Certificate of disposition

A certificate of disposition is a New York court document that indicates the current status of a case or its final disposition.[1]

Availability

Certificates of Disposition are available from the clerk's office in either the Criminal Court or the Supreme Court, Criminal Term, both trial courts in New York City.[2] It is also available in all other city courts in Upstate New York, for example, Binghamton, New York,[3] and Plattsburgh, New York.[4]

Only the criminal defendant, defendants representation, or a person with written and notarized permission of the defendant, can access this court record.[2][3][4][5]

There are 13 branches of New York City Criminal Courts,[6] and five branches of the Supreme Court handling felonies in New York City.[7] There are also 61 city courts outside of New York City.

See also

References
  1. "what is a certificate of disposition".
  2. "How do I obtain a certificate of disposition?". New York State Unified Court System, Appellate Division, First Department. n.d. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  3. "Certificate of Disposition". New York State Unified Court System, Binghamton City Court. n.d. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  4. "Criminal Court: CRIMINAL RECORD SEARCHES AND CERTIFICATES OF DISPOSITION". New York State Unified Court System, Plattsburgh City Court. n.d. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  5. N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law ยง 160.50.
  6. "Find the Court: Criminal Court NYC". New York State Unified Court System. n.d. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  7. "SUPREME COURT, CIVIL & CRIMINAL TERMS". New York State Unified Court System. n.d. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
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