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North Providence, Rhode Island town records

In North Providence, deeds are recorded by the Town Clerk; property values come from the Tax Assessor; court files are kept by the North Providence Probate Court.

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On this page
  1. Where to get each record
  2. Deeds and land records
  3. Property values, owners and tax bills
  4. Court records: which clerk keeps which case
  5. Marriage records
  6. Divorce records
  7. Birth certificates
  8. Death certificates
  9. Probate records and wills
  10. Business names (DBA)
  11. Voter records
  12. Historical records
  13. Other records at the town
  14. Good to know about North Providence records
  15. Office addresses, phones and hours
  16. Records that are not online: public records requests
  17. Questions people ask
  18. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  19. Sources

Where to get each record

RecordOfficeSearch onlineFee
Deeds and land recordsTown Clerk1Search deeds1$1.50 per page (state statute for all recording officers)2
Property values and ownersTax Assessor3Property search3—
Property tax billsTax Collector4Tax bill search4—
Court casesNorth Providence Probate Court5Rhode Island Superior Court - Providence/Bristol County6
Rhode Island District Court - Third Division6
Rhode Island Family Court - Providence/Bristol County6		—
Marriage recordsTown Clerk - Vital Records8—Certified copy fee: Walk-in $22.00 first copy, $18.00 each additional; mail-in $25.00 first, $18.00 additional7
Divorce recordsRhode Island Family Court, Domestic Relations Clerk's Office9Search divorce records6—
Birth certificatesTown Clerk - Vital Records8—Walk-in $22.00 first copy, $18.00 additional; mail-in $25.00 first, $18.00 additional8
Death certificatesTown Clerk - Vital Records8—Same as birth: walk-in $22.00 first, $18.00 additional; mail-in $25.00 first8
Probate and willsNorth Providence Probate Court5——
Business names (DBA)No longer local: since the 2025-26 transfer, the RI Department of State keeps all trade name (DBA) records10——

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in North Providence are recorded by the Town Clerk (Recorder of Deeds / Land Evidence).1

Years online
Index from January 2, 1984; images from January 2, 200411
Who holds it
Town Clerk (Recorder of Deeds) - all deeds, mortgages, leases, attachments, suits and liens1
Copy fee
$1.50 per page (state statute for all recording officers)2
Certified copy fee
$3.00 per instrument plus $1.50/page (state statute)2
Recording fee
Set by R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-13-7; the town posts a Recording Fees PDF1
How to order
Recording and copies at the Town Clerk’s Office, Town Hall; eRecording accepted1
Electronic recording
Electronic land evidence recordings accepted (start date given only as "September 1st")12

How deeds work in Rhode Island

Property values, owners and tax bills

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

Property search
nereval.com/SearchInfo.aspx (Assessor’s Database, as linked by the town; now redirects to a Catalis page whose “North Providence, RI” link is data.nereval.com/SearchInfo.aspx)3
Tax bill search
opaldata.net/ritaxrolls/PublicMain.aspx (tax roll); online payment tax.riegov.com/…4
Parcel map (GIS)
GIS map library of PDF maps (2023 tax plat maps, zoning maps); GIS Coordinator, 1835 Mineral Spring Avenue13
Appealing a value
File the Property Assessment Appeal form with the Tax Assessor’s Office (form gives timeline); state process § 44-5-263
Tax rates
Residential real estate $14.20; commercial real estate $20.94; motor vehicle $0.00; business tangible $58.58 (per $1,000; tax year not stated)3
Revaluation
Statistical revaluation every 3 years, full every 9 years3
Municipal lien certificate
$25.00 with a self-addressed stamped envelope, mailed to Tax Collection Office MLC4
Tax bills
Mailed once a year in August; quarterly due dates4

How property tax works in Rhode Island

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

CourtCasesRecords kept byCase search
Rhode Island Superior Court - Providence/Bristol County (Licht Judicial Complex)Statewide trial court: felony criminal cases, civil cases (above District Court limits), probate appeals and property-tax appeals15—publicportal.courts.ri.gov/PublicPortal6
Rhode Island District Court - Third Division ("Kent Judicial Complex")Misdemeanors, small claims, civil cases up to $5,000 (concurrent to $10,000), all evictions16—publicportal.courts.ri.gov/PublicPortal6
Rhode Island Family Court - Providence/Bristol County (Garrahy Judicial Complex)Divorce and other domestic relations, juvenile matters9—publicportal.courts.ri.gov/PublicPortal6
North Providence Probate Court (municipal)Decedents’ estates, adult and minor guardianships, adult adoptions, name changes5North Providence Probate Court (Town Clerk is Probate Clerk)—
Court system
Rhode Island Judiciary Public Portal (publicportal.courts.ri.gov/PublicPortal): free remote docket/register-of-actions search; documents viewable only at courthouse terminals6

