Find Shelton White Pages

Shelton white pages let you search for people, phone numbers, and public records in this Fairfield County city of nearly 43,000 residents. Shelton sits along the Housatonic River and manages all its own records at the town level because Connecticut got rid of county government in 1960. The Shelton Town Clerk maintains land records, vital statistics, and other public documents. If you need to find someone in Shelton or check property records, use the tool below to start your search. The rest of this page covers local offices and free state databases that can help with a Shelton white pages lookup.

Shelton Town Clerk Office

The Shelton Town Clerk holds the main collection of public records in the city. Call (203) 924-1555 for questions, or check the City of Shelton website for details. The clerk keeps land records, vital statistics, trade name certificates, dog licenses, and military discharge papers. These are the kinds of records that show up most often in a Shelton white pages search.

Under Section 7-34a of the Connecticut statutes, the town clerk must record all deeds, mortgages, and land documents, then index them by grantor and grantee. So if you are looking for someone who owns property in Shelton, this index makes the search straightforward. Just provide the name and the clerk can pull matching records.

Shelton vital records are kept by the Town Clerk as well. Section 7-51 makes the clerk the local registrar. Birth, death, and marriage certificates go back decades. The Connecticut Department of Public Health keeps state copies if the local office can't help.

Shelton White Pages Databases

Free state tools make an online Shelton white pages search easy. The Connecticut Judicial Branch civil case search lets you type in a name and see court results. It covers civil lawsuits, family matters, housing disputes, and small claims. Courts that handle Shelton cases are in the system. A separate criminal conviction lookup tool covers criminal court records. No sign-up required for either one.

Professional license searches add another layer to a Shelton people search. The eLicense portal covers more than 800 license types. Search by name or address to find licensed professionals in Shelton. Doctors, contractors, real estate agents, and many other fields are included. The state updates this data in real time.

The screenshot below shows the Connecticut eLicense lookup page, which works for Shelton and all other Connecticut towns.

Enter a name, city, or license type on this page to find licensed professionals in Shelton.

Shelton Public Records Rights

The Freedom of Information Act gives you the right to see records from Shelton city offices. The law has been on the books since 1975. Under Section 1-210, any person can inspect public records during regular hours. You don't need a reason. Shelton has four business days to respond. A denial must come in writing with an explanation.

If Shelton denies your request, file an appeal with the Freedom of Information Commission within 30 days. The FOIC schedules a hearing within 30 days and gives a final answer within 60. Copy fees in Shelton are capped at 50 cents per page for municipal records under Section 1-212. Inspecting records in person is free. The city cannot charge for staff time to locate documents.

Here is the FOIC website, which has the full text of the law, appeal forms, and answers to common questions.

Use this site to learn your rights, read the law, and file an appeal if Shelton turns down a records request.

More Shelton Search Resources

Business records can reveal who runs companies in Shelton. The Secretary of the State keeps a statewide database of registered businesses. Search by name or city to find filings. The Connecticut Open Data portal publishes hundreds of datasets from various agencies, and some contain names and addresses that may tie back to Shelton residents.

Voter registration records are public in Connecticut. You can find out if someone in Shelton is registered and check the address tied to their record. Historical and genealogy records are at the Connecticut State Library, which holds death records, marriage indexes, and archived data going back more than a century. These can be helpful for tracing Shelton families or looking up older records.

• Town Clerk for property and vital records
• Civil case search for court filings by name
• eLicense for professional license checks
• Secretary of the State for business filings
• State Library for historical records

Note: Shelton court records may be filed in the Ansonia-Milford judicial district, so expand your search if needed.

Fairfield County Records

Shelton falls within Fairfield County. County government was abolished in 1960, but the geographic boundary still applies for courts and statistics. Visit the Fairfield County white pages page for additional resources that cover the broader area around Shelton.

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