Town Clerk
Dog License
New York State requires all dogs to be licensed upon reaching the age of four months. The owner must provide a current rabies certificate and a spayed/neutered certificate, if applicable.
For questions regarding specific dog concerns, call Rick Murray, Dog Control Officer, at 772-0357, press 7. You can also contact Rick by e-mail at: DCO@townofbinghamton
2023 Rabies Clinics Schedule
2023 Schedule Will Be Posted Here When It Becomes Available
Freedom of Information Law (FOIL)
Town Clerk or Deputy Clerk must be present.
Handicap Tag
The disabled person (temporary or permanent) must complete form MV-664.1 (available at the Town Hall or Department of Motor Vehicles) and have the physician complete that portion. Present the completed form to the Town Clerk for issuance of a hang tag. If you hold a valid driver’s license, it must be presented at the time of application.
Marriage License / Vital Statistics
Certified copies of birth, death, marriage certificates, and genealogical searches are available.
Fee: Varies as to vital services requested
Marriage Licenses
Anyone getting married in New York State must purchase a marriage license at least 24 hours in advance. The license is good for 60 days. Couples must come into the Town Hall with photo identification, original birth certificate with raised seal or certified birth certificate and, if either have been married before, that person will need to present proof of how the previous marriage(s) ended (certified death certificate with raised seal or certified divorce papers with raised seal).
Fee: $40.00
MARRIAGE LICENSES ARE ISSUED MONDAY THRU FRIDAY from 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. No appointment is necessary.
Please make sure to have your photo ID and all necessary documents on arrival, including original or certified birth and divorce documents for each prior marriage and certified death records of former spouse.
Sporting License
Resident and non-resident sporting licenses are issued at the Town Clerk’s office and are available as determined by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Fee: Contact the Town Clerk’s office at 772-0357, press 8
or go to www.dec.ny.gov/permits/365.html
Town Budget
Staff Contacts
Tracy Tokos
Town Clerk
Phone
(607) 772-0357, press 8
Paula Edwards
Deputy Town Clerk
Phone
(607) 772-0357, press 8
Contact Information
Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
No transactions after 3:50 p.m.
NOTE: Marriage licenses issued Monday thru Friday from 9:15 a.m. until 3 p.m. No appointment necessary. (See additional information below in red.)
Phone
(607) 772-0357, press 8.
Fax
(607) 772-6911
townclerk@townofbinghamton.com
Address
279 Park Avenue
Binghamton, NY 13903
United States
See map: Google Maps
