New York, Otsego County
Where Hartwick's records are kept. The Town of Hartwick has its own town government and municipal court; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Hartwick's own offices, along with the Otsego County and State of New York offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Court records
The Hartwick Town Court: vehicle and traffic tickets, misdemeanors and violations, small claims, civil cases and evictions, with the court calendar.
Open official site Hartwick Town CourtProperty records
The Otsego County Clerk in Cooperstown: recorded deeds, mortgages and liens searched online, court records as clerk of the Supreme and County Courts, business certificates, notary commissions and passport applications.
Open official site Otsego County ClerkCity records
The Town of Hartwick site: the town clerk, the town court, the assessor, the tax collector, building permits and town board agendas and minutes.
Open official site Town of HartwickCounty court
The Otsego County Court in Cooperstown: felony criminal cases, civil cases and appeals from the town and village courts, with case records through the Otsego County Clerk and the state eCourts system.
Open official site Otsego County Court (Cooperstown)Property records
The Otsego County DMV offices in Cooperstown and Oneonta, run by the County Clerk: driver licenses and ID cards, vehicle registrations, titles and plates.
Open official site Otsego County DMV officesPolice & jail
People wanted by the Otsego County Sheriff's Office on outstanding warrants, with photographs and how to report information.
Open official site Otsego County Sheriff most wantedVital records
New York death certificates from the State Department of Health for deaths outside New York City: certified copies ordered online or by mail, with the fees, who may obtain them and genealogy copies.
Open official site New York State death certificates (Department of Health)Vital records
New York birth certificates from the State Department of Health for births outside New York City: certified copies ordered online, by mail or in person, with the fees and who may obtain them.
Open official site New York State birth certificates (Department of Health)State records
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 registryState records
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 searchProperty 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 searchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
The Town of Hartwick is in Otsego County, whose county seat is Cooperstown. Court and property records sit with Otsego County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New York. Hartwick's own offices are in the cards above, and our Otsego County page lists each county office.
Straight answers
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Deeds for property in Hartwick are recorded by the Otsego County Clerk, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Otsego County page lists the county offices.
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.
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.