Hours: 9AM-5PM; July-Aug-9AM-4PM; file papers 1/2 hour before close EST
P: 518-388-4220
F: 518-388-4224
Jurisdiction: Civil from Supreme Ct
Restricted Records: No sealed, youthful offenders, infant compromise or divorce records released.
For felony records see the County Court clerk at the Supreme and County Court in separate listing.
Supreme & County Court
612 State St, 4th Fl
Schenectady, NY 12305
Hours: 9AM-5PM EST
P: 518-285-8401
F: 518-388-4520
No credit cards accepted.
Jurisdiction: Felony
Restricted Records: No sealed, youthful offenders, infant compromise or divorce records released. Notarized, signed release required to access sealed records.
This court does not hold closed civil case records - see separate County Clerk entry. Access to current/pending Supreme Court civil at http://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcivil/FCASMain. Criminal online via state OCA statewide system.
Schenectady City Court - Civil
Jay St, City Hall, #215
Schenectady, NY 12305
Hours: 8AM-4PM EST
P: 518-382-5077
F: 518-382-5080
Jurisdiction: Civil Actions under $15,000, Eviction, Small Claims
Restricted Records: No sealed or youthful offender records released
Schenectady City Court - Criminal
531 Liberty St
Schenectady, NY 12305
Hours: 8AM-4PM EST
P: 518-382-5239
F: 518-382-5241
Visa/MC accepted.
Jurisdiction: Misdemeanor
Restricted Records: No sealed or youthful offender records released
Surrogate's Court
612 State St
Judicial Bldg
Schenectady, NY 12305
Hours: 9AM-5PM EST
P: 518-285-8455
F: 518-377-6378
Jurisdiction: Probate, Administration, Guardianship, Adoption
A county search of the probate court index by mail for 25-year search is $30.00 fee. A full county probate search of all years is $90.00.
Contact the Schenectady County Recorder Office if you would like to find vital records, such as birth, death, marriage, divorce, and real estate records.
Phone: 518-388-4220
Fax: 518-388-4224
Real Estate, Deed, Mortgage, Lien, UCC
If you would like to obtain a hard copy of a birth, death, marriage, divorce, or other vital record, you can do so by searching for and requesting a vital certificate. Vital certificates are official hard copy documents, the same as those used by the United States government.
Get a vital certificate.
Total Land Area (2000): 206.10 sq mi
Population (2009): 152,169
- Females: 51.2%
- White: 83.9%
- Black/African American: 9.6%
- Asian: 4.0%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino Origin: 4.8%
- White, Not Hispanic: 80.2%
Population Change (2000-2009): 5,618
Foreign-Born Population (2000): 5.3%
Language other than English spoken at home (2000): 9.9%
Persons Below Poverty Level (2008): 11.6%
High School Graduates (2000): 84.8%
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (2000): 26.3%
Persons per Household (2000): 2.38
Housing Units (2000): 65,032
Homeownership Rate (2000): 65.4%
Migration Flow to Schenectady County, NY from (2007-2008):
Total Earnings by Industry, in thou. dol. (2007):
- Total: $3,984,139
- Construction: $184,867
- Retail Trade: $249,397
- Professional and Technical Services: $740,115
- Healthcare: $513,967
- Banking: $129,980
- Retail Trade: $249,397
- Accommodations and Food Services: $65,439
- Manufacturing: $637,549
- Farms: $-90
- Government: $657,428
Employed (2000): 67,713
Unemployed (2000): 3,637
Unemployment Rate (2009): 7.2%
Annual Payroll per Employee (2007): $37,593
Local Government Employment (2007): 7,810
Local Government Revenue (2007): $596,579 (thou. dol.)
Local Government Debt (2007): $387,488 (thou. dol.)
Births (2007): 1,848
- Per 1,000 population: 12.3
Deaths (2007): 1,506
- Per 1,000 population: 10.0
Infant Deaths (2007): 22
- Per 1,000 population: 11.9
Violent Crimes (2008): 740
- Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 9
- Forcible rape: 43
- Robbery: 311
- Aggravated Assault: 377
Property Crimes (2008): 4,893
- Burglary: 1,124
- Larceny-Theft: 3,481
- Motor Vehicle Theft: 288
Link To Us!
If you would like to use this page as a resource for your county, city, state, library, or other page, please link to us! Simply copy and paste the following into your source code:
<a href="http://www.brbpub.com/new-york/schenectady/">Schenectady Public Records</a>
© Copyright 2012, Inflection. All Rights Reserved. No part of the data or programs contained herein may be reproduced, abstracted, extracted, or otherwise copied in any manner or form.
|