Criminal records and background checks

State repository
Office of the Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI), Customer Service Center, 4 Howard Avenue, Cranston17
Court dockets
Judiciary Public Portal (docket/register of actions only)6

How Rhode Island courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the Town Clerk - Vital Records.8

Marriage license
$24.00, cash or check; by appointment only; both parties present; valid 90 days7
Certified copy fee
Walk-in $22.00 first copy, $18.00 each additional; mail-in $25.00 first, $18.00 additional7
Records from
Town Clerk marriage records date back to 1874; earlier records at Pawtucket City Hall7

Rhode Island marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Kept by: Rhode Island Family Court, Domestic Relations Clerk's Office9

Birth certificates

Kept by the Town Clerk - Vital Records.8

Fee
Walk-in $22.00 first copy, $18.00 additional; mail-in $25.00 first, $18.00 additional8
Who may order
Only persons with a "direct and tangible interest" (registrant, immediate family, guardian, authorized agents, etc.)8
Turnaround
In person while you wait if on file; mail requests mailed the same day received8
Foreign use
Certified copies for use abroad must come from the State Office of Vital Records8
Any town hall
Births 1960 to present: any city or town hall; before 1960: the city/town where the birth occurred or the parents lived18

Ordering a Rhode Island birth certificate

Death certificates

Kept by the Town Clerk - Vital Records.8

Fee
Same as birth: walk-in $22.00 first, $18.00 additional; mail-in $25.00 first8

Ordering a Rhode Island death certificate

Probate records and wills

Kept by the North Providence Probate Court (Town Clerk is Probate Clerk).5

Which court
North Providence Probate Court, held the first and third Monday of each month at 2:00 p.m., Town Council Chambers, Town Hall5
Clerk
The Town Clerk is the Probate Clerk12
Forms
State-provided forms mandatory (Town Clerk or Secretary of State)5
Records from
Municipal probate court of each city/town (records requested from the city or town clerk); appeals go to Superior Court15

Business names (DBA)

No longer local: since the 2025-26 transfer, the RI Department of State keeps all trade name (DBA) records; every municipality transferred its active trade names before January 1, 202610

Voter records

Kept by the Board of Canvassers.19

Board
Board of Canvassers, lower level of Town Hall; registration in person, by mail form or online via the Secretary of State19
Phone
(401) 232-0900 ext. 123019
Statewide
Registration is kept in the statewide Central Voter Registration System (CVRS); local boards of canvassers maintain voter status20

Historical records

State archives
Rhode Island State Archives (Department of State), 33 Broad St., Providence; Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30; free21
Court archives
Older case files are at the Judicial Records Center, Pawtucket (archival records 1671-1900 and naturalizations); current files stay with each court clerk22

Other records at the town

Court files and the public records law

What the office says
APRA does not apply to court case files; ask the clerk of the court where the case was filed23

Good to know about North Providence records

  • North Providence was created as a separate town on June 13, 176524
  • Town Clerk marriage records start in 1874; earlier marriages are at Pawtucket City Hall7
  • Although in Providence County, North Providence is in the District Court Third Division (Kent County appeals), not the Sixth Division that serves the city of Providence25
  • Online land records: index from 1984, images from 200411
  • The town will not supply abutters lists or radius maps13

Office addresses, phones and hours

Town Clerk (Recorder of Deeds / Land Evidence)

Address
North Providence Town Hall, 2000 Smith St., North Providence, RI 0291112
Mail
Town Clerk’s Office, 2000 Smith Street, North Providence, RI 029117
Phone
(401) 232-0900 ext 121612
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; summer hours (June 21-Labor Day) 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; no land-evidence recording in the last half hour of the day12

Town Clerk - Vital Records

Address
North Providence Town Hall, 2000 Smith St., North Providence, RI 0291112
Mail
Town Clerk’s Office, 2000 Smith Street, North Providence, RI 029117
Phone
(401) 232-0900 ext 121612
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; summer hours (June 21-Labor Day) 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; no land-evidence recording in the last half hour of the day12

