The Broome County Clerk's Office processes applications and issues passport books and passport cards.

The Town of Vestal Clerk maintains birth, death, marriage and divorce records and certificates. They also issue permits and licenses such as: dog, hunting, fishing and handicap parking.

We have lots of information on disability-related issues including: Early Childhood issues; Autism and other disability specific information; recreation; laws and regulations; assistive technology; employment/Supported Employment; special education; personal care; community-based services; and much more. If we don't have it, we'll try to find it.

The National Archives provides Veterans Service Records. Through their website, Veterans may look up or request new military service records. Vets may also request replacements for lost medals and awards. Geneological searches of ancestry are also available.

The Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV, offers regular license exams, temporary visitors license exams, enforcement exams, permit tests. Registers cars, trailers, farm equipment, boats, snowmobiles, etc.

The Village of Endicott Clerk maintains birth, death, marriage and divorce records and certificates. They also issue permits and licenses such as: dogs, hunting, fishing and handicap parking.

The NYS Department of Labor operates the Division of Labor Standards which provides education/enforcement of NYS labor laws concerning minimum wage, hours of work, child labor, payment of wages and wage supplements.

The Town of Sanford Clerk and Tax Collector oversees the birth, death, marriage and divorce records and certificates. They also issue permits and licenses such as: dog, hunting, fishing, and handicap permits.

The Village of Whitney Point Clerk maintains birth, death, marriage and divorce records and certificates. They also issue licenses and permits such as: dog, hunting, fishing, and handicap parking.

Receiving Section

We accept all papers for recording, such as deeds, mortgages and mortgage satisfactions, leases, liens, judgments, and transcripts from other courts. Survey maps, court records, and divorces are on file in this office. Papers are offered through the mail, directly from courts, or in person. The purpose of recording is for the continuity and preservation of the record. Most of these records are open to the public.

Mortgage Tax & Real Estate Transfer Tax

Assesses and records distribution of mortgage tax and real estate transfer tax collected in Schuyler County. The transfer tax is remitted to the state with a small portion retained by the county. The mortgage tax is divided between the county, the towns, and the state.

Records Available for Research

Records of documents filed with the county clerk have been retained since 1855 when Schuyler became a county. The permanent records have been microfilmed to protect the document as well as serve as security against the information being destroyed. There is a wealth of information available for genealogy, local history, and legal concerns. The county clerk maintains, by name, an index of deeds, leases, mortgages, judgments, federal tax liens, court proceedings, business names, and corporations. The indices are the official record concerning the title to real property within the county. The indices for the county date from 1855. There are transcribed copies of indices from Steuben, Chemung, and Tompkins Counties, the three counties from which Schuyler was formed.