Welcome
Chelsea M. Merrihew, Acting Essex County Clerk(518) 873-3600 Office of the County Clerk County Clerk’s Office Address: 7559 Court Street, P.O. Box 247, Elizabethtown, New York 12932 Essex County Clerk Online RecordsWe will record and file up to 5:00 PM, stamping that day, but can only issue a computerized receipt up to 4:30 PM. After that a handwritten receipt will be issued. STAFFDEPUTY COUNTY CLERKDeputy County Clerk: Chelsea Merrihew RECORDINGPrincipal Recording Clerk: Pamela Williams Senior Recording Clerks: Catherine Decker; Noel Decker Recording Clerk: Kristen Pulsifer RECORDS MANAGEMENTPrincipal Records Management Clerk: Stacey Hayes |
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DMV
Elizabethtown DMV 7559 Court Street Window Hours: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM; 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM Written Learner’s Permit Hours: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM CDL Permit Hours: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM & 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Ticonderoga Satellite DMV Closed Until Further Notice Lake Placid Satellite DMV Closed Until Further Notice Deputy County Clerk for DMV: Charlotte McGinn Motor Vehicle Supervisors: Charlotte McGinn Assistant Motor Vehicle Supervisor: Brittany Borden Cashiers: Shauna Ross, Jan Talarico Services: Forms You have the opportunity to renew locally. Send all license and registration renewals to the above address. Three day turnaround is guaranteed.
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Pistol Permits
Pistol Permit transactions are taken by appointment only. Please call in advance to schedule an appointment – (518) 873-3604.
Pamela Williams
Essex County Clerk Pistol Permit Bureau
Phone: (518) 873-3604
Hours: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Office Address: 7559 Court Street – PO Box 247
Elizabethtown, NY 12932
Pistol / Revolver & Semi-Automatic Rifle License Application
Laws of New York – Penal Law 400
NYS DEC FAQs Regarding Recent Changes to NYS Firearm Laws
DCJS & NYSP FAQs Regarding Recent Changes to NYS Firearm Laws
Pistol permits:
Original Permit: $20
Duplicate Permit: $13
Amendments: $3/weapon
Fingerprint processing fee (new applications) paid to L-1 Enrollment Services: $105
Transfer permit into County: $13
Transfer permit out-of-County: $5
Gun dealer/gunsmith licenses:
Original license: $10 (renewable every two years and in the 6th year the complete process is required)
Renewal: $10
Photos for pistol permits, gun dealer licenses, and gunsmith licenses:
2 photos (minimum): $8
4 photos: $12
Purchase coupon policy:
* NIC checks are no longer done by the County Clerk’s Office. *
Purchase coupons are issued when a permit holder comes into the office with a bill of sale for a weapon they want to purchase. If the weapon is being bought from a dealer, the bill of sale must include the name and address of that dealer. If the weapon is being bought from an individual, the bill of sale must include the seller’s name, address, and pistol permit number. The new weapon will be put on the buyer’s pistol permit and a purchase coupon will be generated. This purchase coupon will include the weapon information and have the county seal on it. This coupon will allow the buyer to legally pick up the weapon. A permit holder selling a weapon must receive a purchase coupon, with the weapon information and county seal on it, before giving the weapon to the buyer. This coupon will be needed to remove the weapon from the seller’s pistol permit.