Police & jail
Kent Police Department
The Kent Police Department: incident reports, records requests, the sex offender information for the town and investigations.
Open official site Kent Police DepartmentNew York, Putnam County
Where Kent's records are kept. The Town of Kent has its own town government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Kent's own offices, along with the Putnam 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 Kent Police Department: incident reports, records requests, the sex offender information for the town and investigations.
Open official site Kent Police DepartmentCourt records
Town justice court for Kent in Putnam County, 9th Judicial District, at 25 Sybil's Crossing, Kent Lakes; court sits Wednesday and Thursday evenings, clerk window weekdays, phone (845) 225-1606.
Open official site Kent Town CourtCity records
Town of Carlton site, on Lake Ontario in Orleans County, with tax bills, town board minutes, forms, the justice court, the town clerk and tax collector, assessment rolls and town budgets.
Open official site Town of CarltonCounty court
Putnam County Supreme and County Court in Carmel: felony criminal cases, civil actions and matrimonial cases, with records through the County Clerk and eCourts.
Open official site Putnam County Supreme and County CourtProperty records
The Putnam County Real Property Tax Service in Carmel: the parcel search and tax maps, assessment rolls, exemptions, tax rates and bills and the tax foreclosure sales.
Open official site Putnam County Real Property Tax ServicePolice & jail
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office in Carmel: the county jail and inmate visitation, warrants, civil process, pistol permits, the county sex offender list, the daily arrest log, records requests and investigations.
Open official site Putnam County Sheriff's OfficeVital 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)County court
Putnam County Family Court in Carmel: custody and visitation, child support, family offense, juvenile delinquency and neglect cases, with records limited by law to the parties.
Open official site Putnam County Family CourtPolice & jail
The DOCCS facility finder: every New York State prison by name or county with address, security level and visiting hours; people in county jails are found through the county sheriff.
Open official site New York State correctional facility finder (DOCCS)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)County court
The Appellate Division, Second Department, in Brooklyn: appeals from the trial courts of Putnam, Orange, Westchester and the other counties of the Second, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Thirteenth Judicial Districts, with decisions, calendars and the appellate docket.
Open official site Putnam County Appellate Division, Second DepartmentPolice & 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 searchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Local profile
The Town of Kent is in Putnam County, whose county seat is Carmel. Court and property records sit with Putnam County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New York. Kent's own offices are in the cards above, and our Putnam County page lists each county office.
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Deeds for property in Kent are recorded by the Putnam County Clerk, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Putnam 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.