Fee Schedule
- All fees specified shall be paid in advance
- Personal check limit $125 (subject to County Clerk approval)
- Personal checks are not accepted for business certificate filing
- All credit card transactions are subject to a service fee of 2.65% ($3 minimum)
- The county clerk’s office generates the cover page for all recorded documents. The cover page fee is included in the below fees where applicable
Updated August 2024
Assumed Name (DBA – Doing Business As) Filing | |
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Sole Proprietor or General Partnership | $35.00 |
Amendments | $35.00 |
Discontinuances | No Cost |
Apostille – Authentication of a Document | |
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Certificate Authenticating a Notary, Commissioner of Deeds, or other Public Official | $3.00 |
Apostille Information | Download |
NYS Division of Licensing -Apostille/Certificate of Authentication Request Form | Download |
Bonds | $5.00 |
Census (2 yr period search) | $5.00 (Per Name) |
Certificates | $5.00 |
Civil/Matrimonial Actions | |
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Index Numbers | $210.00* |
*Mortgage Foreclosure Fee | $190.00 additional |
RJI (Request for Judicial Intervention) | $95.00 |
Note of Issue | $30.00 |
Request for Jury Trial | $65.00 |
Motion/Cross Motion | $45.00 |
Notice of Appeal (from Supreme Court) Lower Court appeals must be filed with the Lower Court | $65.00 |
Certificate of Dissolution | $5.00 |
Stipulation to Settle | $35.00 |
Trial de Novo | $75.00 |
Voluntary Discontinuance | $35.00 |
Separation Agreement | $35.00 with index number $5.00 without index number |
Copies | |
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Regular Document Copies | $0.65 per page |
Personal Copies | $0.25 per page |
Certified Copies | $5.00 minimum for 1st 4 pages then $1.25 per page after |
Certification of a Prepared Copy | $0.65 per page/$5.00 min |
Divorce File Request Form | |
Exemplified Copies | $10.00 additional |
Paper Map Copies (vary by size) | $5.00-$16.00 per page |
Death Certificates (as Misc Recording) | $45.50 plus $5.00 per page plus $0.50 for reference |
Deeds | |
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Deed | $45.50 plus $5.00 per page plus $0.50 for each additional surname or cross reference (TP-584 & RP-5217 required, see fees below) |
Deed Recording Information | |
Transfer Tax Information (historic to present) | |
Residential Deed Additional Note to Grantors | $10.00 (as of 3/11/20 per NYS Law) |
Deposit Into Court | $3.00 |
Duck Stamps (Federal) | $26.00 |
Easements | |
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Easement | $45.50 plus $5.00 per page *TP-584 Required |
Termination of Easement | $46.00 plus $5.00 per page *TP-584 Required |
TP-584-I Transfer Tax Return | $5.00 *Plus Deed Transfer Tax Of $2.00 For Each $500 Or Fractional Part Thereof (If Consideration Is Over $500) |
RP-5217 Real Property Transfer Report | |
Improved Residential or Agricultural Land | $125.00 |
Improved Commercial Property or Vacant Land | $250.00 |
Genealogy/Naturalization Search | $5.00 per name, per two-year period |
*Certificate Of No Record Found | $5.00 |
Index Numbers | $210.00* |
*Mortgage Foreclosure Fee | $190.00 additional |
Judgments | |
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Filing a Transcript of Judgment | $10.00 |
Judgment by Confession | No Fee |
Judgment by Default | $45.00 |
Judgment by Order | No Fee |
Assignment of Judgment | No Fee |
Satisfaction of Judgment | No Fee |
Filing Certificate of Disposition | $1.00 |
Issue Transcript | $5.00 |
Issue Exemplified Transcript | $15.00 |
Issue Certificate of Disposition | $5.00 |
Signing Prepared Execution | $5.00 |
Real Property Release | $46.00 plus $5.00 per page |
Bankruptcy Court Order to Avoid | No Fee |
