Naugatuck, Connecticut town records

Q: How do I look up who owns a property in Naugatuck?

Use the property search of the Assessor: https://www.propertyrecordcards.com/SearchMaster.aspx?towncode=088

In Naugatuck, deeds are recorded by the Town Clerk; property values come from the Assessor; court files are kept by the Naugatuck Probate Court, serving Beacon Falls, Middlebury, Naugatuck and Prospect.

Last checked against official sources on November 4, 2026.

On this page

Where to get each record
Deeds and land records
Property values, owners and tax bills
Court records: which clerk keeps which case
Marriage records
Divorce records
Birth certificates
Death certificates
Probate records and wills
Business names (DBA)
Voter records
Good to know about Naugatuck records
Office addresses, phones and hours
Records that are not online: public records requests
Questions people ask
Official copies vs look-alike sites
Sources

Where to get each record

Record	Office	Search online	Fee
Deeds and land records	Town Clerk¹	Search deeds¹	$1 per page, in any format²
Property values and owners	Assessor³	Property search³	—
Property tax bills	Tax Office⁴	Tax bill search⁴	—
Court cases	Naugatuck Probate Court, serving Beacon Falls, Middlebury, Naugatuck and Prospect⁵	—	Clerk copy fee $1 per page; certifying under seal $2; exemplification $20; copy of a judgment file $25 certified / $15 uncertified (copy and certification fees included). Civil entry fee $360 (Superior Court); small claims $95.⁶
Marriage records	Statewide: Registrar of vital statistics (vital records office) of the town where the marriage took place⁷	—	Certified copy fee: $20 per certificate; mail a request with both names, date of marriage, copy of ID, self-addressed stamped envelope and check or money order¹
Divorce records	Clerk of the Superior Court where the divorce (dissolution) was granted⁸	—	—
Birth certificates	Town registrar of vital statistics (usually the town clerk, at the town vital records office) and the State Vital Records Office (DPH)⁹	—	$20 per certificate; mail the Birth Request Form with a copy of ID, self-addressed stamped envelope and check or money order¹
Death certificates	Statewide: Town vital records office where the death occurred (or where the decedent lived) and the State Vital Records Office¹⁰	—	$20 per certificate; mail a request with name, date of death, copy of ID, self-addressed stamped envelope and check or money order¹
Probate and wills	Naugatuck Probate Court, serving Beacon Falls, Middlebury, Naugatuck and Prospect⁵	—	Fees are set by statute and the same statewide. Copies: $5 per document up to 5 pages + $1 per extra page. Certified copies: $5 per document for the first 2 pages + $2 per extra page. Recording: $3 per page after the first 5.¹¹
Business names (DBA)	Statewide: Trade names (DBAs) are filed with the town clerk of the town where the business is mainly carried on, not with the Secretary of the State¹²	—	—

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Naugatuck are recorded by the Town Clerk (also Registrar of Vital Statistics).¹

Online search: searchiqs.com/CTNAUG¹
Who runs it: SearchIQS, linked from the Borough menu and Town Clerk page¹

Copy fee: $1 per page, in any format²
Certified copy fee: $2 to certify a copy (plus $1/page copy fee); maps: actual cost of copy + $2 to certify²
Recording fee: $70 for the first page ($10 base + $10 historic-documents preservation fee under 7-34a(d) + $50 under 7-34a(e)), plus $5 per additional page; extras: $2 for documents that need OPM data (sec. 10-261b), $5 if the deed omits the grantee's mailing address, $1 if signer names are not typed under signatures. Nominee-of-mortgagee (MERS) filings: $116 first page + $5 per additional page under 7-34a(a)(2)(A); assignments or releases by the nominee: $160 flat under (a)(2)(B) ("No other fees shall be collected from the nominee for such recording"). The $40->$50 increase in 7-34a(e) took effect July 1, 2025 (P.A. 25-168).²
How to order: Copies come from the Town Clerk, 229 Church Street, 2nd Floor¹

How deeds work in Connecticut

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Assessor sets property values³; the Tax Office (Tax Collector) bills and collects the tax⁴.

