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Rhode Island Court Records are public records, available to anyone who is looking for information on vital records, real estate records, immigration records, criminal records, driving records, voter registrations, etc. Generally, each county has a county court house, so if you are looking for fairly recent court records in Providence, for example, you would want to visit the Frank J. Licht Judicial Complex or the J. Joseph Garrahy Judicial Complex in Providence. Older information (inactive cases and archived cases) is held in archive at The Rhode Island Supreme Court Judicial Records Center in Providence.
Access to public records at the state level is based on the Access to Public Records Act, or APRA, in Rhode Island. You will want to consult this Act to determine which records are available to the general public. A brochure that explains the APRA is available online at http://www.caught.net/caught/Open_Records_Pamphlet.pdf. Essentially, documents that contain personal, medical or personnel information are not readily available to the public, due to privacy laws.
Rhode Island vital records information, including birth, death, marriage and divorce is available at:
Division of Vital Records
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 101
Providence, RI 02908-5097
There are six courthouses in the state of Rhode Island. The services available at each courthouse are listed below.
Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal
670 New London Ave.
Cranston, RI 02920-3081
Murray Judicial Complex
45 Washington Square
Newport, RI 02840
Frank J. Licht Judicial Complex
250 Benefit St.
Providence, RI 02903
Services available: Rhode Island Supreme Court and Providence County Superior Courtrooms.
J. Joseph Garrahy Judicial Complex
1 Dorrance Plaza
Providence, RI 02903
Services Offered: 6th Division District Court for Providence and Bristol Counties, Rhode Island Workers Compensation Court, one Superior Courtroom and Family Court.
McGrath Judicial Complex
4800 Tower Hill Rd.
Wakefield, RI 02879
Kent County Courthouse
222 Quaker Lane
Warwick, RI 02886
