Nassau County, New York Public Records

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Nassau County Sheriff or a city police department in Nassau County. Ask that agency for its record. Under New York Public Officers Law 89(2)(b)(viii), releasing law enforcement arrest or booking photographs is an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy unless public release will serve a specific law enforcement purpose and no state or federal law bars it.

The New York criminal history record comes from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). Fingerprint based Record Review only: book an IdentoGO fingerprint appointment online or at 877-472-6915 with service code 15464Z (suppressed record) or 15465F (unsuppressed record); DCJS mails the rap sheet or a no record response. Fee: $17.50 (as of 2/2/2026) for New York residents fingerprinted at IdentoGO; $57.45 for those living outside New York State.

Search the New York State Sex Offender Registry (DCJS), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Register with the county board of elections (Board of Elections in the City of New York) or through the New York State Board of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. For the November 3, 2026 general election, registration applications must be received by October 24, 2026.

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Nassau County are kept by the Nassau County clerk. Property values are set by the city, town or village assessor, and tax bills come from the town or city tax collector. Source: official state page.

Certified birth and death certificates for New York come from the New York State Department of Health, Vital Records (all of the state except New York City). Birth and death records are also available from the local Registrar of Vital Statistics where the event occurred; New York City births and deaths come from the New York City Department of Health. By mail to New York State Department of Health, Vital Records Certification Unit, P.O. Box 2602, Albany, NY 12220-2602, or online or by phone through VitalChek Network, the independent company the Department has partnered with. Fee: $30 per copy by mail; $45 per copy online or by phone, plus a vendor processing fee per order.

Business entity filings are searched with the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations.

The deed-copy instructions call for the section, block and lot. A certified deed copy costs $10 including its listed $5 search charge; new recording fees are a different product.

The Clerk vital-record guidance sends those requests to the municipality where the event occurred. A county authentication of a signature does not replace the certificate itself.

The record-custodian instructions direct the request to the office that issued the license. The county also identifies its separate historical marriage holdings for 1907 through April 29, 1935.

The request form asks for it and lists an additional $5 search charge if it is absent. The form also specifies eligibility, notarization and copy charges.

The court directory identifies 101 County Seat Drive, Mineola, for the move effective June 2, 2025. Confirm the court division and floor before a visit.

The current court listing states $15,000 for civil matters and a separate $5,000 small-claims limit. Use the appropriate court and case category.

No. The Assessment Department occupies the fourth floor at 240 Old Country Road. The Board of Elections has its own office and record responsibilities.

The Correctional Center publishes visiting sessions for its East Meadow facility. Those hours should not be reused as a general public-records counter schedule.