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information. NEW YORK
STATE INFORMATION HOT LINE:
(518) 474-2121
NEW YORK STATE
WEB SITE:
www.state.ny.us
Governor's Office
Attorney General's Office
Legislative Records
State Archives
Criminal Records
Division
of Criminal Justice Services
4 Tower Place
Albany NY
12203
(518) 457-6043
(518) 457-6550
(fax)
(212) 428-2810
(telephone
number for NYC area)
Incarceration Records
www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us
E-CriminalBackgroundCheck.net
Driving Records
Division
of Motor Vehicles
Certified
Document Center
6 Empire
State Plaza
Albany
NY 12228
(800)
225-5368 (in state)
(518)
473-5595
(fax
number not provided)
www.nydmv.state.ny.us
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Vehicle Ownership
Information
Division
of Motor Vehicles
Certified
Document Center
6 Empire
State Plaza
Albany NY
12228
(518) 474-0710
(518) 474-8510
(fax number not provided)
www.nydmv.state.ny.us
Vital Statistics
(NYC only) [birth and death only]
Department
of Health
125 Worth
St., Rm. 133
Church Street Station
New York
NY 10013
(212) 788-4520
(212) 962-6105
(fax)
www.nyc.gov/html/doh
Vital Statistics
(NYC only) [marriage only]
City Clerks
Office
Dept of Records
& Information
1 Centre
Street Rm. 252
New York
NY 10007
(212) 669-8090
(fax number
not provided)
Vital Statistics
(NYC only) [divorce only]
County Clerk
Divorce Records
60 Centre
Street
New York
NY 10007
(212) 374-4376
(fax number
not provided)
Vital Statistics
(outside NYC) [birth, death, divorce, marriage]
Vital Records
Section
Certification
Unit
PO Box 2602
Albany NY
12220
(518) 474-3038
(877) 854-4607
[fax]
Business/Corporate
Records
Division
of Corporations
Department
of State
41 State
St.
Albany NY
12231
(518) 473-2492
(fax number
not provided)
www.dos.state.ny.us
http://appsext4.dos.state.ny.us/corp_public/enter_search
Workers Compensation
Information
NY Workers
Compensation Board
Claims Office
20 Park St
#401
Albany NY 12207
(518) 474-6670
www.wcb.state.ny.us
UCCs and Tax Liens
Department of State
UCC Division
41 State St
Albany NY 12231
(518) 474-4763
(518) 474-4478 [fax]
http://appsext4.dos.state.ny.us/pls/ucc_public/web_search.main_frame
State Fishing
& Hunting Licenses
NEW
YORK STATE FACTS, INFO & NEWS
APPELLATE COURT SUMMARIES
CIVIL
COURTS COMMERCIAL DIVISION DECISIONS
SEX OFFENDER
LIST
NEW YORK PUBLIC RECORDS
LINKS
NEW YORK
PUBLIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL:
CIVIL
AND CRIMINAL RECORDS
Brief tutorial on accessing civil and criminal records.
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numbers listed below (or visit the listed websites) to learn how to access
the specific information you’re seeking. Public information may be accessible
online or by phone, mail or in person.
It's always best
to call before sending written inquiries in order to obtain exact addressing/ordering
information.
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Civil Cases From 62 County Supreme Courts
Albany County
Eagle St.
Albany, NY
12207
(518) 487-5118
ONLINE: Naturalization Records
www.albanycounty.com
Allegany County
7 Court St.
Belmont, NY 14813
(585) 268-9270
Bronx Borough
851 Grand
Concourse
Bronx, NY
10451-2937
(718) 590-3647
Broome County
P.O. Box
2062
Binghamton,
NY 13902
(607) 778-2255
Cattaraugus County
303 Court
St.
Little Valley,
NY 14755
(716) 938-9111
ONLINE: Warrants, Most Wanted
www.sheriff.cattco.org
Cayuga County
160 Genesee
St.
Auburn, NY
13021-3424
(315) 253-1271
Chautauqua County
P.O. Box
170
Mayville,
NY 14757
(716) 753-4339
Chemung County
P.O. Box
588
Elmira, NY
14902-0588
(607) 737-2084
Chenango County
5 Court St.
Norwich,
NY 13815-1676
(607) 337-1450
Clinton County
137 Margaret
St.
Plattsburgh,
NY 12901
(518) 565-4701
Columbia County
560 Warren
St.
Hudson, NY
12534
(518) 828-3339
Cortland County
60 Central
Ave.
Cortland,
NY 13045
(607) 753-5021
Delaware County
P.O. Box
426
Delhi, NY
13753-0426
(607) 746-2123
Dutchess County
22 Market
St.
Poughkeepsie,
NY 12601
(845) 486-2139
Erie County
25 Delaware
Ave.
Buffalo,
NY 14202
(716) 858-7766
ONLINE: Property Data (click on Internet Mapping System)
http://erie-gis.co.erie.ny.us/website/erie_help/help.htm
Recordings, Property, Civil Court Records
http://ecclerk.erie.gov
Essex County
P.O. Box
247
Elizabethtown,
NY 12932
(518) 873-3601
Franklin County
63 W. Main
St.
Malone, NY
12953
(518) 481-1681
Fulton County
P.O. Box
485
Johnstown,
NY 12095
(518) 736-5539
Genesee County
P.O. Box
379
Batavia,
NY 14021-0379
(585) 344-2550
Greene County
P.O. Box
446
Catskill,
NY 12414
(518) 943-2050
Hamilton County
Rt 8, P.O.
