New York, Westchester County
Where Rye's records are kept. Court and property records for Rye sit with Westchester County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New York.
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Rye relies on Westchester County and the State of New York for its public records. The cards below are the New York state offices, and the Westchester County offices are on our Westchester County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & 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
17 more Rye sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Rye, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Rye in ZIP code 10580 keeps its own council and town business records. White Plains, the county seat, is where the county offices are. See our Westchester County page for every county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 15 investigations with a Rye address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $49,954 in back wages agreed for 74 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westchester Country Club, Inc. | 1 | $28,328 | 25 |
| David Ganz Marketing, Inc. | 1 | $7,888 | 3 |
| Rye Marble Inc. | 1 | $4,687 | 2 |
| NY Hyperbaric and Wound Care Centers, LLC | 1 | $3,897 | 8 |
| Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association | 1 | $1,888 | 16 |
| RM Staffing and Events, Inc. | 1 | $1,662 | 16 |
| RMV Farms LLC | 1 | $952 | 3 |
| City of Rye | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| Trahanas Amusements, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Costa Foods, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| SM World Ltd | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Green Hill NY LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Rye, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The New York wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Other places in Westchester County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Westchester County records are on the county page.