Find People Records in Seaford

A Seaford people search runs through the City Hall records, the Seaford Police, Sussex County tools in Georgetown, and state offices in Dover. Seaford sits on the Nanticoke River in western Sussex County. City Hall keeps FOIA records. The police run incident reports and accident reports. This page lists each main office and web tool for Seaford.

Seaford People Search: City Hall

Seaford City Hall is at 414 High Street, Seaford, DE 19973. Phone is (302) 629-9173. Fax is (302) 629-9307. The City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at City Hall. The annual operating budget is about $5.5 million.

The City Clerk handles FOIA requests for Seaford. The city follows Delaware FOIA under 29 Del. Code Chapter 100. The 15 business day rule applies. You can mail, email, or walk in a request.

The image below is the City of Seaford home page at seafordde.com.

Use the site to find council minutes, budget data, and FOIA tools. You can also find key phone numbers for city staff.

Seaford Police Records People Search

The Seaford Police Department is at 310 Virginia Avenue, Seaford, DE 19973. The department has 29 full-time officers who give 24-hour service. Each officer is a grad of the Delaware State Police Academy or the City of Dover Police Academy. The department also has eleven civilian staff who run the SPC Call Center.

The department works with Sussex County law enforcement on major cases. Records include police reports, incident reports, and accident reports. Requests can be made by contacting the department. For a victim's copy, you must be on the report. Bring a photo ID. Non-victims need a court subpoena for a crime report under Delaware FOIA rules.

For a Seaford arrest, the Sussex Correctional Institution in Georgetown is the main holding site. Inmate lookups run through the DOC inmate locator. The facility is at 20653 Blue Church Road, Georgetown. Phone is (302) 856-5280.

Seaford Archives and Historical Records

The Delaware Public Archives hold a rich set of Seaford records. The city's files at the Archives include Town/City Council minutes from 1911 to 1991, audit reports from 1934 to 1997, general ledgers from 1951 to 1964, and cash journals from 1951 to 1973. That makes the Archives the best source for older Seaford city records.

The image below is the Seaford page at the Delaware Archives.

You can view these records at the Archives in Dover. The page at archives.delaware.gov/town-and-city-histories/seaford lists what is held. Researchers can walk in or call ahead for a specific file.

The Archives main site is archives.delaware.gov. Phone is (302) 744-5000. Email is archives@delaware.gov. The Archives also has older birth, death, and marriage records that cover Seaford residents born before 1952.

Sussex County Tools for Seaford People Search

Seaford is in Sussex County. The Sussex County Recorder of Deeds in Georgetown keeps all Seaford deeds, mortgages, and liens. The online search at deeds.sussexcountyde.gov/LandmarkWeb is free. The office phone is (302) 855-7785.

For Seaford property info, the Sussex property site at property.sussexcountyde.gov is the main tool. You can search by name, address, parcel ID, or municipality. Results show land value, tax info, and sale history.

Sussex Family Court at 22 The Circle, Georgetown at (302) 855-7400 hears divorce, custody, child support, and protective orders for Seaford residents. The Superior Court and Court of Common Pleas sit at 1 The Circle in Georgetown. Civil case search runs on Court Connect.

The Clerk of the Peace at P.O. Box 29, Georgetown at (302) 853-1717 keeps Seaford marriage records from March 2002 on. Older marriages go to the Office of Vital Statistics at 546 S. Bedford St., Georgetown. The Sussex Sheriff is at 6 The Circle, Georgetown at (302) 855-7830.

State Tools for a Seaford People Search

The Delaware Sex Offender Registry at sexoffender.dsp.delaware.gov can be searched by Seaford's zip code 19973. Pro license checks run through DELPROS. For a background check, the State Bureau of Identification handles certified criminal history via IdentoGO.

Voter records are at ivote.de.gov. The state FOIA portal is at delaware.gov/freedom-of-information-act. The state Department of Elections runs a Sussex County office in Georgetown.

More Tools for a Seaford People Search

The Delaware Department of Correction at doc.delaware.gov runs the VINELink alert tool. Crime victims and concerned citizens can sign up for free notice when a Seaford-based inmate has a custody status change. Alerts can come by phone, email, text, or TTY. A notice fires on release, transfer between facilities, escape, return to custody, or death of an offender. Victims can register multiple phone numbers and emails.

For a Seaford property sale or deed lookup, the Sussex LandmarkWeb system at deeds.sussexcountyde.gov/LandmarkWeb is the tool. You can search by grantor or grantee name, document type, date range, or instrument number. Viewing and printing of unofficial copies is free. Certified copies cost $10 for the first page and $2 for each extra page. The system has records from 1930 to now. Older files are at the office in person.

The Delaware Code Online at delcode.delaware.gov holds the full text of the state statute. Title 11 Chapter 85 covers criminal history records. Title 11 Sections 4120-4121 cover the sex offender registry. Title 29 Chapter 100 covers FOIA. A quick review of the right title can save time on a Seaford records request.

The Office of Vital Statistics sends many Seaford requests to the Delaware Public Archives once records pass a set age. Births over 72 years old, deaths over 40 years old, and marriages over 50 years old go to the Archives. That means births up through 1952, deaths through 1985, and marriages through 1974.

Pro license checks for Seaford professionals run through DELPROS. You can look up doctors, nurses, lawyers, real estate agents, and many more by name. Each record shows license number, active status, and any discipline on file.

The Child Protection Registry at childprotectionregistry.delaware.gov is a check system for jobs that work with kids. Schools, daycares, and youth groups in Seaford often run this check on staff. The tool looks for any set, proven finding of child abuse or neglect. Results come through a secure portal within 15 days. Only approved agencies can submit a request.

Seaford falls under the Sussex County court system. Civil cases from Seaford residents go to the Superior Court or the Court of Common Pleas in Georgetown. Small cases up to $25,000 can go to a Sussex JP Court. Family cases go to Sussex Family Court at 22 The Circle. Each court has its own case file that can be pulled under set rules.

Nearby Cities and County

Seaford is in west Sussex. Lewes is to the east on the coast. Milford is to the north on the Kent line.