Buffalo City Clerk for deaths in Buffalo. Other Erie towns keep their own. The county clerk does not. Albany is the statewide backup.
Who may request
Follow the local clerk and New York State Vital Records rules. Confirm on buffalony.gov for Buffalo deaths and on health.ny.gov for state mail.
What to bring
Government-issued photo ID for Buffalo in-person requests, per the city page. Confirm the town clerk list if the death was outside Buffalo.
Where to write or visit
The Erie County Clerk does not issue death certificates. Buffalo deaths: City of Buffalo Vital Records, 1302 City Hall, 65 Niagara Square, Buffalo, NY 14202. Other towns: that town clerk. Statewide mail: NYS DOH, Albany.
Notes from the desk
No Erie County Clerk death-copy fee. City of Buffalo lists $10 per certificate this check (Buffalo deaths only). NYS DOH mail is $30 per copy this check. Confirm the town fee if the death was not in Buffalo. Online city orders go through VitalChek. This desk takes no cut.