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Hon. Kathy Hochul
92 Franklin Street, Buffalo, New York 14202
(716) 858-8865
Fax: (716) 858-6550
E-Mail: ErieCountyClerk@erie.gov

Erie County Clerk
Records Kept by the Erie County Clerk

The following records are maintained by the Clerk's Office at County Hall:

Record Period of Records Available
Birth Records
City of Buffalo
1881 to 1913
Building LoansCurrent 6 years
Certificate of Assumed
  Business Names (DBA)
1900 to present
Certificates of Partnership1821 to present
Convictions (Felony)1922 to present
Corporations1809 to present
Court Records1957 to present
(on-site;
records dating to 1830
retrievable on 24 hour notice)
Deeds1808 to present
Demolitions1965 to present
Divorces (filed in Erie Co.)1957 to present
(on-site;
records dating to 1830 retrievable on 24 hour notice)
Hospital LiensCurrent 12 years
Index to Incompetents1840 to 1947
Judgments1952 to present
Lien for Common Charge1977 to present
Marriage Records1878 to April 29, 1935
Mechanic LiensCurrent 6 years
Military Discharges
  (filed in Erie County)
1919 to present
Miscellaneous Records1808 to present
Mortgages1840 to present
Naturalization Records1827 to 1929
Notice of Pendency1829 to present
Powers of Attorney1860 to present
Redemption Certificates --
  Recorded with Deeds
1947 to present
Release of Estate Tax Liens1904 to present
State Tax WarrantsCurrent 20 years
Tax Delinquency -
   In Rem Proceedings
1943 to present
Uniform Commercial Codes Current 5 years
Wage AssignmentsCurrent 6 years
Welfare LiensCurrent 6 years



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