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New York Public Records Search
New York public records are kept by state agencies, the courts and county offices. RecordsDirectory.com lists the official statewide record offices for New York and has a page for each of its 62 counties (combined 2024 population estimate: 19,867,248).
🏛 New York Record Offices at a Glance
| State vital records office | New York State Department of Health – Vital Records Source: health.ny.gov ↗ |
| Sex offender registry | New York State Sex Offender Registry (DCJS) Source: sor.criminaljustice.ny.gov ↗ |
| Courts | New York State Unified Court System |
| Land records | In New York, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk (in New York City, the Office of the City Register). |
| Divorce | Divorce cases in New York are heard by the New York State Supreme Court in each county. |
| Probate | Wills and estates in New York are handled by the Surrogate's Court in each county. |
| Counties | Most New York court, land and probate records are kept at the county level, so RecordsDirectory.com lists New York records county by county. |
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