The recording office
- Office
- Erie County Clerk's Office, Land Records
- Official website
- www4.erie.gov/clerk/e-recording
- Address
- Old County Hall, 92 Franklin Street (1st floor), Buffalo, NY 14202
- Phone
- (716) 858-8785
- eRecording
- Accepted via Corporation Service Company (CSC), eRecording Partners Network, Simplifile, Indecomm Global Services
- Remotely notarized documents
- The county site we checked does not mention remote online notarization.
New York online notarization rules
Can New York notaries notarize online? Yes. N.Y. Exec. Law § 135-c (electronic notarization, in effect since Jan 31, 2023 per NY DOS). Our check: § 135-c(4)(a)(ii) lets a NY electronic notary physically in New York notarize regardless of where the signer is; signers outside the US must have a US-connected document or matter. NY DOS: up to $25 per electronic notarial act.
Maximum fee for a remote notarization: $25.
Online notarizations from other states: New York recognizes online notarizations that are properly performed by notaries of other states. N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 299.
Full details, with statute citations: online notarization in New York.
What you'll need to record it
- The notarized document itself. An online notarization produces an electronic document. Erie County accepts electronic recording through Corporation Service Company (CSC), eRecording Partners Network, Simplifile, Indecomm Global Services, so a title company or eRecording vendor can usually submit the electronic file directly.
- Recording fees. Fees are set by the county and state and change; check the current fee schedule on the official Erie County Clerk's Office, Land Records site before you submit.
- Any required state forms for your document type (for example, transfer or property-tax forms for deeds). The county site lists what it requires.
- Confirmation the recipient accepts it. The receiving office or party decides whether to accept a remotely notarized document. If unsure, call the office before your notary session.
This page combines facts from the county's official site with New York's rules as summarized on our state page. It is not legal advice.