NEW YORK Free Background Check Resource

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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   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 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

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PUBLIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL:
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL RECORDS

Note: Government agencies are continually updating and expanding online access to their records; consequently, this page is continually updated and expanded. Check back for the latest information!

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 

Westchester County
110 Martin Luther 
 King Blvd.
White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 995-3070
ONLINE:  Recordings, Judgments
http://ccpv.westchesterclerk.com
 /StartMain.asp

Wyoming County
P.O. Box 70
Warsaw, NY 14569
(585) 786-8810 

 

Yates County
110 Court St.
Penn Yan, NY 14527
(315) 536-5120