County Of Franklin: Departments: County Clerk [Digital Towpath]

IMPORTANT NOTICE - STATE FEE INCREASE

BY LAW, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE INCREASE IS JUNE 1, 2009*

The new State Budget increases the State Real Property Transfer Reporting Form filing fee (RP-5217 filing fee) that is paid whenever a deed is recorded in a County Clerk's Office. The County Clerk's Office will still retain the same amount for this work: $9 per transaction.

All of the increase in this fee will go to the State of New York

The increase is as follows:

-From the current $75 to $125 for residential or farm property**

-From the current $165 to $250 for commercial or vacant property***

*"Section two of this act shall take effect June 1, 2009 and shall be applicable to conveyances submitted for recording on and after such date."

** If box 7A, 7B, 7E are checked or if BOTH box 7G and box 8 are checked, on the RP5217 form.

*** If any other box (or no box) is checked on the RP5217 form.

***Vital Records cannot be obtained from the County Clerk's Office***

(Birth, Death, Marriage Records)

These records can be obtained from the municipal office where the event occurred. For example, if a person was born at the Alice Hyde Hospital in the Village of Malone, they would have to contact the Village office for their birth certificate. If the event occurred within Franklin County you can look up the contact information on our homepage through the County Directory link. If the event occurred outside of Franklin County, you can contact VitalChek at 1-800-255-2414 or through their website at www.vitalchek.com

County Clerk Profile

The office of County Clerk is an elected, four-year position. The County Clerk is a Constitutional officer, with a statutory duty to serve as Clerk of the Court. The County Clerk has been known through the years as "Keeper of the Records." As Clerk of the Supreme and County Courts, the County Clerk provides files, records, and indexes of papers in legal actions, both civil and criminal. Some of the duties in this aspect of the office require the County Clerk to maintain judgment dockets, Court & Trust registers, attend sentencings, keep records, and collect monies on fines and surcharges ordered to be paid in court.

This is the office of land records, pistol permits, notary public appointments, oaths of office, and passport acceptance. The records in this office are permanent and in constant demand by attorneys, abstractors and the public.

The Department of Motor Vehicles is governed by the County Clerk. Here motor vehicle registrations and licenses are issued. There are two DMV offices in Franklin County. The main office is located in the Court House in Malone and the Satellite office is located in the Town Hall in Saranac Lake.

The County Clerk is the Records Management Officer for the county overseeing the proper retention, storage and disposition of the inactive, permanent & archival records of its 32 departments.

"Our mission is for the proper accountability of all types of records filed and recorded in our offices as well as efficiency in the collection and proper distribution of all fees to the various state agencies, county and town governments according to state mandates. Our pledge is to represent the people of the county and to serve others courteously, efficiently, and economically."

Franklin County Clerk's Office Hours of Operation are Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm.

Records Management Office Hours of Operation are Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm.

Department of Motor Vehicle consists of two locations:

Malone office is located at the Franklin County Courthouse and the Saranac Lake office is located at the Saranac Lake Town Hall.

Malone location Hours of Operation are 8:00am to 4:00pm. For CDL written tests hours are 8:00am to 2:00pm. For Permit tests hours are 8:00am to 3:00pm. It is requested that you contact the Department of Motor Vehicle for appointments for Translation tests.

Saranac Lake location Hours of Operation are 9:00am to 2:00 pm. for CDL written tests hours are 9:00am to 12:00pm. For Permit tests hours are 9:00am to 1:30pm.

Records Management
Department of Motor Vehicle
Real Property Recording
Judgment
Court Filing
Business Certificate Recording - DBA

Pistol Permits

Passport Application Passport Application Wizard
Passport Application Status Check the status of your US Passport Application

I need to obtain a copy of my birth certificate (marriage certificate or death certificate)? Birth, marriage and death records cannot be obtained from the County Clerk's Office. They can, however, be obtained from the clerk's office of the town/village where you were the event occurred. For example, if you were born at the Alice Hyde Medical Center here in Malone, your birth certificate can be obtained at the office of the Malone Village Clerk. You may also obtain these records by contacting New York State's Department of Health Vital Records Division. The website link is www.health.state.ny.us/vital_records/
How do I obtain a marriage license? Marriage licenses are issued from any town clerk.
I need a copy of my judgment of divorce. How can I obtain one? You have two options currently available to you. You can come into the office with proper identification and payment of $5.00 (or $1.00/page for documents of more than five pages), or if you are unable to come into the office, you can submit a notarized statement and mail that along with the fee and a self addressed stamped envelope to our office and we will return the documents to you. If you will be mailing a request, you have to include the index number and the parties names in your notarized statement.
I need a copy of my deed? Copies are $.65/page (minimum of $2.60). You can come into the office or mail a request. The request must include the Book and Page of the deed you are looking for and the parties names. We are unable to look up the deed using tax map numbers or addresses. You must also send a self addressed stamped envelope in order for the documents to be returned to you.
I am interested in finding out if there are any judgments filed against me. How would I find that out? The County Clerk's office does not perform general searches. You would have to either come into the office to perform a search or you could hire an abstract company to perform that search for you.

Schedule of Fees (DOC - 38.0 KB)

© 2010 County Of Franklin, Franklin County Printed On January 17, 2010