New York, Schenectady County
Where Rotterdam's records are kept. Rotterdam has its own town government and assessor's office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Rotterdam's own offices, along with State of New York offices; the Schenectady County offices are on our Schenectady County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Property 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
Northern New York's bankruptcy court keeps offices in Albany, Utica and Syracuse and posts court and 341 meeting calendars, motion dates, and its loss mitigation and mediation programs.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of New YorkVital records
The state health department takes orders for birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates; New York City records come from the city, except divorce certificates, which the state holds for both.
Open official site New York State Department of Health Vital RecordsPolice & 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 ClearinghousePolice & jail
Wanted fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnappings, missing persons and requests for information posted by the FBI Albany Field Office, with results that can be filtered by year.
Open official site FBI Albany Wanted and Missing PersonsPolice & jail
Kept by the Division of Criminal Justice Services; Level 2 and Level 3 offenders appear in the online directory, and Level 1 details are given by toll free phone with a name and one identifier.
Open official site New York State DCJS Sex Offender RegistryPolice & jail
DCJS, the only source of official New York criminal history records, mails your own record in three to four weeks after fingerprinting; the fee is $17.50 in New York, and requests on others are refused.
Open official site Request Your New York State Criminal HistoryFederal
Official Census Bureau page on Rotterdam town, Schenectady County, New York, counting 30,523 people in 2020 and listing income, education, employment, housing, health insurance and household estimates from the American Community Survey.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileProperty records
Rotterdam town services, community info, link to pay property taxes online.
Open official site Town of Rotterdam HomepageCity records
Town of Rotterdam directory for Town Hall at 1100 Sunrise Blvd, (518) 355-7575, listing extensions for the supervisor, town clerk, receiver of taxes, assessor and highway, plus justice court and police numbers.
Open official site Rotterdam Town DirectoryProperty records
Assessor contact info, find exemptions for Veteran's and seniors in Rotterdam.
Open official site Rotterdam AssessorEverything else, organized
15 more Rotterdam sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Rotterdam is in Schenectady County, whose county seat is Schenectady. Court and property records sit with Schenectady County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New York. Rotterdam's own offices are in the cards above, and our Schenectady 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 Rotterdam.
Deeds for property in Rotterdam are recorded by the Schenectady County Clerk, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Schenectady 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.