Bronx County, New York Public Records

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the New York City Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Bronx 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 Bronx County are kept by the New York City Register. 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 City Register handles Bronx real-property instruments through ACRIS while the County Clerk maintains Supreme Court records and designated business filings.

The certification schedule lists $8 plus $0.25 per page in person. Mail adds $0.65 per page to the $8 certification, with a $1.30 copying minimum.

The Clerk authorization rules require the specified identification and a party-signed affidavit or notarized authority for a representative. Matrimonial documents are restricted.

The office schedule closes Room 118 departments from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Ordinary weekday service runs from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.; passport hours differ.

Use NYC Health and its application requirements. The regular New York State certificate route for events outside NYC is a different service.

The city collection instructions place pre-1996 City Clerk records with Manhattan. Borough branches serve records from 1996 onward; earlier archival holdings use the municipal archives.

The borough court directory identifies Surrogate's Court for estate administration and wills. A death certificate issued by NYC Health is not an estate-court file.

The NYC custody notice excludes federal, state and police custody. Identify the detaining authority before interpreting an absent city result.