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.
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; Independence Day; Labor Day; Election Day; Veterans Day; Thanksgiving Day; Christmas.
General Information
Clerk’s Office Phone | 716-858-8785 |
Clerk’s Office Fax | 716-858-6550 |
Clerk’s Office Email | ErieCountyClerkOffice@erie.gov |
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 |
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 http://www.dmv.ny.gov
Nat'l Sex Offender Registry www.nsopr.gov
FTC Identity theft http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/
FTC Consumer Protection www.ftc.gov/comsumer
FDIC Lien Release www.fdic.gov/consumer