Shelton, Connecticut town records

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

Use the property search of the Assessor: https://www.propertyrecordcards.com/SearchMaster.aspx?towncode=126

In Shelton, deeds are recorded by the City/Town Clerk; property values come from the Assessor.

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
Voter records
Historical records
Good to know about Shelton records
Office addresses, phones and hours
Questions people ask
Official copies vs look-alike sites
Sources

Where to get each record

Record	Office	Search online	Fee
Deeds and land records	City/Town Clerk²	Search deeds¹	$1.00 per page¹
Property values and owners	Assessor²	Property search³	—
Property tax bills	Tax Collector²	Tax bill search⁴	—
Court cases	—	Connecticut Superior Court, Ansonia-Milford Judicial District⁵ Connecticut Superior Court, Geographical Area No. 5 at Derby⁶	Superior Court clerk: copies $1 per page; certifying under seal $2 (CGS 52-259)⁷
Marriage records	City/Town Clerk¹	—	Certified copy fee: $20.00¹
Divorce records	Connecticut Superior Court where the divorce was granted (Ansonia-Milford Judicial District for Shelton)⁸	—	—
Birth certificates	City/Town Clerk¹	—	—
Death certificates	City/Town Clerk¹	—	$20.00 per certified copy (long form; short form for deaths from Jan. 1, 2021); one free copy for a veteran's spouse, child or parent⁹
Probate and wills	Shelton Probate Court¹²	Search probate cases¹⁰	$5 per document up to 5 pages + $1 per additional page (statewide statutory fee)¹¹
Business names (DBA)	City/Town Clerk²	—	—

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Shelton are recorded by the City/Town Clerk (Land Records).²

Online search: searchiqs.com/ctshe¹
About this search: LAND RECORDS SEARCH¹
Who runs it: SearchIQS¹

Copy fee: $1.00 per page¹
Certified copy fee: $2.00 each¹
How to order: In person at the City/Town Clerk; land records open for public inspection during business hours¹
Recording fee: $70.00 first page (from July 1, 2025), $5.00 each subsequent page; MERS mortgages $160.00 first page; MERS assignments/releases $160.00; map filing $10.00 single lot / $20.00 subdivisions¹
Conveyance tax: Local and state conveyance taxes due at recording; municipal rate 0.25% of sale price¹
Fraud alerts: Free Fraud Alert (SearchIQS): notifications when a document is recorded under your name¹
Restrictive covenant: No fee to file the unlawful restrictive covenant form or affidavit (P.A. 21-173)¹

How deeds work in Connecticut

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Assessor sets property values²; the Tax Collector bills and collects the tax².

Property search: propertyrecordcards.com/SearchMaster.aspx (online property record cards)³
Tax bill search: mytaxbill.org/inet/bill/home.do (view or pay online; Point and Pay convenience fees)⁴
Parcel map (GIS): No interactive GIS linked; the Map Gallery offers PDF street and zoning maps¹³
Appealing a value: Board of Assessment Appeals (separate city page lists three members with phone numbers); 2026 assessment appeals information posted as a PDF on the Assessor page¹⁴
Mill rate: 15.51 mills for FY 2026/2027 (October 1, 2025 Grand List)⁴
Tax interest: 1.5% per month from the original due date; minimum $2.00⁴

How property tax works in Connecticut

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

Court	Cases	Records kept by	Case search
Connecticut Superior Court, Ansonia-Milford Judicial District	Major criminal, civil, family/divorce and other judicial-district matters (state unified trial court)	—	jud.ct.gov/jud2.htm Judicial Branch Case Look-up (civil, family, housing, small claims at civilinquiry.jud.ct.gov; criminal/motor vehicle) (no fee or login is stated on the look-up page)⁵Free search
Connecticut Superior Court, Geographical Area No. 5 at Derby	Criminal and motor vehicle cases (geographical area court)	—	jud.ct.gov/crim.htm Judicial Branch criminal/motor vehicle look-up (no fee or login is stated on the look-up page)⁶Free search

Town to court: Shelton: Judicial District Ansonia-Milford; G.A. 5; juvenile matters at Bridgeport¹⁵
Fees: Superior Court clerk: copies $1 per page; certifying under seal $2 (CGS 52-259)⁷

Criminal records and background checks

Local check: Shelton Police Records Division handles local criminal record checks¹⁶

How Connecticut courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the City/Town Clerk (Registrar of Vital Statistics).¹

Marriage license: $50.00 license; $20.00 certified copy to accompany (total $70.00)¹
Waiting period: Statewide: the town cannot issue the license until at least 48 hours after the second applicant signs the application¹⁷
Certified copy fee: $20.00¹
How to order: Requests must be in writing with payment¹

Connecticut marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Connecticut Superior Court where the divorce was granted (Ansonia-Milford Judicial District for Shelton); the State Vital Records Office keeps no decrees⁸

Connecticut divorce records: decree or state record

Birth certificates

Kept by the City/Town Clerk (Registrar of Vital Statistics).¹

Restriction: Birth records confidential unless the birth occurred before 1900; requests only for yourself or your child¹
How to order: In writing with payment to the City/Town Clerk¹

Ordering a Connecticut birth certificate

Death certificates

Kept by the City/Town Clerk (Registrar of Vital Statistics).¹

Fee: $20.00 per certified copy (long form; short form for deaths from Jan. 1, 2021); one free copy for a veteran's spouse, child or parent⁹
How to order: Mail form with money order or check payable to City of Shelton (no cash by mail)⁹

