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Town Manager: Luke Dyer Email Town Clerk: Jessica Cyr Email Deputy Clerk: Heather Parent Email Phone: (207) 868-2886 Address: 320 Main Street Suite.
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The judicial system serving Van Buren is anchored by the Aroostook County Superior Court, which handles various civil and criminal matters. In terms of vital records, such as birth, death, and marriage certificates, requests can be made through the county clerk-recorder's office or the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, which maintains statewide vital records. For property records, residents can turn to the Aroostook Municipal Assessor and Recorder, who oversee land records and tax information.
Van Buren voters' election administration is handled by the Van Buren Town Clerk (phone: 207-868-2886), which manages voter registration, absentee ballot distribution, and polling place operations for municipal elections.
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Inspecting records is free under Maine's Freedom of Access Act, and agencies may charge only copying costs plus $25 an hour after the first two hours of staff time. A certified Maine birth, death or marriage certificate costs $15 from the town clerk or the state, with $6 for each additional copy, and registries of deeds charge set copy fees.
Ask the Van Buren police department if the town has its own force; most small Maine towns are covered by the Aroostook County Sheriff's Office or the Maine State Police. Crash reports are bought online through the Maine Crash Reporting System, while police investigative records are generally not public under Maine law.
Cases from Aroostook County are heard by the Maine Superior Court and District Court for the county. re:SearchMaine gives online access to electronically filed cases, though some records can be seen only at the courthouse, and the clerk checks older paper cases.
Deeds and mortgages are recorded at the Aroostook County Registry of Deeds, and every registry offers online land record search. Property taxes in Maine are set and collected by the town, so the town assessor values property and the town tax collector sends the bill.
The municipal clerk in Van Buren issues certified birth, death and marriage certificates for events in the town or for residents, usually while you wait, and the state office of Data, Research and Vital Statistics in Augusta issues them too. A certified copy costs $15, with $6 for each additional copy.
Yes. The Maine State Bureau of Identification runs public criminal history record checks by name and date of birth online for a fee. Court records are also available from the clerk.
Maine agencies must acknowledge a request within five working days and give a good-faith estimate of the time needed under the Freedom of Access Act, 1 M.R.S. 408-A. Staff time after the first two hours may cost $25 an hour.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.