A certificate of disposition is a New York court document that indicates the current status of a case or its final disposition.
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.
It is also available in all other city courts in
Upstate New York
Upstate New York is a geographic region consisting of the area of New York State that lies north and northwest of the New York City metropolitan area. Although the precise boundary is debated, Upstate New York excludes New York City and Long Is ...
, for example,
Binghamton, New York,
and
Plattsburgh, New York.
Only the criminal
defendant, defendants representation, or a person with written and notarized permission of the defendant, can access this court record.
There are 13 branches of New York City Criminal Courts, and five branches of the Supreme Court handling felonies in New York City.
There are also 61 city courts outside of New York City.
See also
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Allocution
An allocution, or allocutus, is a formal statement made to the court by the defendant who has been found guilty prior to being sentenced. It is part of the criminal procedure in some jurisdictions using common law.
Concept
An allocution allo ...
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Transcript
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Law of New York
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Judiciary of New York
The Judiciary of New York (officially the New York State Unified Court System) is the judicial branch of the Government of New York (state), Government of New York, comprising all the courts of the State of New York (excluding extrajudicial admin ...
References
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Legal documents
New York (state) law
Government of New York City
Court reporting