New York County Law Article 12 - COUNTY CLERK

• 525 - County Clerk; Duties.
  1. The county clerk shall perform the duties prescribed by law as register, and be the clerk of the supreme court and clerk of the...
• 526 - Deputy County Clerk.
  1. Within ten days after assuming the duties of the office, each county clerk shall appoint a deputy county clerk by an instrument in writing...
• 527 - Special Court Clerks.
  The board of supervisors shall authorize the appointment by the county clerk of such special court clerks including naturalization clerks as may be necessary for...
• 528 - Photo Recording.
  In any county in which documents to be recorded in the county clerk's office are copies by use of a photo copying process, such county...
• 529 - Consolidated Lien Index.
  1. In counties having a population of less than five hundred thousand, the county clerk may install and maintain a single consolidated index, in lieu...
• 530 - Court and Trust Fund Register.
  Each county clerk shall keep a book to be known as a court and trust fund register to be used solely as a record of...
• 532 - Retention and Destruction of Certain Recorded Instruments.
  After twenty years have elapsed from the date of recording a deed, lease, contract, agreement, mortgage or a release of part of mortgaged premises any...
• 533 - Liability of County for Negligence of County Clerk and Employees of County Clerk's Office.
  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, general, special or local, a county may by local law assume the liability to save harmless and protect its...
• 534 - County Clerk; Appointment of Notaries Public.
  Each county clerk shall designate from among the members of his or her staff at least one notary public to be available to notarize documents...

Last modified: February 3, 2019