Records
Administration of CSSD
Mailing address: 936 Silas Deane Hwy Fl 3, Wethersfield, CT 06109
Physical address: see above
Phone: (860) 721-2145
Fax: N/A
Hours: N/A
Email: N/A
Director: John F. Brooks
Note: N/A
Specific Court Records
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Mailing address: 231 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT
Physical address: see above
Phone: (860) 756-7900
Fax: N/A
Email: N/A
Hours: N/A
Connecticut Appellate Court
Mailing address: 75 Elm St., Hartford, CT
Physical address: see above
Phone: (860) 566-5262
Fax: N/A
Email: N/A
Hours: N/A
Office of the Probate Court Administrator
Mailing Address: 186 Newington Road, West Hartford, CT 06110
Phone: 860-231-2442
Fax: N/A
Email: N/A
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm
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