Updated Database On New York Criminal Records

By Ben Kingsley


Since the Freedom of Information Act has been in place, NY criminal records have been opened to the public. However, access to this document is limited only to the person involved. This means that, although the document is a public file, only the person whose name is on the file is allowed to request it. Those who need to access it should have a special request before they will be allowed to access the files of others.

New York Criminal records include the arrest files of the state. Arrest records are generated when an individual has committed some crimes or violations to the law. A person can have multiple arrest records from coming from different law enforcing agencies of the state such as the police department, sheriff's office or the highway patrol. Therefore, arrest records can be requested at the government office that issued the report.

An arrest record would contain information about the arrest of an individual. One would find the case number, date and place of arrest as well as the crimes that the individual has committed that lead to his arrest. The document would also show the personal details of the individual such as the birth details, address of residency and other significant information about the individual. One would know the status of the case and the outcome of the arrest. The charges that were filed against the individual as well as the sentence given to the person are indicated on the record. The document however, is only made public, only after the case has been resolved, otherwise it is kept private only to authorized individuals.

The Court Administration of New York is the one who is responsible for managing the criminal records of the state and this includes the arrest records. Many would think that they can conduct a nationwide criminal check but the only thing possible at the moment is a statewide search. With this, one can only find criminal records for a particular state and not that of the whole country.

In order to get a copy of an arrest record in the state of New York, one has to know the basic details of the record that is being requested. The search form has to be completely filled out with the necessary information to obtain the requested document. One has to pay $65 as a processing fee in order to proceed with the retrieval process. The state office accepts mailed-in requests; however, the results can take a while.

If you badly need the arrest records, then doing the search online may be the best solution for you. One can get the needed information can be obtained in just a few seconds and can even be done at the comforts of your own home. There are websites that lest you search for arrest records for free. These websites lets their users test their system before letting them pay for the actual and thorough search.




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