Mission Statement

The Mission of the New Britain Police Department Records Bureau is to manage all law enforcement records throughout their lifetime, from generation or reception, clarification, review, validation, updating, storage and retrieval to final destruction or archival storage; to efficiently disseminate the documentation per Federal, State and local laws to law enforcement, criminal justice, government agencies, citizens and their agents.

Hours of Operation- Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m.
We are closed all official government holidays.

Phone Number- 860-826-3190
Fax Number- 860-826-2711

Fingerprinting - Takes place in the Records Bureau on the 1st floor of NBPD for New Britain residents only. The fee is $5.00 per card. We do not supply the cards. They can be obtained from the agency requesting you be fingerprinted. Fingerprinting is done on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday between 10:00AM-12:00PM and 2:00PM until 3:00PM.

Copies of accidents reports - $.50 per page for accident reports.

Copies of Police Reports- City Ordinance 2-10(V)(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided by federal or state law, any member of the public shall not be required to pay a fee for copies of any public records or files up to twenty dollars ($20.00) at a rate of fifty cents (.50) per page. Said member of the public shall be required to pay any fee over twenty ($20.00). For the purposes of this subdivision “request” shall be copies of public records or files requested in a single day.

Records Check- The Record Division can conduct a local record check by visiting our department during usual business hours 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Monday – Friday. If you wish to receive a State record check we have the State forms or you can visit the Department of Public Safety’s (State Police) website @ www.ct.gov/dps and follow their instructions. There is a $5.00 fee for a record check.

Handgun permit- Applications for handgun permits can be obtained from the Records Division during usual business hours 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Monday – Friday. Pistol permits are done by appointment only. New Britain residents only. Schedule an appointment at 860-826-3190 for pistol permit fingerprinting.

Fees for Certain Records

Certified Police Report: $5.00

CD w/ Photos: $10.00 for CD

Requesting Police Reports

Copies of reports may be requested in person or by mail. However, State Statutes govern which reports are permitted to be copied. After a certain length of time your report may have been destroyed according to the schedule provided by the Public Records Administration. There are many variables which may come into play in whether your report is releasable.

Police reports, particularly motor vehicle incidents or accidents, are available 3 to 5 working days of the incident. Please call the Records Division prior to picking up a report to ensure that the report you are seeking is available.

Copies of reports that contain arrests are not available from the Police Department until all charges have been adjudicated in court. For those that need an arrest report prior to their court date, a lawyer may contact the court clerk to obtain a copy.

- Accident Reports
There are no restrictions on release unless criminal charges were filed in relation to the accident. Public release must await final court disposition of any criminal charges, however persons actually involved in the accident may obtain the record subsequent to the issuance of a warrant or summons in the matter. Accident reports, with the exception of fatalities, may be destroyed after ten years.

- Active Investigations
In most cases these records are not accessible.

- Arrest Reports
Requests must be made to the Court. New Britain is served by GA15 at 20 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06052 (860) 566-1630.

- Uncorroborated Allegations
Access to these is denied by law.

- Juvenile Information
All requests for information must be made to the Juvenile Court. The police are statutorily forbidden from releasing juvenile arrest information. The Superior Court Juvenile Matters has a venue system which differs from the adult courts; we can provide you with the address of the Juvenile Court involved in a specific case if you need to make a request for records.

- Certain Identities
The identities of certain persons are exempted from disclosure by statute: Sexual Assault and Risk of Injury victims, certain witnesses (as well as signed statements from witnesses), and confidential sources.