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Town Clerk:
Leslie Wertam.
Email:
townclerk@hamptonct.org
Hours:
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Thursdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
See
the town clerk for absentee ballots, copies of vital records, dog
licenses, dump stickers, fishing or hunting licenses, lists of Notaries
Public and Justices of the Peace, marriage or civil union licenses and
voter registration forms.
Basic Fee Schedule
Dog License Fees
Town Clerk Forms
Land Records
The vault in the Town Clerk’s office
contains deeds of sale and mortgage and other records affecting real
property in the Town of Hampton, dating from incorporation in 1786.
Records prior to 1786 are most likely in Windham, or perhaps Canterbury
or Brooklyn.
Documents must be either original or
certified copies to be accepted for recording on the Land Records.
Every transfer of ownership (including
those between spouses and others for no consideration) must be
accompanied by a Connecticut Department of Revenue Services Real Estate
Conveyance Tax Return. Blank forms are available from the Town Clerk.
Vital Records
Index listings of births, marriages and
deaths are in the vault from 1786 on. (There is “unofficial” information
available in a two-volume set written by Jonathan Clark that goes
earlier than 1786.) Actual certificates for vital records are existent
from 1906. If anyone knows what might have happened to the records
predating 1906, PLEASE contact this office! We would love to know if
they might be in someone’s attic or garage or...?
All marriage and death certificates are
public record. Access to birth records is restricted. Please call the
town clerk for information regarding accessing these records.
Requests for certified copies of
accessible records may be made in writing to the Town Clerk. See
fee
schedule for costs.
Application Forms can be downloaded by clicking on the
Link Town Clerk Forms.
To Obtain A
Marriage License:
Effective October 1, 2009, marriage licenses must be obtained from the
town in which the ceremony will occur. This change was made to limit
the access to personal information contained on the license.
The following is the procedure to obtain a
marriage license in most circumstances. There
are some instances – for example, when one party is under age or when
the procedure may be slightly different.
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A license must be
obtained from the town clerk of the town in which the ceremony is to
take place
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Complete the
worksheet with pertinent information.
The information
provided on the worksheet is used to create the printed license. The worksheet is available from the town
clerk or by clicking this link:
Marriage License Worksheet
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Both parties must
appear in person, not necessarily together, to sign the license;
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License is valid for 65 days from
the date of issuance;
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There
is no blood test required;
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There is no
waiting period – license can be used immediately upon issuance;
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Cost is $30.00
payable to Town Clerk - Hampton
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