New York, Suffolk County
Where Southampton's records are kept. The Town of Southampton has its own town government, police department and municipal court; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Southampton's own offices, along with the Suffolk County and State of New York offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
The Southampton Town Police Department: incident and accident reports, records requests, pistol permit paperwork and the police blotter for the town; the county jail is with the Suffolk County Sheriff in Riverhead.
Open official site Southampton Town Police DepartmentCourt records
The Southampton Town Justice Court: vehicle and traffic tickets, misdemeanors and violations, small claims, civil cases and landlord tenant cases, with the court schedule and the clerk of the court.
Open official site Southampton Town Justice CourtCity records
The Town of Southampton site: the town clerk, the police department, the justice court, the assessor, building permits and town board agendas and minutes.
Open official site Town of SouthamptonPolice & jail
The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office in Riverhead and Yaphank: the county correctional facilities with inmate lookup and visitation, civil enforcement, warrants and FOIL requests.
Open official site Suffolk County Sheriff's OfficeVital 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 Suffolk County Clerk in Riverhead: recorded deeds, mortgages and liens searched online, court records as clerk of the Supreme and County Courts, business certificates, notary commissions, passport applications and the fee schedule.
Open official site Suffolk 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 Southampton, a place of 69,036 people, is in Suffolk County, whose county seat is Riverhead. Court and property records sit with Suffolk County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of New York. Southampton's own offices are in the cards above, and our Suffolk County page lists each county office.
Straight answers
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Deeds for property in Southampton are recorded by the Suffolk County Clerk, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Suffolk 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.