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.
Middletown is a city in Middlesex County, Connecticut, with about 49,000 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 Middletown 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 Middletown, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Town Clerk, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Middletown records are kept
- Kept by the City of Middletown: 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 Middlesex County public records guide under court records and jail lookups.
Middletown Town Clerk: council records and land records
The Town 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 Middletown.
- Website: middletownct.gov/269/Town-Clerk (page title: Town Clerk | Middletown, CT)
- Phone: 860-638-4910
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Middletown 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: middletownct.gov/991/Contact-Us (page title: Contact Us | Middletown, CT)
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Middletown
Connecticut public records law applies to the city government of Middletown. 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: middletownct.gov/251/Records-Bureau (page title: Records Bureau | Middletown, CT)
- Phone: 860-638-4010
- Address: 222 Main Street Middletown, CT 06457
- Hours: Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- 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 Town Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Middletown website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Middletown offices listed above, and the city's own website is middletownct.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Middletown city council minutes and ordinances?
From the Town Clerk at middletownct.gov/269/Town-Clerk, phone 860-638-4910. 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 Middletown?
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 Middlesex County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Middletown?
Through the city's records request page at middletownct.gov/251/Records-Bureau, phone 860-638-4010. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the Town Clerk for council and city records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.