New York, Albany County
Where New Scotland's records are kept. The Town of New Scotland 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 New Scotland's own offices, along with the Albany 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 New Scotland Town Court: vehicle and traffic tickets, misdemeanors and violations, small claims, civil cases and evictions, with the court calendar and forms.
Open official site New Scotland Town CourtCity records
The Town of New Scotland site: the town clerk, the assessor, the tax collector, town board agendas and minutes, zoning and voter registration information.
Open official site Town of New ScotlandVital 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)Property records
The Albany County Clerk: deeds, mortgages and court records, business certificates, pistol permits and the county DMV offices.
Open official site Albany County ClerkVital 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)Police & 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 New Scotland is in Albany County, whose county seat is Albany. Court and property records sit with Albany County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New York. New Scotland's own offices are in the cards above, and our Albany County page lists each county office.
Straight answers
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Deeds for property in New Scotland are recorded by the Albany County Clerk, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Albany 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.