The Town Clerk is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Town Clerk's Office.
	The Town Clerk's Office maintains town board records and publishes notices of public hearings. It records town ordinances, local laws, personnel actions, petitions, proof of publication, annual budgets, assessment rolls, fiscal reports, notice of liens, subpoena and court actions, bond and note registers, zoning ordinances and maps. As town registrar, the office keeps birth and death records, issues birth,death and fetal certificates, burial permits, conducts genealogical searches, and issues licenses and permits. The office processes applications for rezoning, public garages, modification of restrictive covenants, gasoline storage tanks, and GSS ordinances. The clerk is also the custodian of town records dating back to 1644 and maintains an inactive records center and historical archive.
	The archives provide an overview of historical records, documents and maps dating back to the town's founding in 1644.
	The Town Clerk is responsible for issuing a New York State Marriage License to qualified applicants as well as recording the marriage with the New York State Department of Health. Licenses to marry in New York State may be obtained from the Town Clerk's office regardless of the residence of either of the parties.
	The Registrar's Office issues and maintains birth and death certificates for unincorporated communities only.
	Application forms for passports are available at the Hempstead Town Clerk's Office. For your convenience, we can take your required passport photo. Your completed application will be processed and forwarded to Passport Services on the same day that you apply.
	This section describes the many different licenses, certificates and permits available at the Town Clerk's Office. Certain forms may be downloaded as noted.