Property search: propertyrecordcards.com/SearchMaster.aspx Run by propertyrecordcards.com, linked by the Assessor³
Tax bill search: mytaxbill.org/inet/bill/home.do⁴
Parcel map (GIS): naugatuck.mapxpress.net³
Appealing a value: Board of Assessment Appeals applications are accepted February 1 through February 20 (March 1 through March 20 if the Grand List signing is extended)³
Mill rate: 2025 Grand List: 40.44 mills for personal property and real estate; 32.46 mills for motor vehicles⁴

How property tax works in Connecticut

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

Court	Cases	Records kept by	Case search
Connecticut Superior Court, Waterbury Judicial District	Civil, family (divorce), housing, major criminal (Superior Court is the sole trial court of general jurisdiction)	—	Judicial Branch Case Look-up: Superior Court civil/family/housing/small claims (civilinquiry.jud.ct.gov), criminal/motor vehicle (pending cases, daily dockets, convictions), and Supreme/Appellate (appellateinquiry.jud.ct.gov)¹³
Connecticut Superior Court, Geographical Area No. 4	Criminal and motor vehicle cases	—	Online conviction search shows convictions for generally no more than 10 years after sentencing; youthful offender, juvenile, infraction and violation convictions are not shown¹⁴
Naugatuck Probate Court (PD-21)	Wills, decedents' estates, trusts, conservatorships, guardianships, adoptions, name changes	Naugatuck Probate Court (PD-21), serving Beacon Falls, Middlebury, Naugatuck and Prospect	Probate Case Lookup: decedent estates and trusts from Jan. 5, 2011 (incomplete before then)¹⁵

Small claims: Small claims and housing small claims: Waterbury J.D., 300 Grand Street, Waterbury 06702, (203) 591-3300¹⁶
Court system: Unified state court system: the Superior Court is the sole trial court of general jurisdiction (civil, criminal, family, housing, small claims, juvenile), organized by judicial district and geographical area. Probate is a separate system of 54 Probate Courts.¹⁷
Fees: Clerk copy fee $1 per page; certifying under seal $2; exemplification $20; copy of a judgment file $25 certified / $15 uncertified (copy and certification fees included). Civil entry fee $360 (Superior Court); small claims $95.⁶

Criminal records and background checks

Convictions online: Online conviction search shows convictions for generally no more than 10 years after sentencing; youthful offender, juvenile, infraction and violation convictions are not shown¹⁴
State repository: DESPP, State Police Bureau of Identification (SPBI), 1111 Country Club Road, Middletown, CT 06457; phone (860) 685-8480¹⁸
Fee: Name/DOB search (yes/no only): $36. Full CT criminal history record search (name or fingerprint): $75. Personal record search: $75. Letter of Good Conduct: $75. Fingerprinting at a State Police location: $15. FBI federal check: $15 from Oct. 1, 2026 ($13 volunteers), only where a law authorizes it.¹⁹

How Connecticut courts keep their files

Marriage records

Where Connecticut keeps it: Registrar of vital statistics (vital records office) of the town where the marriage took place.⁷

Marriage license: Apply only if the marriage will take place in Naugatuck; print and complete the worksheet, then call 203-720-7055 for an appointment¹
Certified copy fee: $20 per certificate; mail a request with both names, date of marriage, copy of ID, self-addressed stamped envelope and check or money order¹
Waiting period: 48 hours (new as of October 1, 2026): the town cannot issue the license until at least 48 hours after the second applicant signs²⁰
Marriage license fee: $50 ($15 license fee + $35 surcharge for domestic-violence shelters and rape crisis services)²¹

Connecticut marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Clerk of the Superior Court where the divorce (dissolution) was granted; DPH Vital Records does not keep divorce decrees⁸

Older records: Older divorce files for some counties are held by the State Archives (e.g., Fairfield 1868-1941, Hartford 1864-1953, New London 1857-1974, digitized by FamilySearch)²²

Connecticut divorce records: decree or state record

Birth certificates

Town registrar of vital statistics (usually the town clerk, at the town vital records office) and the State Vital Records Office (DPH). Births since Jan. 1, 2003: any town or the state can issue copies. Earlier births: only the town of birth, the town where the mother lived at the time, or the state.⁹

Fee: $20 per certificate; mail the Birth Request Form with a copy of ID, self-addressed stamped envelope and check or money order¹
Restrictions: Birth records are confidential except those at least 100 years old⁹
State fee: $30 from the State Vital Records Office⁹
Online: VitalChek only (extra fees)²³

Ordering a Connecticut birth certificate

Death certificates

Where Connecticut keeps it: Town vital records office where the death occurred (or where the decedent lived) and the State Vital Records Office.¹⁰

