New York, Orange County
Where Middletown's records are kept. Middletown has its own city government, police department and clerk's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Middletown's own offices, along with State of New York offices; the Orange County offices are on our Orange County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The City of Middletown website, run from City Hall at 16 James Street, links agendas and minutes, the city code, vital records, FOIL requests, online payments and the Do Not Knock Registry.
Open official site City of MiddletownPolice & jail
The City of Middletown Police Department at 2 James Street, with a message from the chief and an overview of the department's organization and services to residents and business owners.
Open official site City of Middletown Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The Middletown Police Records Division at 2 James Street, open weekdays 8 AM to 4 PM, keeps all police records, runs record checks, issues handicap permits and helps with FOIL and accident report requests.
Open official site Middletown Police Records DivisionCity records
The City of Middletown FOIL page explains how to request city records under the New York Freedom of Information Law, in line with the city's stated commitment to open government.
Open official site Middletown Freedom of Information Law (FOIL)City records
The Middletown City Clerk's Office, Room 12 at 16 James Street, is the hub for city administrative services, with vital records, genealogy records, licenses and permits.
Open official site Middletown City ClerkPolice & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedPolice & jail
Run by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services, the clearinghouse aids police with missing children, college students and vulnerable adults, posts active alerts and unsolved cases, and takes tips by form or hotline.
Open official site DCJS Missing Persons ClearinghouseVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseProperty records
The state Tax Department's real property pages cover STAR credits with a property tax credit lookup, help for assessors, the RP-5217 transfer report and Sales Web, a searchable database of property sales.
Open official site New York State Tax Department Real PropertyCity records
The State Archives keeps executive, legislative and judicial records of New York government, with online finding aids, name indexes and digital collections, and provides copies to researchers who cannot visit in person.
Open official site New York State ArchivesCounty court
Bankruptcy court for the Southern District of New York, sitting in Manhattan at One Bowling Green, in Poughkeepsie and in White Plains. Links to federal bankruptcy rules, the Bankruptcy Code and opinions.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New YorkEverything else, organized
15 more Middletown sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Middletown, a place of 30,345 people, is in Orange County, whose county seat is Goshen. Court and property records sit with Orange County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New York. Middletown's own offices are in the cards above, and our Orange County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in New York is run by the New York State Board of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Middletown.
Deeds for property in Middletown are recorded by the Orange County Clerk, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Orange 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.
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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.