Access Manchester County Clerk Records

Manchester Superior Court Clerk

The primary clerk name for court case files is Superior Court Clerk / Chief Clerk's Office. For Manchester, the local public contact is the Chief Clerk's Office at Geographical Area 12 at Manchester. That office is part of the Connecticut Judicial Branch and serves court-file needs tied to local criminal, motor-vehicle, bail, probation, and day-to-day courtroom matters. It is not the same office as the Manchester Town Clerk.

Case files should be verified with the court of record because Judicial Branch lookup data is a public service and may not display every document or restricted item. For civil, family, housing, and small-claims matters, the online statewide lookup may identify the case, but certified copies or file questions still route to the clerk for the court that holds the official record.

Manchester Town Clerk Records

The Manchester Town Clerk is the municipal records officer. The office is at Town Hall and handles vital records, land records, marriage licenses, certified marriage copies, trade names, dog licenses, military discharge filings, notary public services, boards and commissions records, and local record requests. The Town Clerk page names Dr. Maria W. Cruz as Town Clerk for the 2026-2030 term, with Allison Peek as Deputy Town Clerk, Tianna Wright as Assistant Town Clerk, and Tashema McGriff and Nicolle Pereira as Records Clerks.

The Town Clerk's office says it has kept secured vital and land records since 1823 and holds more than a million documents. Most transactions can be completed by mail, drop box at Town Hall, phone, or electronically. Walk-ins are allowed for many services, but marriage licenses require appointments and an online application before scheduling.

The Manchester land records page is the source for recording fees, copy fees, RecordHUB, and PropertyCheck.

The land-record source shows why Town Clerk records must be kept apart from Superior Court case files.

Manchester Clerk Access Channels

Use the office that owns the record. Court case copies go to the Judicial Branch clerk for the court of record. Marriage, vital, land, and trade-name records go to the Manchester Town Clerk. Non-police town agency records go through the Town Attorney FOI form. Manchester Police Department records go through the Police Records Unit, because the Town FOI page expressly excludes MPD requests and points requesters to the police records page.

Manchester RecordHUB Land Search

Manchester land records are available through RecordHUB, with indexes and images on the Town website path. The research notes that original land-record books remain available in the Town Clerk's office if an image is unclear. RecordHUB account access has no subscription fee for index and image access, with an option to print images for $2 per printed page. The Town Clerk can be contacted if older images need to be rescanned.

The RecordHUB land records access screen is the online source assigned to the clerk page.

RecordHUB is useful for land records, but it does not replace the Superior Court Clerk for court case records.

Request Certified Manchester Copies

A certified copy request should begin with the record holder. For a court document, identify the case type, docket number, party names, and court location before contacting the Superior Court clerk. For Town Clerk records, include the specific record type and the data needed to locate it. Land-record copy requests are more precise when they include volume and page. Marriage certificates require current State ID or passport and the correct fee.

Manchester users should also separate plain online access from certification. RecordHUB may help locate a land-record image, and Judicial Branch lookup may identify a court docket, but neither route by itself creates a certified court or municipal copy. Certification comes from the office that maintains the original record.

1. Identify whether the record is a court case file, vital record, land record, police record, or town agency record.
2. Search the appropriate online system first when one exists, such as Judicial Branch case lookup or RecordHUB.
3. Gather the docket number, party names, volume and page, date, or certificate details needed for the office.
4. Submit the request through the correct office channel with ID and fee when required.
5. Use the court of record or Town Clerk for certification, because online screen results are not certified copies.

Manchester Clerk Fee Schedule

The researched fees are from the Manchester Town Clerk land and marriage pages. Court case copy fees were not stated in the Manchester research, so users should verify court-copy costs with the Superior Court Clerk / Chief Clerk's Office before ordering. Town Clerk fees changed for land records effective July 1, 2025, so older fee lists should not be used.

Manchester FOI Request Fields

For existing town records that are not police records, Manchester uses a Town Attorney FOI request path. The town states that FOI gives a right to request records within limits, but the town does not have to create custom documents, perform analyses, or generate studies. Only existing public documents and records are subject to the law. Police requests must be sent to MPD records instead.

The Manchester FOI request page is the source for the non-police town records form.

The FOI page matters because it states the boundary between town agency records and Manchester Police Department requests.

Note: The Manchester Town Clerk is essential for local records, but court case certification belongs with the Superior Court clerk.