The Erie County Clerk’s Office is located in Old County Hall 92 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY 14202 on the first floor. Our office is open Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. If you are going to visit our office please make sure you are in line with all your completed documents by 4:15 p.m.
Auto Bureau Hours can be found here
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
The Erie County Clerks Office will be CLOSED in Observance of the following Holidays: New Year's Day; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; President's Day; Good Friday; Memorial Day; Juneteenth; Independence Day; Labor Day; Election Day; Veterans Day; Thanksgiving Day; Christmas.
General Information
| Clerk’s Office Phone |
716-858-8785 |
| Contact Us |
Submit a Question |
| Thank A Vet Discount Program |
716-858-4737 |
| Administration Office |
Option 5 |
| Passports |
Option 5 |
| Mailbox Rentals |
Option 5 |
| Account Holder Services |
716-858-8867 |
| Technical Issues |
716-858-6216 |
Customer Service 716-858-8785
| Certificates of Official Character |
Option 7 |
| Commissioner of Deeds |
Option 7 |
| Criminal Bond Liens (Discharge) |
Option 7 |
| Liens (Release) |
Option 7 |
| Notary Card Renewals |
Option 7 |
| Judgments (Satisfactions & Transcripts) |
Option 7 |
Land Records 716-858-8785
| Discharge of Mortgage |
Option 1 |
| Map Covers (Recording) |
Option 1 |
| Mechanic’s Liens |
Option 7 |
| Federal Tax Liens |
Option 7 |
| Mortgages (Recording) |
Option 1 |
| State Tax Warrants |
Option 7 |
| Power of Attorney (Recording) |
Option 1 |
| Uniform Commercial Code Filings |
Option 1 |
| Volunteer Firemen’s Exempt Certificates |
Option 1 |
Legal Division 716-858-8785
| Civil Actions (All cases other than criminal) |
Option 2 then 1 |
| Lis Pendens |
Option 2 then 1 |
| Criminal Records (Closed) |
Option 2 then 2 |
| Divorce Records (2007 – Present) |
Option 2 then 1 |
| Judgments (Recording) |
Option 2 then 3 |
Pistol Permits 716-858-8785
| General Pistol Permit Questions |
Option #3 |
| Hunting & Fishing License |
Option #3 |
| NYS Pistol Permit Safe Act / Re-Certification |
518-464-7120 Option #1 |
General Questions
Record Room (all copy requests) 716-858-8785
| Census Records |
Option 4 |
| Corporations and Assumed Names (DBAs) |
Option 4 |
| Divorce Records (2006 – Prior) |
Option 4 |
| Declaration of Intent (Immigration Copies) |
Option 4 |
| Deeds (Copies) |
Option 4 |
| Floor Clerks (Copies) |
Option 4 |
| Marriage Licenses (Prior to 1935) |
Option 4 |
| Military Discharge (DD-214) |
Option 4 |
| Mortgages (Copies) |
Option 4 |
| Naturalization Records (to 1929) |
Option 4 |
| Partnership Certificates (DBAs) |
Option 4 |
| Veteran’s Peddler’s Permit |
Option 4 |
| Map (Copies) |
Option 4 |
| Power of Attorney (Copies) |
Option 4 |
NYS DMV
| Customer Service - NYS DMV |
1-518-486-9786 |
| Insurance Lapse |
1-518-474-0700 |
| Lemon Law |
1-518-474-8943 |
| Medical Records Rev. |
1-518-474-0812 |
| Sales Tax |
1-800-225-5829 |
| Special/Personalized License Plates |
1-518-402-4838 |
| Title Bureau |
1-518-486-4714 |
| Parking Violation Bureau (Bflo.) |
716-851-5183 |
Helpful Government Websites
NYS DMV
Nat'l Sex Offender Registry
FTC Identity theft
FTC Consumer Protection
FDIC Lien Release