New York State Resources on Forms, Permits, Registrations, Licenses and Certifications

New York State Agency Resources

• See Licenses and Credentials on the New York State page at WWW.NY.GOV
  
  
• Banking Department - License and Charter Applications
• Birth, Death and Marriage Forms, Department of Health (DOH)
• Business Permit System - New York State's Comprehensive Site For Online Permit Assistance and Licensing (OPAL). Search by Agency or Industry (Governor's Office of Regulatory Reform)
  
  
• Children & Family Services (Report Abuse, Adoption Forms, Guardianship Forms)
• Consumer Protection Board (CPB)
• Consumer Complaint Form (Problems with Insurance Companies, Brokers, Agents or Adjusters)
• Corporation Registration, Department of State (DOS)
• Court Forms, NYS Unified Court System, includes Divorce, Family and Surrogate's Court Forms (Guardianship and Adoption)
• Forms Library at CourtHelp
• Crime Victims Compensation Form
  
  
• Dog Licensing Program and Forms
• "Do Not Call" - Online registration form to "eliminate unwanted high-pressure calls".
• Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) - Find forms for Environmental Permits, Sporting Licenses, etc.
• Driver License
• Driver License (Commercial)
  
  
• E-ZPass New York Service Center - Check your account online.
• Health Care Proxy
  • Health Care Proxy, NY - from the Health Department.
  • Health Care Proxy, NY - from the NY State Attorney General's Office; these instructions link to the form, in Portable Document Format (PDF).
• Health Department (NYS) Search form - Search NYSDOH or the Internet.
• Housing Forms (N.Y.S.Division of Housing and Comunity Renewal)
  
  
• Insurance Forms, Insurance Department
  
  
• Licensing Services, Department of State (DOS) - includes a searchable Index of Licensees and Registrants.
• Living Will
  
  
• Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Office of (OMRDD) - Forms
• Motor Vehicles, Department of
  
  
• Online Permit Assistance and Licensing (OPAL) - "If you want to start a new business or expand your current business, this site will help you find the NYS business permits you may need." Search by Agency or Industry. (Governor's Office of Regulatory Reform)
• Organ and Tissue Donation Registry Forms (DOH)
  
  
• Professional Licenses and Registrations, Education Department
• Public Librarian Certification, Education Department
  
  
• Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities, Commission on
  
  
• Real Estate Professionals Page (DOS)
• Real Property Services Forms, NYS ORPS
• Records Center (NYS)
  
  
• Safety & Health Forms (Dept.of Labor)
• School Professionals, Education Department
  
  
• Tax Appeals (Division of) - includes access to forms, instructions, publications, statistics, contact information.
• Tax Forms, Department of Taxation and Finance
• Teaching Certification, Education Department
• Teachers' Retirement Forms
• Trademark and Service Mark Registration (DOS)
• Transportation Forms and Permits (N.Y.S. Dept. of Transportation)
• Transportation Permits & Forms (N.Y.S. Thruway)
• Tuition Assistance Program (Higher Education Servicces Corporation)
  
  
• Unemployment Forms (N.Y.S. Dept. of Labor)
• Uniform Commerical Code Forms and Filing (DOS)
  
  
• Vehicle Registration (DMV)
• Voter Registration Form
  
  
• Worker's Compensation Forms

Other Resources

• NYS GILS - New York State Resources on Laws and Regulations
• NYS GILS - New York State's Judicial Branch
• FindLaw Forms - Searchable site from FindLaw.com. The forms collection contains forms for state and federal courts, consumer assistance, family law, business, corporate and tax forms. Court forms are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).
• New York City Department of Finance