New York, Westchester County
Where New Rochelle's records are kept. New Rochelle has its own city government, police department, municipal court and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include New Rochelle's own offices, along with State of New York offices; the Westchester County offices are on our Westchester County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
City of New Rochelle, New York website, with permits, the property portal, parking, issue reports, bid opportunities, the municipal code, public hearings and city departments.
Open official site City of New RochellePolice & jail
The New Rochelle Police Department section of the city site, with online reports, fraud reporting, F.O.I.L. requests, the transparency hub and department services.
Open official site New Rochelle Police DepartmentMunicipal court
New Rochelle City Court at 475 North Avenue, open weekdays 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, with phone lines for its parking, traffic, criminal and civil parts listed on the city's courts page.
Open official site New Rochelle City CourtCity records
New Rochelle's City Clerk is the Records Access Officer under the New York Freedom of Information Law. City records are requested through the online FOIL application, described as specifically as possible.
Open official site New Rochelle FOILCity records
The New Rochelle Bureau of Buildings enforces state and local building codes and the city's municipal code, with a new online permit system and steps for applying for a building permit.
Open official site New Rochelle Bureau of BuildingsPolice & jail
FBI national most wanted criminals, search for New Rochelle area subjects.
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
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Local record guide
Local profile
New Rochelle, a place of 79,726 people, is in Westchester County, whose county seat is White Plains. Court and property records sit with Westchester County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New York. New Rochelle's own offices are in the cards above, and our Westchester 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 New Rochelle.
Deeds for property in New Rochelle are recorded by the Westchester County Clerk, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Westchester 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.