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Vincent Puleo
Suffolk County Clerk

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At one time or another either directly or indirectly, every resident of Suffolk County deals with our office. So if you are buying a home, satisfying your mortgage, filing a lien or judgment, grieving your taxes or interacting with the judicial system, we look forward to working with you.

Fee Schedule

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Judgments, Liens and UCC Fees

Filings

Copies

Judgments Judgments
Liens Liens
UCC UCC
Issuing Judgment Documents
UCC Search

Filings

Judgments Filings Fee
Filing Transcript of Judgment $10.00
Satisfaction of Judgment No Fee
Filing Certificate of Disposition No Fee
Assignment of Judgment No Fee
Bankruptcy Order No Fee
Liens Filings Fee
Affidavit of Service on Mechanic's Lien $ 5.00
Aircraft lien $15.00
Artisan Lien $ 15.00
Assignment of Monies $215.00 includes the Real Property Verification Fee for the 1st lot plus $200.00 for each additional lot.
Assignment of Wages $ 5.00
Attorney’s Lien/Charging Lien No Fee
Broker’s Affidavit (no Real Property verification required) $45.00 for 1st page $5.00 for each additional page.
Building Loan Contracts $25.00
Condo Lien 

$215.00 includes the Real Property Verification Fee for the 1st lot plus $200.00 for each additional lot.

Federal Tax Lien $40.00
Garageman’s Lien $15.00
Hospital Lien $ 5.00
Mechanic's Lien

$215.00 includes the Real Property Verification Fee for the 1st lot plus $200.00 for each additional lot.

Notice of Lending $15.00
Release of Federal Tax Lien $40.00
Satisfactions No Fee
Stablekeeper’s Lien $15.00
Termination of Building Loan $25.00
Vendee’s Lien

$215.00 includes the Real Property Verification Fee for the 1st lot plus $200.00 for each additional lot.

Vessel Lien $15.00
UCC Filings Fee
UCC-1 with an addendum $40.00
UCC-1 with cooperative addendum $40.00
UCC-3 with an addendum $40.00
UCC-5 Correction Statement $40.00

Issuing Judgment Documents

Judgment Documents Fee
Issuing Certificate of Disposition $ 5.00
Issuing Execution of Judgment $ 5.00
Issuing Exemplified Transcript $15.00
Issuing Transcript of Judgment $ 5.00

Copies

Judgments Copies Fee
Transcript of Judgment (Certified) $ 5.00
Transcript of Judgment (Plain) see Copies or Certified Copies of Documents
Satisfaction of Judgment (Certified) $ 5.00
Satisfaction of Judgment (Plain) see Copies or Certified Copies of Documents
Liens Copies Fee
Federal Tax Lien (Certified) $10.00
Federal Tax Lien (Plain) $ 5.00
Release of Federal Tax Lien (Certified) $10.00
Release of Federal Tax Lien (Plain) $ 5.00
For all other liens (Certified and Plain) see Copies or Certified Copies of Documents
UCC Copies Fee
Copy (Certified) $10.00
Copy (Plain) $ 5.00

UCC Search

UCC filing (one debtor name per UCC-11) $25.00

UCC Search Requirements

  1. All forms must be typed or legibly printed (Black Ink Only).
  2. All forms must be left intact.
  3. Only properly completed forms will be processed.
  4. Make check payable to: Suffolk County Clerk
  5. Mark envelope Attn: UCC Dept.
  6. Mail to: Suffolk County Clerk's Office, 310 Center Drive, Riverhead, NY 11901

For more information on filing with the New York Department of State call (518) 474-4763 or visit them at http://www.dos.ny.gov/corps/uccforms.html#.

Any returned check incurs a $20.00 fee.

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