North Providence Probate Court (Town Clerk is Probate Clerk)

Address
North Providence Town Hall, 2000 Smith St., North Providence, RI 0291112
Phone
(401) 232-0900 ext 121612
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; summer hours (June 21-Labor Day) 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; no land-evidence recording in the last half hour of the day12

Town Clerk

Address
North Providence Town Hall, 2000 Smith St., North Providence, RI 0291112
Phone
(401) 232-0900 ext 121612
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; summer hours (June 21-Labor Day) 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; no land-evidence recording in the last half hour of the day12

Tax Assessor

Address
North Providence Town Hall, 2000 Smith St., North Providence, RI 029113
Phone
(401) 232-0900 ext 12953
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (summer 8:30-4:00)3

Tax Collector

Address
North Providence Town Hall, 2000 Smith St., North Providence, RI 029114
Mail
Town of North Providence, Tax Collection Office MLC, 2000 Smith Street, North Providence, RI 02911 (lien certificate requests)4
Phone
(401) 232-0900 ext 12954
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; summer hours (June 21-Labor Day) 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.4

Board of Canvassers

Address
North Providence Town Hall (lower level), 2000 Smith St., North Providence, RI 0291119
Phone
(401) 232-0900 ext. 123019
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.19

Geographic Information System (GIS) Coordinator

Address
1835 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence, RI 0290413
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (summer 8:00-3:30)13

Records that are not online: public records requests

Where to send it
Town Clerk; (401) 232-0900; in person, by mail to 2000 Smith Street, or e-mail [email protected]26
No reason required
No ID or reason required27

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in North Providence?

The Town Clerk (Recorder of Deeds / Land Evidence) keeps deed records. To order copies: Recording and copies at the Town Clerk’s Office, Town Hall; eRecording accepted. Plain copies: $1.50 per page (state statute for all recording officers). Certified copies: $3.00 per instrument plus $1.50/page (state statute).12

How much is a birth certificate in North Providence?

Walk-in $22.00 first copy, $18.00 additional; mail-in $25.00 first, $18.00 additional.8

Where do I get a divorce decree in North Providence?

Divorce decrees are court records; ask the Rhode Island Family Court, Domestic Relations Clerk's Office.9

How do I look up who owns a property in North Providence?

Use the property search of the Tax Assessor: nereval.com/SearchInfo.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 North Providence office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Other towns and cities in Rhode Island with a full guide: Coventry, Cranston, Cumberland, East Providence, Johnston, Pawtucket, Providence, South Kingstown, Warwick, West Warwick, Woonsocket. Every town and city in the state: Rhode Island town and city list.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 28 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Land EvidenceTown of North Providence
  2. R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-13-9 Fees for copies of recordRhode Island General Assembly (State of Rhode Island General Laws)
  3. Tax AssessorTown of North Providence
  4. Tax CollectorTown of North Providence
  5. Probate CourtTown of North Providence
  6. Access to Case InformationRhode Island Judiciary
  7. Marriage LicensesTown of North Providence
  8. Vital RecordsTown of North Providence
  9. About the Family CourtRhode Island Judiciary
  10. Trade Names - Municipal Transfer DatesRhode Island Department of State
  11. North Providence RI Town Clerk Recorded Land Records Search (Avenu Insights 20/20 Perfect Vision I2)Avenu Insights & Analytics (vendor portal linked by the Town Clerk)
  12. Town ClerkTown of North Providence
  13. Geographic Information SystemTown of North Providence
  14. Plat & Zoning MapsTown of North Providence
  15. Judicial Records Center - List of RecordsRhode Island Judiciary
  16. About the District CourtRhode Island Judiciary
  17. Get a Background CheckRhode Island Office of the Attorney General
  18. Birth, Death & Marriage Records (Vital Records)Rhode Island Department of Health, Center for Vital Records
  19. Board of Canvassers & Voter RegistrationTown of North Providence
  20. Voter List Maintenance in Rhode Island (info sheet)Rhode Island Department of State
  21. Rhode Island State ArchivesRhode Island Department of State
  22. Judicial Records CenterRhode Island Judiciary
  23. Record, Report, and Document RequestsRhode Island Judiciary
  24. Town HistoryTown of North Providence
  25. R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-8-2 Divisions (District Court)State of Rhode Island General Assemblyarchived copy
  26. Access to Public Records Request Guidelines (PDF)Town of North Providence
  27. Access to Public RecordsTown of North Providence
  28. County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureau