Town Clerk

The Town Clerk keeps and preserves town records and documents.

Town Clerk's Office, Room 101
Town Hall , 2 Renshaw Road
203 656-7307
Open Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm, closed Holidays .

Fee Schedule

Records Kept in the Town Clerk's Office

Land Records

Vital Records:
Requests should be mailed to: Town Clerk's Office, 2 Renshaw Road, Darien, CT  06820.
Personal checks should be made payable to: Town of Darien

Birth Certificates (application to request certified copy) 
Marriage Certificates (application to request certified copy) 
Civil Union (application to request certified copy) 
Death Certificates (application to request certified copy) 

Burial permits

Disinterment permits

Cremation certificates

Military Discharge (DD214)

Trade Name Certificates (form) 
   Filing fee is $7.00 (fee includes 2 certified copies)
    Completed form should be mailed to: Town Clerk's Office, 2 Renshaw Road, Darien, CT  06820.
    Personal checks should be made payable to: Town of Darien

RTM Records:

    Schedule of Meetings & Minutes of RTM & RTM Committees

Services Performed in the Town Clerk's Office

Recording of Deeds & Survey Maps on Land Records

Copies or Certified Copies of Land Records & Maps

Marriage Licenses (sample) 
     Justices of the Peace

Dog Licenses - (Legal Notice)

  • Dog licenses in effect July 1 thru June 30.
  • All dogs over 6 months must be licensed.
  • Renewals on sale beginning June 1 & must be procured by June 30 of each year.
  • Late charge is $1 for each month late.
       **  Late Fee Schedule  **
  • A current rabies certificate must be presented to get a license.
  • Applications for dogs that have not previously been registered in Darien can be found here.

Hunting & Fishing Licenses - For additional information, visit CT Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP).  To buy licenses & permits visit the CT DEEP Online Sportsmen Licensing site.

Filing of liquor permits

Absentee Ballots (application for absentee ballot)

    Voter Registration

    Available in the Registrars Office from 8:30 to 12:00
    Available in the Town Clerk's Office from 12:00 to 4:30