Contact and Official Routing

Questions about this private reference can be directed through its contact channel. Government record questions belong with the office that holds the record.

This is a private reference, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody or release, post bail, obtain an official booking record, or act for the Sheriff, correctional facility, or court.


County Booking and Custody

For a county booking record, custody question, or FOIL route, contact the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office. The county publishes a general line rather than a separate researched booking-records unit line.

St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office
48 Court Street, Building 8
Canton, NY 13617
315-379-2222

For correctional-facility information, the St. Lawrence County Correctional Facility is at 17 Commerce Lane, Canton, NY 13617, 315-379-2367. County FOIL materials list regular Board of Legislators Office hours as Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Confirm current routing and hours before visiting.


Where to Look

Use the county records path for custody, booking, FOIL, DOCCS, federal, and court distinctions. Municipal incident questions should go to Potsdam Police at 315-265-2121, Massena Records Management Officers at 315-769-3577, or Canton Police at 315-386-4561. A warrant question belongs with the Sheriff’s official warrant route at 315-379-2222. VINE and the Sheriff app address qualifying custody or release notifications, not a general photo archive.