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Franklin County Background Information

Franklin County is located in Maine. The county seat is currently Farmington. In 2020, the population in Franklin County was 29,456.

It was formed in 1838.

It was named for Benjamin Franklin. He was an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

Franklin County Arrest Records

In Franklin County, arrest records are also kept on each crime within the county jurisdiction. Franklin 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 19 violent and 76 property crimes in Franklin County in 2021. Franklin County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:

Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Scott R. Nichols Sr.
123 County Way
Farmington, ME 04938
Phone: (207) 778-2680
Fax: (207) 778-9064
Toll Free: (800) 773-2680

Franklin County Detention Center
121 County Way Farmington, ME 04938
Phone: (207) 778-3032
Fax: (207) 778-0102

Franklin County Criminal Records

All sex offenders in Franklin County are kept on an up-to-date register. These include anyone in Franklin County who is living, working, in prison, or attending school. All people are granted access to this list in Franklin County.

All citizens in Franklin 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 Franklin County. There is also an option to search for individual offenders by name. The searches also include any offender currently incarcerated or non-compliant.

Franklin County records its criminal activity in the form of criminal records. These records cover murders, rapes, burglaries, arson, motor vehicle theft, assaults, and crimes of a sexual nature. Each individual criminal record is regularly updated in Franklin County. Citizens of Franklin County can use the search tool to find these records. Franklin County residents can also use this tool to lookup any nearby prisoner.

Franklin County Court Records

Court records in Franklin County are preserved by the court clerk. In Franklin County, citizens can purchase court records in-person at:

Franklin County Courthouse
129 Main Street #1
Farmington, ME 04938
Phone: (207) 778-2119

When an appeal is made in Maine, the Court of Appeals may review any lower court case decision. These lower courts are made up of the superior or trial courts found across the state's 16 counties, including Franklin County.

NOTE - Court records are delivered one of three ways in Franklin County. Records can be sent through the mail, email, or fax. Having said that, official documents may only be presented through the mail-in Franklin County.

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Franklin County Public Records

Vital records are kept on every resident in Franklin County and across the state of Maine. In fact, Franklin County, along with the other Maine counties, is in control of collecting some of these documents and forwarding them to the state government. The vital records obtained in Franklin County can include but are not limited to birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, divorce documents, and more.

For example, the Franklin County clerk is responsible for obtaining all marriage records. Copies of each and every vital record are then sent to the Division of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics. In the past, county clerks have also been responsible for gathering birth and death records. Each and every vital record in Maine, including those from Franklin 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.

Franklin County citizens can access and copy all vital public records thanks to the Maine Freedom of Access Act that was enacted in the mid-1970s. Any public records, state or local, can be accessed thanks to this act. In order to get a public record, residents in Franklin County can ask for public records at:

Franklin County Clerk's Office
140 Main Street #5
Farmington, ME 04938
Phone: (207) 778-5889
Fax: (207) 779-0914

NOTE - There are a number of rules in Franklin County regarding obtaining records in-person. A requester must visit within opening hours from Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. EST. In order to be granted a copy of a record, requesters must also be able to show some form of photo identification. Examples of an acceptable form of photo ID include a driver’s license or state ID. All Franklin County public record requests must also be put into writing.