County Clerk:
Leisa D鈥橝more
Deputy County Clerk:
Carrie Arndt
Motor Vehicle Supervisor:
Lori Western
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
No Recordings after 4:30 PM
July & August:
Monday - Friday:
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
No Recordings after 3:30 PM
Address:
County Office Building
223 W. Main Street
Johnstown NY 12095
Phone:
(518) 736-5555
Fax:
(518) 736-5967
Motor Vehicles:
(518) 736-5571
Motor Vehicle Fax:
(518) 736-5966
To visit the County Clerk,
no appointment is necessary for most purposes.
Please note that during the months of July and August, the department closes at 4pm.
Fulton County Offers Online Public Search
Searchers may access records
anytime at https://searchiqs.com
Subscription Fees
In State: $50 per month / $0.50 per page to print
Out of State: $100.00 per month / $0.50 per page to print
Non-Subscribers $15 for 24-hour access / $5 per document to print
The Fulton County County Clerk's Office manages DMV and various records. These include:
路 Assignments
路 Business Certificates
路 DBA Applications
路 Deeds
路 Discharges
路 Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce)
路 Foreclosure
路 Maps
路 Mechanic's Liens
路 Mortgages
路 Notice of Appeal
路 Notary
路 Passport Applications
路 Partnership Agreements
路 POA's
路 Tax Liens
路 UCC
What are the Recording Fees?
Deeds, Mortgages, Discharges, POA's, Assignments,255 Affidavit, etc.
$45.00 + $5.00/page
Conveyance Letter
(under a 300 Class code)
$10.00
Each Additional Name
(beyond First Name)
$0.50
Each cross reference
(on Assignments, Discharges, Etc)
$0.50
TP5-84
$5.00
Equalization & Assessment form
RP-5217
$125/$250
New York Transfer Tax
$4.00per thousand
Purchase Price
less than $100 - No Tax
Assignment of Mortgage:
If assignment assigns more than one mortgage $3.00 additional fee for each in excess of one
Discharge of Mortgage:
If discharge is discharging more than one mortgage, the charge would be additional $45.00
What are the Filing Fees?
Assumed Name & Partnership Agreements
$25.00
Amendment $3.00
Building & Loan Contract
$26.00
Dissolution of Marriage Certificate
$5.00
Federal Tax Lien
$40.00
Discharge of Federal Tax Lien
$40.00
UCC FIling
(only those against property are filed in our office)
$40.00
Mechanics Liens
$15.00
File Affidavit of Service for Mechanics Liens
$5.00
To continue or cancel
No Fee
What are the Court Fees?
Foreclosure Index Number
$400.00
Index Number
$210.00
Note of Issue
$30.00
RJI
$95.00
File Motion or Cross Motion
$45.00
Demand for Jury Trial
$65.00
Notice of Appeal
$65.00
SCAR Petitions
(small claims assessment review)
$30.00
Stipulation of Settlement of Voluntary Discontinuance
$35.00
Certified Copies
$5.00
Exemplified Copy
$10.00
Notary Republic... File Oath
$60.00
Issue Certificate of Appointment
$5.00
Issue Certificate of Authentification
$3.00
Seperation Agreement
$5.00
Judgements
File Transcript
$10.00
Issue Transcript
$5.00
File Satisfaction
No Fee
File Disposition
No Fee
Issue Disposition
$5.00
Maps
$10.00
Can my Documents be returned to me?
YES,
but you MUST include a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope ( SASE) for return of each document.
Do I file for Marriage, Birth or Death Certificate at the County Clerk's office?
NO
These Documents are filed at your local municipality
I see I can apply for a passport, Do you do Passport photos?
We have all the paperwork you need to file a passport.
We do not take passport photos here and you must provide your own