Coos County Background Information
Coos County is located in New Hampshire. The county seat is currently Lancaster. In 2020, the population in Coos County was 31,268.
It was formed in 1803.
The name Coös derives from the Algonquian word meaning "small pines.”
Coös County is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Coos County Arrest Records
In Coos County, arrest records are also kept on each crime within the county jurisdiction. Coos County crimes are divided into two different categories. These two sections are property crime and violent crime. Property crimes can include things such as burglary, vehicle theft, and larceny. Violent crimes include things such as murder, robbery, forcible rape, and aggravated assault. There were 7 violent and 34 property crimes in Coos County in 2018. Coos County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:
Coos County Sheriff’s Office
55 School Street
Suite 102
Lancaster, NH 03584
Phone: (603) 788-5598
Fax: (603) 788-2437
Coos County Criminal Records
All sex offenders in Coos County are kept on an up-to-date register. These include anyone in Coos County who is living, working, in prison, or attending school. All people are granted access to this list in Coos County.
All citizens in Coos County can search for sex offenders in their area. By using a tool, residents must simply enter their desired zip code, and it will then list all sex offenders found within a given radius in Coos County. There is also an option to search for individual offenders by name. The searches also include any offender currently incarcerated or non-compliant.
Each individual criminal record is regularly updated in Coos County. Coos County residents can also use this tool to lookup any nearby prisoner.
Coos County Court Records
The county courthouse supervises all civil, family, and criminal cases in Coos County. The court clerk manages court records in Coos County. Citizens of Coos County can ask for court records in-person by visiting at:
Coos County Courthouse
Clerk: Viktoriya A. Kovalenko
55 School Street #201
Lancaster, NH 03584
Phone: (855) 212-1234
Fax: (603) 788-2005
NOTE - Court records are delivered one of three ways in Coos County. Records can be sent through the mail, email, or fax. Having said that, official documents may only be presented through the mail-in Coos County.
Coos County Public Records
Vital records are kept on every resident in Coos County and across the state of New Hampshire. In fact, Coos County, along with the other New Hampshire counties, is in control of collecting some of these documents and forwarding them to the state government. The vital records obtained in Coos County can include but are not limited to birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, divorce documents, and more.
For example, the Coos County clerk is responsible for obtaining all marriage records. Copies of each and every vital record are then sent to the New Hampshire Department of State, Division of Vital Records Administration. In the past, county clerks have also been responsible for gathering birth and death records. Each and every vital record in New Hampshire, including those from Coos County, is held in one central registry. These records are not only kept safe in the central registry but can later be used together in statistical analysis.
Coos County citizens can access and copy all vital public records thanks to New Hampshire Right to Know Law that was enacted in 1976. Any public records, state or local, can be accessed thanks to this act. To get a public record, residents in Coos County must enquire at:
Coos County Clerk’s Office
Leon H. Rideout, Register of Deeds
55 School Street #103
Lancaster, NH 03584
Hours:
8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Phone: (603) 788-2392, (603) 788-4059
Fax: (603) 788-4291
NOTE - There are several rules in Coos County regarding obtaining records in-person. A requester must visit within opening hours from Monday to Friday between 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. EST. To be granted a copy of a record, requesters must also show some form of photo identification. Examples of an acceptable form of photo ID include a driver’s license or state ID. All Coos County public record requests must also be put into writing.
