Erie County Official Records
Official Records Public Search
Welcome to Erie County Clerk's Online Public Record Search Page. This site contains information recorded into the Official Records of Erie County, New York.

DISCLAIMER

The County Clerk's Office presents the information on this web site as a service to the public. We have tried to ensure that the information contained in this electronic search system is accurate. The County Clerk's Office makes no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracy or reliability of the content at this site or at other sites to which we link. Assessing accuracy and reliability of information is the responsibility of the user. The user is advised to search on all possible spelling variations of proper names, in order to maximize search results.

The County Clerk's Office shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for any damages in connection with the use of the information contained herein.

*** APRIL 4, 2012 - PLEASE READ NOTICE FOR NYSCEF EFILED COURT CASES BELOW ***

The following prerequisites are required as a ONE-TIME install for the New SearchNG product:
  • Crystal Reports Runtime
    To print document reports, you will also need the Crystal Reports runtime from SAP. This is a free download.  Click the link above to start the download, then choose "Run" when prompted.

    If you are unable to install any of the above, the problem may be an issue at your computer or network. Please contact your IT department for help. If you are unable to download the above installations, you may also try the "Legacy Web Search" button.

If these components are already installed and you accept the conditions stated above, please click on one of the buttons below to launch the search application.
A Basic Search will allow you to search by name and displays tabs to enter additional information on any or all of each tabbed heading. An Advanced Search will allow you to enter additional search criteria in separate boxes provided to further refine or limit your search.

Registered Users click here to log in:

For Non-Windows users (Mac, Linux, etc) use this web-browser search, click here:


NOTICE:
Cases commenced by E-filing AFTER April 3, 2012 are no longer available at the Erie County Clerk's website and are available ONLY at the New York State Courts' Electronic Filing (NYSCEF) website.

Papers filed AFTER April 3, 2012 in cases electronically filed prior to April 4, 2012 are available ONLY on the New York State Courts' Electronic Filing (NYSCEF) website.

PLEASE NOTE: E-filed cases commenced prior to April 4, 2012 that are available on both the Erie County Clerk's and the New York State Courts' Electronic Filing (NYSCEF) website will no longer be updated on the Erie County Clerk's website for any papers filed April 4, 2012-forward. The complete file will ONLY be available on the NYSCEF website.

Because not all case types are eligible for electronic filing, persons searching the public records of the Erie County Clerk's Office must search both sites to obtain records for actions or proceedings, or papers of actions or proceeding at the Erie County Clerk's Office.

To search NYSCEF click here Click Here

For instructions on how to use The Erie County search page Click Here
For available dates for specific Erie County documents Click Here
For Erie County Document Types Click Here