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Questions about official Yates County criminal records usually belong with the agency that created or keeps the requested file. Sheriff reports and jail records, County Court case papers, local court files, and fingerprint-based state histories have different custodians. The contacts below route common record needs to the Yates County Sheriff Records Division, Yates County Court, County Clerk, or New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. This is a private reference resource and cannot accept or fulfill a government records request.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private resource cannot retrieve, change, certify, or remove a criminal record, perform an official background check, or accept a record-sealing filing.

Need an Official Record?

Send the request to the office that maintains the source material:

  • Arrest, incident, CAD, and Sheriff-created reports: Yates County Sheriff Records Division, Public Safety Building, 227 Main Street, Penn Yan, NY 14527; 315-536-5178; psfoil@yatescountyny.gov; weekdays 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  • Jail and current custody questions: Yates County Jail, 315-536-5175
  • Yates County Court records and calendars: Yates County Court, 415 Liberty Street, Penn Yan, NY 14527; 315-835-6308; weekdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • County and Supreme Court files and copies: Yates County Clerk, 417 Liberty Street, Suite 1107, Penn Yan, NY 14527; 315-536-5120
  • Fingerprint-based personal record review: New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services Personal Record Review
  • Town or village court files: the clerk of the court named on the case papers, since those files do not move to the County Clerk merely because the event occurred in Yates County

The Sheriff's official form center provides the FOIL request route for Sheriff records. For a County Court file, use the Yates County Clerk contact page and ask about current inspection and copy procedures. The Court and Clerk addresses differ, so confirm which counter holds the record before visiting.