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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
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, 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 a court by the defendant who has been found guilty before being sentenced. It is part of the criminal procedure in some jurisdictions using common law. Concept An allocution allows t ...
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References

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