Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Bristol is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, with about 62,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the state. The city keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases and jail bookings are state records. This guide names the Bristol offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 city office pages for Bristol, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Clerk, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Bristol records are kept
- Kept by the City of Bristol: council and board meeting records; ordinances; the city's own licenses and permits; birth, death and marriage records; deeds and other land records; and property assessments.
- Kept by the state of Connecticut: court cases and jail bookings. These are not city records; they are in the Hartford County public records guide under court records and jail lookups.
Bristol City Clerk: council records and land records
The City Clerk keeps the official records of the city government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the city's contracts and other official documents. In Connecticut, the town clerk also keeps the land records for property in the city, and the city registrar of vital statistics keeps birth, death and marriage records. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Bristol.
- Website: bristolct.gov/281/Town-City-Clerk (page title: Town & City Clerk | Bristol, CT)
- Phone: 860-584-6200
- Address: 111 North M ain Street Bristol, CT 06010
- Hours: Monday - Thursday: 8:00am - 4:30pm
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Bristol City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: bristolct.gov/494/City-Hall-Hours-and-Information (page title: City Hall Hours | Bristol, CT)
- Phone: 860.584.6250
- Address: 111 North Main St. Bristol, CT 06010
- Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00am-4:30pm
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Bristol
Connecticut public records law applies to the city government of Bristol. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: bristolct.gov/210/Records (page title: Records Division | Bristol, CT)
- Phone: (860) 584-3061
- Hours: Monday - Friday (closed on holidays) HOURS: 8:00 am to 4:15 pm
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Hartford County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Hartford County. The Hartford County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Bristol website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Bristol offices listed above, and the city's own website is bristolct.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Bristol city council minutes and ordinances?
From the City Clerk at bristolct.gov/281/Town-City-Clerk, phone 860-584-6200. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the land records for property in the city.
Where do I find court records or jail records for Bristol?
Connecticut has no county government: court cases are kept by the state courts and jail records by the state Department of Correction. Both are covered in the Hartford County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Bristol?
Through the city's records request page at bristolct.gov/210/Records, phone (860) 584-3061. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the City Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.