Message From the County Clerk regarding status of services
RECORDING OFFICE
Updated: 7/7/2020
The County Office Clerk’s Office will be begin to open by appointment, and we will be offering the following in-office services by appointment only:
Online Appointments: Now Available for the following
- Title Search: Records Search in our office Monday- Friday 9:00 am-3:00 p.m. Visit time restricted to 3 Hour Maximum Per Week/ will need to make multiple one hour appointments to extend visit beyond an hour
- DBA Filings: Monday - Friday from 10:00am–2:00pm
- Notary Services: Take Oaths & Process Renewals Monday - Friday from 10:00am–2:00pm.
- Oath of Office: administer oath for appointment to Cayuga County Board Monday - Friday from 10:00am - 2:00pm
Recording and Filing Documents:
Options:
- Mail your documents to the office address: 160 Genesee St Auburn NY 13021
- Drop off your documents to security guards at the front door of County Office Building. You can pick up your copies of processed paperwork the next day at the front door or include a postage paid envelope.
- Efile: Electronically file court papers through NYSCEF e-filing system
- E-Record: Land documents can be submitted through one of our e-recording partners
DBA’s: Download the form from our website and make an appointment to have your document notarized and processed or mail completed form to office, with a copy of your driver’s license, a check for $35 made payable to Cayuga County Clerk, and we will mail you two certified copies.
Passports: Until further notice, we are not processing any face-to-face transactions, therefore we are not processing passports. If you need a passport, please check with your local post office.
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Appointments are only available for the following transactions
Must Be Resident of Cayuga County or appointment will be cancelled
Permit Tests:
- Learner’s Permit (Class D)
- Motorcycle Permit Test (Class M)
- Commercial Drivers Permit Test (CDL)
Change Out of State License to NYS license
Non Driver Identification Card: 1st time applicant
Name Change on Driver’s License : bring original or certified copy of marriage / divorce / court order
Commercial Drivers License Renewal
Restricted or Conditional License
Real ID & Enhanced Driver's License
Vehicle Registration: can make an appointment online or use mail or drop off service- see information below for instructions to register a vehicle & to make an appointment
- Renewals - renew vehicle, boat, trailer, ATV, snowmobile registrations in your name that have not been expired for more than 1 year. Complete MV82 form or submit your registration renewal form. Up to 5 transaction per appointment
- Originals: new vehicle, boat, trailer, ATV, snowmobile being registered to you for the 1st time or registration has been expired for over 1 year. Plate transfer or issuance. Up to 2 transactions per appointment
go to DMV.ny.gov for a list of required documents
The Real ID requirements mandated previously have been extended to October 2021.
TEMPORARY PROCESS FOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION: Information To Complete The Following Transaction: To receive license plates by mail: you will also need to include a separate check for $5.00 payable to Cayuga County Clerk or a prepaid UPS or FedEx envelope.
- registering a vehicle with new plates or plate transfer
- re-registering a vehicle with new plates or transferring a registration
-Duplicate registrations & Duplicate titles and copies of your Driver’s Abstract
If your transaction includes receiving new plates, please provide a separate check or money order for $5 or a pre-paid UPS or FedEx return envelope for us to mail your license plates, and include the forms MV82, DTF802 (see website below for forms), proof of insurance (or your insurance cards can be faxed to our DMV at 315-253-1006); your title, a blank check made payable to Cayuga County Clerk, and a copy of your driver license.
NOTE: Please include your name, address and phone number whenever you mail us a transaction.
Send your transactions to: Cayuga County DMV, 160 Genesee St., Auburn, NY 13021
If you have any questions, the easiest and quickest way to get complete information and forms on the above transactions is to visit the County Website at www.cayugacounty.us; choose Departments; choose Department of Motor Vehicles and review all of the information. If you have additional questions, please call: 315-253-1241 Monday thru Friday from 10-4. We appreciate your patience with phone calls due to this extremely busy time.
And until further notice, we are prohibited to process the following transactions:
Dwyer said she appreciates that so many people are sending in their transactions to our local office. By doing so, it keeps our money in Cayuga County instead of sending it to the State.
County Historian & County Records Retention Center
Our County Historian’s Office and Records Center is closed to the public, however, you can email or call their office if you need assistance.
County Historian: Email: historian@cayugacounty.us; Phone 315-253-1300
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10-4
County Records Center: Email: ccrecords@cayugacounty.us; Phone 315-253-1037
Hours: Monday thru Friday from 10-4
I am extremely honored to serve as your County Clerk since 2004. My priority is to deliver excellent and efficient customer service. I welcome questions, concerns, or suggestions regarding any service provided by my four departments. Please feel free to call me at 315-253-1271 or email me.
Primary Function
As County Clerk I serve as the Clerk of the Supreme and County Court. The County Clerk is the Clerk of both the Civil Courts Division and Criminal Courts Division. The main function of the County Clerk’s Office is that of record keeper for the County. The County Clerk’s Office records, files and maintains land, court, and lien records filed in our office and you can check online availability.
Departments
As the County Clerk I have oversight of four departments:
Veterans Discount Program
A Veterans discount program called Return the Favor, was initiated in 2009 and there are more than 175 local businesses that participate in giving our local Veterans discounts.
Location - 160 Genesee Street, Auburn NY 13021
