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.
Shelton is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, with about 43,000 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 Shelton 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 Shelton, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Town Clerk, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Shelton records are kept
- Kept by the City of Shelton: 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 Fairfield County public records guide under court records and jail lookups.
Shelton 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 Shelton.
- Website: cityofshelton.org/p/city-town-clerk (page title: Shelton | City/Town Clerk)
- Phone: (203) 924-1555
- Address: 54 Hill Street - First Floor Shelton, CT 06484
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Shelton 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: cityofshelton.org/p/directions-to-shelton-city-hall (page title: Shelton | Directions To Shelton City Hall)
- Phone: (203) 924-1555
- Address: 54 Hill Street Shelton, CT 06484
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Shelton
Connecticut public records law applies to the city government of Shelton. 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: cityofshelton.org/p/records-division (page title: Shelton | Records Division)
- Phone: (203) 924.1544
- 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.
Other cities and towns in Fairfield County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Fairfield County. The Fairfield County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Shelton website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Shelton offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofshelton.org; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Shelton city council minutes and ordinances?
From the Town Clerk at cityofshelton.org/p/city-town-clerk, phone (203) 924-1555. 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 Shelton?
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 Fairfield County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Shelton?
Through the city's records request page at cityofshelton.org/p/records-division, phone (203) 924.1544. 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.