Fee: $20 per certificate; mail a request with name, date of death, copy of ID, self-addressed stamped envelope and check or money order¹
Online: VitalChek only (extra fees)²³
Who may: Anyone 18 or older; the decedent's SSN only for the spouse or next of kin²⁴

Ordering a Connecticut death certificate

Probate records and wills

Kept by the Naugatuck Probate Court (PD-21), serving Beacon Falls, Middlebury, Naugatuck and Prospect, whose cases include “Wills”.⁵

Which court: Naugatuck Probate Court, PD-21; serves Beacon Falls, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Prospect⁵
Fees: Fees are set by statute and the same statewide. Copies: $5 per document up to 5 pages + $1 per extra page. Certified copies: $5 per document for the first 2 pages + $2 per extra page. Recording: $3 per page after the first 5.¹¹
Online index: Probate Case Lookup: decedent estates and trusts from Jan. 5, 2011 (incomplete before then)¹⁵
Older records: Archived/ancient probate records are at the Connecticut State Library¹⁵

Finding a will or probate case in Connecticut

Business names (DBA)

Where Connecticut keeps it: Trade names (DBAs) are filed with the town clerk of the town where the business is mainly carried on, not with the Secretary of the State.¹²

Trade names: The Town Clerk issues assumed trade name certificates¹

Voter records

Public or restricted: Voter registration lists are kept in the statewide Centralized Voter Registration System and maintained locally by each town's Registrars of Voters (at least two per town, one from each major party). The list is available for limited uses only.²⁵

Good to know about Naugatuck records

The government is the Borough of Naugatuck, but land and vital records are held by a Town Clerk, separate from the Borough Clerk¹
Census lists the government as a borough, not a town²⁶
The Town Clerk also runs elections, absentee ballots and campaign finance filings¹
Veterans' discharges are filed with the Town Clerk for tax exemption¹
The Town Clerk posts a fraud-alert flyer for land records²⁷

Office addresses, phones and hours

Town Clerk (also Registrar of Vital Statistics)

Address: 229 Church Street, 2nd Floor, Naugatuck, CT 06770¹
Phone: 203-720-7055¹
Email: [email protected]¹
Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM; Friday 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM¹
Website: naugatuck-ct.gov/town-clerk¹

Registrar of Vital Statistics (in the Town Clerk's office)

Address: 229 Church Street, 2nd Floor, Naugatuck, CT 06770¹
Phone: 203-720-7055¹
Email: [email protected]¹
Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM; Friday 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM¹
Website: naugatuck-ct.gov/town-clerk¹

Assessor

Address: Town Hall, 229 Church Street, Naugatuck, CT 06770³
Phone: (203) 720-7016; fax (203) 720-7207³
Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM; Friday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM³
Website: naugatuck-ct.gov/assessor³

Tax Office (Tax Collector)

Address: 229 Church Street (Town Hall), Lobby⁴
Mail: Naugatuck Tax Collector, 229 Church St, Naugatuck, CT 06770 (all year); July and January payments may go to the lockbox, Department 6070, P.O. Box 4110, Woburn, MA 01888-4110⁴
Phone: (203) 720-7051; Tax Collector (203) 720-7050⁴
Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM; Friday 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM⁴
Website: naugatuck-ct.gov/tax-office⁴

Borough Clerk (borough government records; not land or vital records)

Address: 229 Church Street, 4th Floor, Naugatuck, CT 06770²⁸
Phone: 203-720-7008; fax 203-720-7099²⁹
Website: naugatuck-ct.gov/borough-clerk²⁹

Registrar of Voters

Address: 229 Church St, 2nd Floor, Naugatuck, CT 06770³⁰
Phone: (203) 720-7047³⁰
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, subject to change³⁰
Website: naugatuck-ct.gov/registrar-of-voters³⁰

Naugatuck Probate Court (PD-21), serving Beacon Falls, Middlebury, Naugatuck and Prospect

Address: 150 Meadow Street, Naugatuck, CT 06770⁵
Phone: (203) 720-7046; fax (203) 632-8490⁵
Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00-5:00, Fri 8:00-2:00⁵
Website: ctprobate.gov/…⁵

Naugatuck Police Department

Address: 211 Spring Street, Naugatuck³¹
Phone: (203) 729-5222³¹
Website: naugatuckpd.gov³²

