New York, Nassau County
Where Oyster Bay's records are kept. The Town of Oyster Bay has its own town government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Oyster Bay's own offices, along with the Nassau County and State of New York offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
The Nassau County Sheriff's Department in East Meadow: the Nassau County Correctional Center with inmate lookup and visitation, civil enforcement, warrants and FOIL requests.
Open official site Nassau County Sheriff's DepartmentCity records
The Town of Oyster Bay site: the town clerk, building permits, public records requests under FOIL, town board agendas and minutes, zoning and the town code.
Open official site Town of Oyster BayCounty court
Nassau County Court in Mineola: felony criminal cases and the criminal calendars, with records through the County Clerk and eCourts WebCrims.
Open official site Nassau County CourtProperty records
DMV offices in Nassau County: driver licenses and ID cards, vehicle registrations, titles and plates, with locations, hours and reservations.
Open official site Nassau County DMV officesVital records
Vital records services at the Nassau County Clerk in Mineola: authentication of birth, death and marriage certificates for use abroad and copies of older records held by the clerk; certified birth and death certificates come from the registrar of the town, city or village where the event happened.
Open official site Nassau County Clerk vital records servicesCounty court
The domestic violence and integrated domestic violence courts of the Fourth Judicial District, which includes Warren, Saratoga, Essex, St. Lawrence and the other northern counties: orders of protection and criminal domestic violence cases heard in one court, with locations and clerks.
Open official site Nassau County Domestic violence courts of the Fourth Judicial DistrictProperty records
The Nassau County Clerk in Mineola: recorded deeds, mortgages and liens searched online, court records as clerk of the Supreme and County Courts, business certificates, notary commissions, passport applications and the fee schedule.
Open official site Nassau County ClerkPolice & jail
The New York State Sex Offender Registry from the Division of Criminal Justice Services: Level 2 and Level 3 offenders searched by name, county or zip code, with a telephone line for Level 1 information.
Open official site New York sex offender registryPolice & jail
The DOCCS incarcerated lookup: people in New York state prisons, by name or DIN, with the facility and release dates.
Open official site New York corrections offender searchPolice & jail
Personal record review from the Division of Criminal Justice Services: how to request your own New York criminal history record by fingerprint. Statewide criminal history searches on other people go through the state court system.
Open official site New York criminal history record checkState courts
New York eCourts WebCivil Supreme: civil cases in the Supreme Court of every county by party name, index number or attorney, with the other eCourts case search tools for local civil, criminal and family courts.
Open official site New York court recordsVital records
New York State Department of Health vital records: birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates for events outside New York City, from 1881 on, with genealogy copies of older records.
Open official site New York vital recordsState records
The Department of State corporation and business entity database: New York corporations, LLCs and limited partnerships by name, with filing dates, status and the registered agent.
Open official site New York business entity searchState records
The Office of the State Comptroller unclaimed funds search: dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, insurance proceeds and other funds, claimed online by name.
Open official site New York unclaimed property searchLocal record guide
Local profile
The Town of Oyster Bay is in Nassau County, whose county seat is Mineola. Court and property records sit with Nassau County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New York. Oyster Bay's own offices are in the cards above, and our Nassau County page lists each county office.
Straight answers
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Certified birth and death certificates for events in New York come from the state vital records office, New York State Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Oyster Bay register with the New York Division of Corporations, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Oyster Bay requires one, comes from the town or Nassau County.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.