Box 204
Lake Pleasant,
NY 12108
(518) 548-7111
Herkimer County
109/111 Mary
St.
Herkimer,
NY 13350
(315) 867-1133
Jefferson County
175 Arsenal
St.
Watertown,
NY 13601
(315) 785-1200
Kings Borough
360 Adams
St.
Brooklyn,
NY 11201
(718) 643-5894
Lewis County
P.O. Box
232
Lowville,
NY 13367
(315) 376-5333
Livingston County
6 Court St.
Geneseo,
NY 14454
(585) 243-7010
Madison County
P.O. Box
668
Wampsville,
NY 13163
(315) 366-2261
Monroe County
39 W. Main
St.
Rochester,
NY 14614
(585) 428-5151
(Property, Liens, Judgements, Court Records searches)
Montgomery County
P.O. Box
1500
Fonda, NY
12068-1500
(518) 853-8113
Nassau County
240 Old Country
Rd.
Mineola,
NY 11501
(516) 571-2272
ONLINE: Property, Assessor
www.mynassauproperty.com
New York Borough
County Clerk
60 Centre St., Rm. 103
New York, NY 10007
(212) 374-4704 (Supreme Court- Civil Div)
(212) 374-4190 (Supreme Court - Criminal Div)
(212) 361-7550 (Recorder)
ONLINE: Most Wanted
www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/nypd/html/wanted/mwant.html
Restaurant Inspections
http://ibihost1.com/nycdoh/web/html/rii.pl
Missing Persons
www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/missing.html
Real Estate, Liens, Deeds, Judgments, Mortgages http://a836-acris.nyc.gov/scripts/docsearch.dll/index
Tax Assessor (No name searching)
http://nycserv.nyc.gov/nycproperty/nynav/jsp/selectbbl.jsp
Niagara County
P.O. Box
461
Lockport,
NY 14095
(716) 439-7030
ONLINE: Recorded Documents
http://www2.landaccess.com:8003
Oneida County
800 Park
Ave.
Utica, NY
13501
(315) 798-5776
Onondaga County
401 Montgomery
St.
Syracuse,
NY 13202
(315) 435-8200
Ontario County
20 Ontario
St.
Canandaigua,
NY 14424
(585) 396-4205
Orange County
255-275 Main
St.
Goshen, NY
10924
(845) 291-3080
Orleans County
3 S. Main
Albion, NY
14411
(585) 589-5334
Oswego County
46 E. Bridge
St.
Oswego, NY
13126
(315) 349-8616
Otsego County
P.O. Box
710
Cooperstown,
NY 13326
(607) 547-4276
Putnam County
40 Gleneida
Ave.
Carmel, NY
10512
(845) 225-3641
Queens Borough
88-11 Sutphin
Blvd.
Jamaica,
NY 11435
718) 298-1000
Rensselaer County
Courthouse
105 Third St.
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 270-4080
Richmond County
18 Richmond
Terrace
Staten Island,
NY 10301
(718) 390-5389
Rockland County
27 New Hempstead
Rd.
New City,
NY 10956
(845) 638-5070
ONLINE:
Land Records, Mortgages, Deeds
www.rocklandcountyclerk.com/land_records.html
Court Records Index
www.rocklandcountyclerk.com/court_records.html
Property, Mapping
http://idsigis.com/rockland/start.asp?tfw=400
Saint Lawrence
County
Clerk's Office
48 Court
St.
Canton, NY
13617
(315) 379-2237
Saratoga County
40 McMasters
St.
Ballston
Spa, NY 12020
(518) 885-2213
Schenectady County
620 State
St.
Schenectady,
NY 12305-2113
(518) 388-4222
ONLINE:
County Clerk
- www.scpl.org
Schoharie County
P.O. Box
549
Schoharie,
NY 12157-0549
(518) 295-8316
Schuyler County
105 9th St.
Watkins Glen,
NY 14891-1496
(607) 535-8133
Seneca County
1 Di Pronio
Dr.
Waterloo,
NY 13165-1396
(315) 539-1771
Steuben County
3 Pulteney
Square
Bath, NY
14810-1573
(607) 776-9631
Suffolk County
Clerk
310 Center
Dr.
Riverhead,
NY 11901
(631) 852-3793
ONLINE: County Court Civil Actions
www.co.suffolk.ny.us/clerk/clerkapp/index.htm
Most Wanted
www.co.suffolk.ny.us/police/cs/mwindex.asp
Sullivan County
P.O. Box
5012
Monticello,
NY 12701
(845) 794-3000
Tioga County
16 Court
St.
P.O. Box
307
Owego, NY
13827
(607) 687-8660
Tompkins County
320 N. Tioga
St.
Ithaca, NY
14850
(607) 274-5431
ONLINE:
Assessor, Property
www.tompkins-co.org/assessment/online.html
Ulster County
P.O. Box
1800
Kingston,
NY 12402
(845) 340-3770
Warren County
1340 State
Rte. 9
Lake George,
NY 12845
(518) 761-6426
Washington County
383 Upper
Broadway
Fort Edward,
NY 12828
(518) 746-2170
Wayne County
P.O. Box
608
Lyons, NY
14489-0608
(315) 946-7470
Wyoming County
P.O. Box
70
Warsaw, NY
14569
(585) 786-8810
Yates County
110 Court
St.
Penn Yan,
NY 14527
(315) 536-5120
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