Vermont's court, criminal, vital, property, voter, and licensing records are maintained across state agencies and the 14 counties listed below. Use the tabs to filter by record type, or jump directly to any source.
- Courts: The Vermont Supreme Court sits at the top of the system; trial-court business is handled by the Superior Court (14 counties, multiple divisions). Most courts publish dockets and case lookups online.
- Criminal history: Official background checks run through the Vermont Crime Information Center (VCIC); the Vermont criminal records page covers the current fee and request process.
- Vital records: Birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates are issued by the Vermont Vital Records Office and may also be available locally.
- Property & recorded documents: Maintained at the county level by the Assessor, Recorder, or Clerk's office.
- Business filings: the Vermont Secretary of State operates the official business-entity search.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2024 Population Estimates Program; 2022 ACS 5-year)
Vermont Public Records at a Glance
Vermont runs on towns. Its 246 town and city clerks record the deeds, keep the land records, and historically kept the vital records too — the state's central vital records database now issues certificates, but older documents still live in town vaults. The judiciary's public portal provides case search for the Superior Court's statewide divisions, covered on the Vermont court records page. The Vermont Crime Information Center offers an online public criminal conviction search — small state, direct system. County-level government barely exists here; the 14 counties function mainly as court districts and sheriff jurisdictions, which is exactly how our county pages treat them. All 158 databases below are official government sources.
Figures reflect sources indexed in this directory and the latest official reports. Content reviewed July 30, 2026 by the SearchSystems editorial team.
Vermont Guides
Step-by-step pages for the searches people actually run:
Statewide Databases
158 official Vermont government databases. Click a tab to filter by record type.
Public Records
Criminal Records
Court Records
Vital Records
Voter Records
Licenses
Wants & Warrants
Recorded Documents
Vermont Counties
All 14 Vermont counties. Click any county for local court, sheriff, recorder and assessor links.
Frequently Asked Questions
How are public records organized in Vermont?▼
Vermont keeps public records at three levels: federal (FBI, federal courts via PACER), state (court of last resort, state police, department of health, secretary of state), and county-level (sheriffs, clerks, recorders, assessors). Each county maintains its own court, criminal-justice, property, and vital-records offices linked from the county pages below.
Where do I start a Vermont court-case search?▼
For statewide trial-court information, start at the Vermont Judiciary: www.vtcourts.gov. Vermont federal cases are searched through PACER. For local case dockets, see the Court Records tab and the county page for your area.
How do I get an official Vermont background check?▼
Vermont's official statewide criminal-history check is run by the Vermont Crime Information Center (VCIC) at vcic.vermont.gov. Most state-level checks require fingerprints and a fee. A nationwide FBI Identity History Summary is available separately.
Where do I obtain Vermont birth, death, or marriage certificates?▼
Certified Vermont vital records are issued by the Official Vermont Vital Records at www.healthvermont.gov. Recent local events (births, deaths, marriages) can often also be requested from the county clerk or local registrar where the event was filed.
What does it cost to access Vermont public records?▼
Most online record indexes in Vermont are free to search; fees apply for certified copies, fingerprint background checks, full document images at the recorder, and statewide bulk data. Each agency publishes its current fee schedule — for example the Vermont Judiciary (courts), the Official Vermont Vital Records (vital records), the Official Vermont Voter Records (elections), and the Official Vermont Professional & Occupational Licenses (licenses).