Parcel maps (New England Geosystems), linked by the Assessor

Website: naugatuck.mapxpress.net³

Records that are not online: public records requests

Request page: naugatuckpd.nextrequest.com (police records only)³¹
Where to send it: Borough Clerk, 203-720-7008, for records of the Borough government²⁹
Law: Copies: max $0.25/page from state agencies (and judicial administrative functions); max $0.50/page from all other public agencies (towns, etc.), unless another statute sets a fee (e.g., town clerk land-record copies $1/page under 7-34a). Certification under FOIA: $1 first page, $0.50 each additional page. Prepayment may be required if fee is $10 or more. Hand-held scanner use: agency may charge up to $20 per visit. Computer-stored records: actual cost only. Fees waived for indigent requesters and in other listed cases.³³

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in Naugatuck?

The Town Clerk (also Registrar of Vital Statistics) keeps deed records. To order copies: Copies come from the Town Clerk, 229 Church Street, 2nd Floor. Plain copies: $1 per page, in any format. Certified copies: $2 to certify a copy (plus $1/page copy fee); maps: actual cost of copy + $2 to certify.¹²

Where do I get a divorce decree in Naugatuck?

Clerk of the Superior Court where the divorce (dissolution) was granted; DPH Vital Records does not keep divorce decrees.⁸

How much does a marriage license cost in Naugatuck?

$50 ($15 license fee + $35 surcharge for domestic-violence shelters and rape crisis services).²¹

How do I look up who owns a property in Naugatuck?

Use the property search of the Assessor: propertyrecordcards.com/SearchMaster.aspx³

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Naugatuck office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

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Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 34 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

Town ClerkBorough of Naugatuck
2026 Supplement, Chapter 92 - Town Clerks (sec. 7-34a as amended by P.A. 25-168)Connecticut General Assembly (Legislative Commissioners' Office)
AssessorBorough of Naugatuck
Tax OfficeBorough of Naugatuck
Naugatuck Probate Court (PD-21)Connecticut Probate Courts
Conn. Gen. Stat. Chapter 901 - Costs (sec. 52-259 court fees)Connecticut General Assembly (Legislative Commissioners' Office)
Marriage and Civil Union CertificatesConnecticut Department of Public Health, State Vital Records Office
DivorceConnecticut Department of Public Health, State Vital Records Office
Birth CertificatesConnecticut Department of Public Health, State Vital Records Office
How to Obtain a RecordConnecticut Department of Public Health, State Vital Records Office
Conn. Gen. Stat. Chapter 801b - Probate Court fees and procedure (secs. 45a-105 to 45a-112 etc.)Connecticut General Assembly (Legislative Commissioners' Office)
Trade Names (Business.CT.gov knowledge base)Business.CT.gov (State of Connecticut / Secretary of the State)
Case Look-up (jud2.htm)State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
Criminal / Motor Vehicle Case Look-up (crim.htm)State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
Case LookupConnecticut Probate Courts (Office of the Probate Court Administrator)
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
Conn. Gen. Stat. Chapter 882 - Superior Court (sec. 51-164s)Connecticut General Assembly (Legislative Commissioners' Office)
State Police Bureau of IdentificationConnecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (State Police)
Rate Change Effective October 1, 2026 (SPBI fee notice)Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (State Police)
License to Get MarriedConnecticut Department of Public Health, State Vital Records Office
Marriage and Civil Union CertificatesConnecticut Department of Public Health, State Vital Records Office
Divorce Records for Genealogy ResearchConnecticut State Library / State Archives
How to Obtain a RecordConnecticut Department of Public Health, State Vital Records Office
Death CertificatesConnecticut Department of Public Health, State Vital Records Office
Connecticut's Voter RollsConnecticut Secretary of the State
Government Units List 2026, General Purpose sheet (rows for Naugatuck, Newington, Cheshire)U.S. Census Bureau
Town Clerk Files & DocumentsBorough of Naugatuck
About UsBorough of Naugatuck
Borough ClerkBorough of Naugatuck
Registrar of VotersBorough of Naugatuck
Naugatuck Police DepartmentBorough of Naugatuck
.gov domain registry, current-full.csvCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), via its official cisagov GitHub data repository
Conn. Gen. Stat. Chapter 14 - Freedom of Information Act (secs. 1-200 to 1-259)Connecticut General Assembly (Legislative Commissioners' Office)
County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureau