Search Tolland County Court Dockets

Tolland County court docket records are filed through the Tolland Judicial District at Rockville and Geographical Area Court 19. The county sits in the northeast part of Connecticut and covers 13 towns. Anyone can search Tolland County court docket records at no cost through the Connecticut Judicial Branch online tools. Civil, family, housing, and criminal case dockets are all available. You can also visit the clerk's office in person to pull a file or get copies. Both the JD court and the GA court are in Rockville, which makes it simple to find what you need in one trip.

Tolland Judicial District Court Dockets

The Tolland Judicial District courthouse is at 69 Brooklyn Street in Rockville, CT 06066. Call the clerk at (860) 896-4920. This court handles civil, family, and serious criminal docket filings for all 13 towns in the county. Those towns are Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Ellington, Hebron, Mansfield, Somers, Stafford, Tolland, Union, Vernon, and Willington. If you need a court docket from any of these towns, the Tolland JD is where the file lives. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Tolland JD courthouse on Brooklyn Street is the main court facility for docket filings in Tolland County.

Civil cases get assigned a docket number when filed. That number stays with the case from start to finish. Every motion, hearing date, court order, and judgment is logged on the docket sheet. Under C.G.S. 51-36a, the Connecticut Judicial Branch sets the rules for how courts manage and provide access to these records. The Tolland JD follows the same statewide rules as every other district court. Family cases, which include divorce, custody, and support matters, also run through this courthouse and appear in the civil case docket system.

G.A. 19 Docket Records at Rockville

Geographical Area Court 19 sits at 20 Park Street in Rockville, CT 06066. The phone number is (860) 870-3200. G.A. 19 handles criminal arraignments, misdemeanor cases, motor vehicle violations, and small claims for the same 13 towns that the Tolland JD covers. Criminal docket records from this court show up in the state criminal case lookup tool.

The G.A. 19 courthouse at 20 Park Street handles criminal and motor vehicle court docket cases for Tolland County.

If someone gets pulled over in Vernon or Coventry and ends up with a court date, that case goes to G.A. 19. The docket will list the charge, court dates, any plea entered, and the final outcome. These records stay in the system for years. Practice Book Section 7-13 outlines how docket information is recorded and maintained by the clerk at each court location. You can search for these docket entries online or ask the clerk to pull the file at the Park Street courthouse.

Note: G.A. 19 shares the same geographic coverage as the Tolland JD, but handles different case types including arraignments and motor vehicle matters.

Search Tolland County Dockets Online

The free online tools from the Connecticut Judicial Branch let you search Tolland County court docket records from anywhere. For civil, family, housing, and small claims cases, use the Civil/Family Case Look-up. Type in a party name and the tool pulls matching docket records from all courts in the state, including the Tolland JD. You can filter by case type and date range to narrow things down. Each result shows the docket number, case name, court location, filing date, and current status.

Criminal docket records use a different tool. The Criminal/Motor Vehicle Case Look-up covers conviction data, pending cases, and daily court calendars. Conviction records stay online for up to 10 years after sentencing. Pending cases show until the court resolves them. You can search by name or case number. The daily docket feature lets you see what cases are on the calendar at G.A. 19 on any given day, which is useful if you need to know when a case is scheduled.

Both tools are free. No login is needed. Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act under C.G.S. 1-200 gives the public the right to access most government records. Court docket records fall under this rule. You do not have to be a party in the case to search for it. Some records are restricted, though. Juvenile cases are sealed under C.G.S. 46b-124, and certain criminal records may be erased after dismissal or a pardon. But the vast majority of Tolland County docket records are open to the public.

Tolland County Probate Court Dockets

Probate matters in Tolland County go through separate Probate Courts rather than the Judicial District. These courts handle estates, wills, guardianships, conservatorships, and name changes. Three Probate Courts serve Tolland County towns. The Ellington Probate Court can be reached at (860) 872-0519. The Greater Manchester Probate Court is at (860) 647-3227 and serves some Tolland County towns that border Hartford County. The Tolland-Mansfield Probate Court is at (860) 871-3640.

Probate docket records are separate from Superior Court dockets. The Connecticut Probate Court Case Lookup covers cases from 2011 forward. Older docket records need to be requested from the local Probate Court directly. These records are generally public, but documents involving minors or protected persons may be sealed by the judge.

Getting Copies of Tolland County Docket Records

You can get paper copies of Tolland County court docket records at either courthouse in Rockville. Walk in during business hours. Give the clerk the case name or docket number. Copies cost $1.00 per page. Certified copies run $2.00 per document plus the per-page fee. Bring a photo ID. The clerk will pull the file and make copies while you wait, though busy days may take longer.

Transcript requests are handled separately. Court transcripts from Tolland County cases cost $3.00 per page at the standard rate. If you need a rush job, next-day service runs $6.35 per page. Audio recordings of court proceedings are available for hearings from November 2018 onward at $25 per day per docket number. These can be useful if you want to review what happened at a specific hearing rather than reading the full transcript.

For cases that have been closed and sent to storage, reach out to the Superior Court Records Center in Enfield. You can email SuperiorCourtRecordsCenter@jud.ct.gov or call (860) 741-3714. Give them the full case name and docket number, and they will locate the file for you. Disposed Tolland County court docket records get moved to Enfield once the local courthouse retention period runs out.

Note: Certified copies are needed for most legal proceedings, while regular copies work fine for personal reference and research.

Tolland County Court Docket Case Types

The docket records filed in Tolland County cover a range of case types. Civil cases include contract disputes, personal injury claims, foreclosures, and debt collection matters. Family cases cover divorces, custody battles, child support, and restraining orders. Small claims cases involve disputes under $5,000 and are heard at G.A. 19. Housing cases deal with evictions and code violations.

Criminal cases in Tolland County split between the JD and the GA court. Serious felonies go to the Tolland Judicial District. Misdemeanors, violations, and motor vehicle offenses go to G.A. 19. Each case creates a separate docket that tracks every step of the process. The docket is the official record of what happened in a case. Lawyers, parties, and the public rely on docket information to track case progress and deadlines.

Cities in Tolland County

Several towns in Tolland County have their own court docket pages with details on which court handles cases for that area. Vernon and Mansfield are the two largest towns in the county. Manchester sits partly in Hartford County, but G.A. 12 at Manchester serves some Tolland County towns as well.

Nearby Counties

If a case was filed outside Tolland County, court docket records may be held in a neighboring county's Judicial District. Try these nearby pages to search for cases filed in other parts of the state.