Order to Expunge/Vacate | No Fee |
Liens | |
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Notice of Lending | $15.00* |
Common Charges (Condo Lien) | $15.00* |
Assignment of Money Due | $25.00* |
Assignment of Proceeds | $25.00* |
Hospital Lien | $5.00* |
Estoppel Certificate | $15.00* |
Mechanics Lien | $15.00* |
Extension of Mechanics Lien | No Fee |
*No Charge for Satisfactions or Assignments of Liens | |
Building Loan Contract | $25.00 |
Discharge/Release of Building Loan | $5.00 |
Federal Tax Liens | |
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Federal Tax Lien | $40.00 |
Federal Tax Lien Release | $40.00* |
*Release of Real Property from a Federal Tax Lien | $46.00 plus $5.00 per page |
Federal Tax Lien Search Fee | $40.00 |
Federal Tax Lien Copies | $5.00 each |
Lis Pendens (Notice of Pendency) | |
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File & Record | $35.00 |
Each Additional Defendant | $0.50 |
Order or Stipulation to Cancel | No Fee |
Hunting & Fishing Licenses | |
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Fees And Options Available at The New York State DEC website |
Map Filing | |
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General Requirements Electronic filing requirements Lot line adjustment/Simple Subdivision requirements | |
Subdivision Maps | $10.00 |
Survey Maps | $5.00 as additional page with a Deed recording Without deed, $10.00 (Miscellaneous Map) |
Miscellaneous Maps | $10.00 |
Military Discharge/DD214 | No Fee |
Miscellaneous Papers | $45.50 plus $5.00 per page plus $0.50 for reference |
Mortgage Documents | |
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Mortgage Tax Exemption Affidavit | $5.00 |
Mortgage Assignments | $46.00 plus $5.00 per page* |
*Each Additional Mortgage or New Money Modification | $3.50 |
Mortgage Discharge | $46.00 plus $5.00 per page* |
*Related Mortgages | $9.00 each |
*Other Documents/References | $0.50 each |
Mortgage Recording | $45.50 plus $5.00 per page* |
*Each Additional Surname or Cross-reference | $0.50 each |
Commercial Mortgage Tax | 1% of mortgage to nearest $100 |
Residential Mortgage Tax for Mortgages Over $10,000 | 1% of mortgage minus $25 |
Residential Mortgage Tax for Mortgages Under $10,000 | 3/4% of mortgage |
Release of Mortgage | $45.50 plus $5.00 per page |
Release of Assignment of Leases & Rents | $45.50 plus $5.00 per page |
Notary Public/Commissioner of Deeds | |
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New Law January 2023 FAQs | |
File Commissioner of Deeds Oath | $10.00 |
File Certificate of Official Character | $10.00 |
Issue Certificate of Official Character | $5.00 |
Out of State Subpoena Endorsement | $10.00 |
Power of Attorney | $45.00 plus $5.00 per page |
Passports – USA | |
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Acceptance Fee | $35.00 |
Photos | $15.00 |
**For Passport Book and Card Fees visit travel.state.gov. |
Resolutions | $50.50 plus $5.00 per additional page |
RJI – Request for Judicial Intervention | $95.00 |
Release Of Lien of Estate Tax | $50.50 ($51.00 with 2 properties) |
Search Court Records* *Note: We Do Not Perform Judgment Searches | $5.00 per name per 2-year period |
Separation Agreement | $35.00 with index number $5.00 without index number |
Small Claims Assessment Review | $30.00 |
Title Affidavits | $45.00 plus $5.00 per page |
Transfer Tax Information (Historic to Present) | Download |
Trial De Novo | $75.00 |
Uniform Commercial Code | |
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UCC 1 | $40.00 flat fee |
UCC 3 Termination or Amendment | $40.00 flat fee |
UCC 11 Search | $25.00 |
UCC 11 Copies | $5.00 each |
Veterans Favor Card | No Fee |
Wage Assignment | |
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Filing | $5.00 |
Satisfaction | No Fee |