IMPORTANT MESSAGE REGARDING COVID-19 RESPONSE
Effective Tuesday, March 24th at 4:30 PM, the Niagara County Clerk’s Office will be closed to ALL members of the public with the exception of parties filing any court proceedings deemed essential by the New York State Unified Court System. This closure includes attorneys and title companies closing real estate deals. We will still have employees present to record all documents.
ALL REAL ESTATE RECORDINGS MUST BE TRANSMITTED VIA E-RECORD/USPS/UPS/FEDEX. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY PERSONAL DELIVERIES OR COURIER SERVICE.
To say these are unprecedented times doesn’t begin to describe our current state. The Clerk understands the importance of the work the real estate industry does and remains committed to recording documents provided the circumstances allow it.
Thank you for your continued understanding and support during this unprecedented event.
Location: Niagara County Courthouse, PO Box 461, 175 Hawley Street, 1st Floor, Lockport, NY 14095-0461 MAP
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Recording Hours: Monday - Friday 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Telephone: (716) 439-7022
Fax: (716) 439-7035
Email: Niagara County Clerk
2020 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
Staff Directory
- County Clerk: Joseph A. Jastrzemski
- First Deputy County Clerk: Wendy J. Roberson
- Deputy County Clerk Administration: Todd A. O'Bryan
**LATEST NEWS**
HONORING OUR PURPLE HEART HEROES...
Niagara County Clerk Joseph A. Jastrzemski is launching a Purple Heart Recognition initiative for Niagara County Veterans who are or were recipients of the Purple Heart - the oldest military award presented to American service members.
In addition to Niagara County receiving the distinction as an official Purple Heart County, a memorial "Book of Honor" commemorating their brave service and sacrifice will be unveiled in a formal ceremony to be held on National Purple Heart Day, Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 6:30 PM at the site of the Purple Heart monument at Raymond Klimek Veterans Park in North Tonawanda.
If you are a Purple Heart recipient, or know someone (deceased or living) who is, please share or complete this form:
2020 Purple Heart Recipient Form
Services: Office Fee Schedule We accept payment in the form of cash, personal checks (up to $500.00), and money orders. Make checks & money orders payable to: Niagara County Clerk. We also accept Master Card, Visa, and Discover. There is a convenience fee of 2.5% of the amount charged plus a .50 transaction fee assessed when using a credit card.
File Room - Courts Electronic filing (e-filing) of court documents is now mandatory in Niagara County. If you would like to e-file follow this link to e-file the following: Tax Certiori & Commercial & other Tort Cases.
- Civil Filings
- Criminal Filings
- DBA Business Certificates
- Divorce
- Guardianship
- Judgments
- Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
Passports
Pistol Permit office
Recording & Cashier
All documents submitted for recording must be accompanied with a postage paid self-addressed return envelope.
Surrendering Plates
Search Department - Land
NEW INFORMATION
We are pleased to announce that Subdivision Maps are now imaged
You can access Subdivision Maps in our office on the public computers or subscribe to our online service. Our online service is available at www.searchiqs.com
Our Subdivision Maps are located under the INFODEX tab. To locate and/or view the subdivision map, search the following tabs:
SEARCH INDEX BY NAME
- Select the Map Volume that applies
- Search by Subdivision and/or Surveyor Name to obtain Book and Page of Map
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Veteran's Service Agency