Ordering a Connecticut death certificate

Probate records and wills

Kept by the Shelton Probate Court (PD-42).¹²

Online search: ctprobate.gov/case-lookup¹⁰
About this search: Probate Case Lookup (no fee stated on the page; decedent estates and trusts from Jan. 5, 2011)¹⁰

Copy fee: $5 per document up to 5 pages + $1 per additional page (statewide statutory fee)¹¹
Certified copy fee: $5 per certified copy for the first two pages + $2 per page after the second¹¹
Uniform fees: Probate fees are uniform statewide¹⁸

Finding a will or probate case in Connecticut

Voter records

Kept by the Registrar of Voters Office.²

Check your registration: Find your voting location (Secretary of the State) portaldir.ct.gov/sots/LookUp.aspx¹⁹

Historical records

City/Town Clerk is the repository of all city records and vital statistics, dating back to the 1700s¹

Good to know about Shelton records

Shelton's City/Town Clerk holds city records and vital statistics going back to the 1700s.¹
Shelton's clerk offers a free Fraud Alert that e-mails owners when a document is recorded under their name.¹
Shelton's juvenile matters go to Bridgeport even though its adult courts are in Milford (J.D.) and Derby (G.A. 5).¹⁵
Shelton is a consolidated city-town: the City of Shelton runs both city and town functions.²⁰

Office addresses, phones and hours

City/Town Clerk (Land Records)

Address: City Hall, 54 Hill Street, First Floor, Shelton, CT 06484¹
Mail: City of Shelton, PO Box 354, Shelton, CT 06484 (payee/mailing address on the city's vital-record request form)⁹
Phone: (203) 924-1555 ext. 1503; fax (203) 924-1721¹
Email: [email protected]¹
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.¹
Website: shelton-ct.gov/p/city-town-clerk²

City/Town Clerk (Registrar of Vital Statistics)

Address: City Hall, 54 Hill Street, First Floor, Shelton, CT 06484¹
Mail: City of Shelton, PO Box 354, Shelton, CT 06484⁹
Phone: (203) 924-1555 ext. 1503¹
Email: [email protected]¹
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.¹
Website: shelton-ct.gov/p/city-town-clerk¹

Assessor

Address: City Hall, 54 Hill Street, First Floor, Shelton, CT 06484³
Phone: (203) 924-1555 ext. 1500; fax (203) 924-4865³
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.³
Website: shelton-ct.gov/p/assessor²

Tax Collector

Address: City Hall, 54 Hill Street, First Floor, Shelton, CT 06484⁴
Mail: Shelton Tax Collector, PO BOX 273, Shelton, CT 06484⁴
Phone: (203) 924-1555 ext. 1501; fax (203) 924-5843⁴
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00-5:30⁴
Website: shelton-ct.gov/p/tax-collector²

Shelton Probate Court (PD-42)

Address: 40 White Street, Shelton, CT 06484¹²
Mail: P.O. Box 127, Shelton, CT 06484¹²
Phone: (203) 924-8462; fax (203) 924-8943¹²
Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00 - 5:00¹²
Website: ctprobate.gov/courts/shelton-probate-court¹²

Registrar of Voters Office

Address: Richard O. Belden Cultural Center, 2nd Floor, 54 Grove Street, Shelton, CT 06484¹⁹
Phone: (203) 924-2533 (Option 1); fax 203-924-1905¹⁹
Hours: Tuesday - Wednesday 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM¹⁹
Website: shelton-ct.gov/…²

Shelton Police Department Records Division

Phone: (203) 924.1544¹⁶
Email: [email protected]¹⁶
Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00-3:00¹⁶
Website: shelton-ct.gov/p/records²

Questions people ask

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

The City/Town Clerk (Land Records) keeps deed records. To order copies: In person at the City/Town Clerk; land records open for public inspection during business hours. Plain copies: $1.00 per page. Certified copies: $2.00 each.²¹

Where do I get a divorce decree in Shelton?

Connecticut Superior Court where the divorce was granted (Ansonia-Milford Judicial District for Shelton); the State Vital Records Office keeps no decrees.⁸

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

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 Shelton 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 21 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

City/Town ClerkCity of Shelton
City of Shelton home pageCity of Shelton
AssessorCity of Shelton
Tax CollectorCity of Shelton
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
CGS Chapter 901 (court fees, sec. 52-259)Connecticut General Assembly
Divorce (Vital Records)Connecticut Department of Public Health
Death Certificate Request Form (DPH VS-39DST, Town of Shelton, rev. 12/2025)City of Shelton
Probate Case LookupConnecticut Probate Courts
CGS Chapter 801b (Probate Court fees)Connecticut General Assembly
Shelton Probate Court (PD-42)Connecticut Probate Courts
Map GalleryCity of Shelton
Board Of Assessment AppealsCity of Shelton
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
Police Department Records DivisionCity of Shelton
License to Get MarriedConnecticut Department of Public Health, State Vital Records Office
Fees, Expenses & CalculatorsConnecticut Probate Courts
Registrar of Voters OfficeCity of Shelton
Census Government Units List 2026 (excerpt: Wallingford, Southington, Shelton CT)US Census Bureau
County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureau