How to Search Monroe County Records (Start Here)
Monroe County (Rochester) has a centralized County Clerk for court and land records, but property assessments are split across 21 separate jurisdictions.
- Land records and deeds: Monroe County Clerk at monroecounty.gov/clerk-records. In-person, phone, and fax searches available. Also searchable through SearchIQS at searchiqs.com.
- Court filings: The County Clerk handles Supreme Court filings at monroecounty.gov/clerk-court. Instruments filed here include judgments, lis pendens, and federal tax liens. Filing fee for an index number is $210.
- Property assessments: The Real Property Tax Service maintains rolls for 21 assessing jurisdictions in Monroe County. For City of Rochester properties, use cityofrochester.gov/property-information. For towns, contact the town assessor.
- Pending criminal cases: WebCrims for the 7th Judicial District.
Each source below is verified and links to an official portal.
Criminal & Court Records
Court Cases | Civil
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Pending Monroe County Supreme Court civil cases. Lookup court calendars and documents, or search by Justice, party, index number, or attorney.
Civil Court Decisions
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Search the NY State Unified Court System for online court decisions in Monroe County, New York. Click on Document Search to search by index/docket number or by county.
Civil and Surrogate Court Records
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Use this NY State Unified Court System service to search for Monroe County Civil and Surrogate Court records.
Property & Tax Records
Recorded Documents
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Monroe County Office of the County Clerk recorded documents.
Voter Registration
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Check voter registration in Monroe County by name and birthdate. Street address query optional.
Property | County Tax & GIS
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Monroe County Assessor property tax records for residential, commercial, agricultural, vacant land, and building lot property, GIS map parcel search, and online tax payments.
GIS Maps
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Impressive collection of GIS maps from Monroe County, including GPS stations, Board of Elections, education, environmental, historic photo, parcel, parks, survey monuments, and pictometry maps.
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Property | City of Rochester GIS
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City of Rochester GIS mapping property search application.
Property | City of Rochester Assessment
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City of Rochester property assessment rolls.
Property | City of Rochester Sales
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Interactive map of recent property sales in the City of Rochester.
Property | Town of Brighton
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Town of Brighton property Assessment Roll.
Property | Town of Irondequoit Assessment
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Town of Irondequoit Assessor's Office assessment rolls.
Vital Records
Marriages 1876-1937
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Search this City of Rochester, New York Archives and Records Center database for marriages in Rochester (Monroe County) between 1876 and 1937.
Business, Voter & Other
Monroe County
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Monroe County, New York official website offering government information such as county officials, contacts, departments, employment services, resident & visitor information, business resources, online forms, property data, vital records, and more.
Traffic Cameras
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Click on the map to see the view from Monroe County, New York traffic cameras. We're near Los Angeles, so it's refreshing to see traffic that actually moves.
911 Incidents
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Click on a Monroe County 911 Call to view incident details and location.
Case Worker Search
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Enter your case ID and last 4 of your SSN to find your Monroe County Case Worker information.
Voters
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Search for your Monroe County voter registration information.
Online Services
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Search the Monroe County list of online services.