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The Town Clerk's office provides many different
licenses, certificates and permits to the residents of the
Town of LaFayette. In addition, the Town Clerk has
served as the official "Keeper of the Record" for the
Town since the early 1800s and continues to be the
conduit between our residents and the Town Board.

We invite you to visit our office.
There you will find our courteous staff ready
to assist you in obtaining the services that you require.

The Town Clerk's Office
provides these public services:
Marriage licenses
DEC licenses
Dog licenses
Notary Public Service
Passport Service (by appointment)
Freedom of Information requests
Voter registration forms
Handicap parking permits
(Birth & death certificates are available
from the county office of vital statistics.)

Marriage licenses

Dog Licenses

Handicap Parking

Mariage Licenses
All persons who intend to be married in New York State must obtain a
marriage license from a Town or City Clerk in New York State. The
license is good anywhere in the state for a period of 60 days. Once the
license is issued, there is a 24-hour waiting period before the couple
can marry. A pre-marital blood test is no longer required.

The couple must be at least 16 years old (parental consent is required
for all persons under the age of 18) and furnish the following items
to the Town Clerk in order to obtain a marriage license in the
Town of LaFayette:

The original or certified copy of the birth certificate
Photo identification, i.e., drivers license
Divorce decrees of all previous marriages
$40 application fee

The bride and groom must both be present to apply for the license.
The marriage license requires basic information such as your mother's
maiden name, the city or town where you were born, the Country where
your parents were born, and the county where you live. It takes
approximately 20 minutes to complete the information required for
the marriage license.

Every person has the right to adopt any name by which he or she wishes
to be known and one or both parties to a marriage may elect to change
their surname by which he or she wishes to be known after the
solemnization of the marriage. Designating your surname after you are
married is optional, and neither the use of, nor the failure to use this
option of selecting a new surname by means of this application,
abrogates the right of each person to adopt a different name through
usage at some future date.

Dog Licenses
The dog should be over 4 months of age, have current rabies shot
(have certificate showing the dates of shot),
and proof if the dog has been spayed or neutered.

Pursuant to the New York Public Health Law, county public
health authorities must offer free clinics at least every four months
for the rabies vaccination of dogs, as well as for cats and
domesticated ferrets.

For more information regarding the changes to the dog licensing
program in LaFayette, please call the Town Clerk at 677-3674.

Article 7 of the Agriculture and Markets Law requires that any
person who harbors or keeps a dog, must obtain
a dog license in the Town in which they live. Dogs over the age
of 4-months must be licensed. A permanent ID
tag is issued for the initial dog license. The tag is your dog's
permanent identification number, and must be worn at all times.

The following are the requirements for obtaining a dog license in
the Town of LaFayette:

*Rabies certificate
*Spay or neutering certificate
*Spay or neutered fee $5.00
*Non-Spayed or neutered fee $13.00

The Town provides the option of multiple year licensing.
The Department of Agriculture and Market mails license
renewal applications to all dog owners which are payable at the
Town Clerk's Office. If you change your address
or if there is a change in the status of the dog, please
notify the Town Clerk.

Handicap Parking Permits
The NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law (NYS VTL) requires all cities, towns
and villages in NYS to appoint an agent to issue permits to severely
disabled individuals. In the Town of LaFayette, the Town Clerk is the
appointed agent. These permits allow holders to park legally in spaces
reserved only for persons with disabilities. The permits must be issued
in the name of the person with the disability to use when the disabled
person drives or is a passenger in any vehicle that is not being
used for commercial purposes.

Any NYS resident who qualifies as a severely disabled person is
eligible for a statewide parking permit. The NYS VTL refers to NYS
residents with permanent disabilities, not just drivers with
disabilities. The permit offers an alternative to disabled drivers who
do not want to display license plates with the wheelchair symbol.
However, a parking permit can be issued to drivers who have
the special wheelchair license plates, to use when driving or riding
in another vehicle.

Although permits can be used to people who have a driver license
and/or vehicle registration, they are also issued to children of any age,
to the elderly, and to others who don't drive or own a vehicle.
Parents or guardians may apply on behalf of a severely disabled
person. However, in all cases, the permit must be issued in the name
of the person with the disability.

Forms are available at the Town Clerk's Office. The application must
be completed and signed by applicant as well as by a Medical Doctor,
who will indicate if the disability is temporary or permanent.
After receiving the completed application, the Town Clerk can issue
the Parking Permit. Residents must apply to the Clerk in the
municipality in which they reside. A driver's license or non-driver's
ID must be provided at the time of application.
Download a lost permit application here

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Town Clerk: Jackie Bush-Roorda

Directory of Community
Volunteers (pdf)

Dog Control

Subdivision
Regulations (pdf)

Town History

Zoning Map

Zoning Ordinance (pdf)

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Town Hall
Contact Information
Town of LaFayette
2577 US Route 11
PO Box 193
LaFayette, NY 13084
Phone:
315-677-3674
Fax:
315-677-7806
E-mail:
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Hours:
Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri:
9 AM - 4 PM
Tuesdays:
1:30 PM - 7 PM
Closed for Lunch
Closed Firdays
May - August