ACCESS TO NEW YORK STATE CRIMINAL RECORDS

To find out if an individual has a criminal record in the state of New York we check the the relevant county criminal court records and civil court records. 

Criminal records from the sixty-two (62) counties of New York are available by phone, fax or mail. If the county, or counties, specified can only mail records back to us then there will be an unavoidable delay in processing the record request. Thirteen (13) of these counties offer the records through the Office of Court Administration (OCA). 
                 
Felony cases are heard in the Superior Courts with the records stored in the Superior Courts or the OCA. Certain misdemeanor cases are heard in the Superior Courts also. These cases are heard and their records stored at the Superior Courts or the OCA only if the case started out as a felony but was reduced to a misdemeanor. Other misdemeanor cases are heard and the records held in the individual municipalities. Civil cases are handled by the Superior Courts unless that court feels the case is too minor. In that event, the case is sent to the Civil Courts.

• *Full Name, first, last and middle (if applicable)
• *Date of Birth
• *City
•  Social Security Number
•  Aliases (if any)
•  Address

• Case Number
• County
• Defendant Name
• Date of Birth
• Race/Sex
• Charge(s)
• Offense Date
• Arrest Date
• File Date
• Disposition Date
• Disposition & Sentence

• Felonies are crimes that are usually punishable by at least one year or more of jail time.
• Misdemeanors are less severe charges punishable by a fine or jail time of less than one year.