Bronx New York Criminal Records

Start with the case and the court

For a particular Bronx prosecution, identify the court and obtain its case record. A Certificate of Disposition is the court-sealed document explaining the criminal charge, conviction if any, and sentence. An online listing helps locate a case; it is not the certificate a recipient may require. Ask the recipient whether it needs proof of one outcome or a broader history before paying for either product.

Use the official WebCrims link for a case with a future appearance. Search with the defendant’s name or full docket number. The court’s lookup instructions say that finished cases, sealed cases and warrants are not displayed. Save any docket number already on your paperwork: disappearance from this search does not establish that the case never existed or that there was no conviction.

Use the correct Bronx clerk

For active or completed matters in Bronx Supreme Court, contact the Criminal Term Central Clerk’s Office, second floor, 265 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451, at 718-618-3100. Correspondence can be addressed to the Criminal Term Clerk’s Office, care of the Correspondence Clerk. A case completed there can produce a Certificate of Disposition for $10.

Bronx Criminal Court is a separate courthouse at 215 East 161st Street. Use the central clerk for the county where that case was filed. Check the court named on the docket or sentencing paperwork rather than choosing the closest building. If you cannot determine which court finished the case, tell the clerk the defendant’s name and known case details before making a trip.

Prepare the disposition request

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  Bring the docket number, or the defendant’s full name and date of birth, or the arrest date so the clerk can identify the case.
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  Bring picture identification. NYC Criminal Court specifies $10 in exact change for its disposition request.
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  For another defendant’s sealed Criminal Court case, attach that defendant’s notarized permission to release the disposition.

The statewide certificate guide says people on public assistance who cannot afford the fee may qualify for a waiver. Ask the issuing clerk about payment, mailing or pickup and the time needed for your particular file. The reviewed Bronx instructions do not promise a universal turnaround or an online certified download. Keep a copy of your request and specify each case for which proof is needed.

When a statewide OCA search fits

OCA’s CHRS costs $95 per search and matches the name and date of birth exactly. Each alias or additional birth date is another search. Apply through Direct Access or mail the application to the CHRS Unit, 25 Beaver Street, Room 940, New York, NY 10004; there is no in-person service there. Mail payment is by check or money order payable to the N.Y.S. Office of Court Administration, not cash.

OCA describes real-time “No Results Found” responses through Direct Access and review of other results the following business day. Mail requests are processed by the next business day after receipt, with email delivery when an address is supplied or postal delivery with a self-addressed stamped envelope. These processing descriptions do not include postal transit.

Read the history within its limits

CHRS is an uncertified New York court-data report, not a nationwide or FBI check. It omits sealed cases, family/civil/federal matters and various excluded dispositions; older Town and Village data also have gaps. Its exact-name rule can miss variants. A negative response therefore cannot replace a known case’s disposition. For your own fingerprint-based rap-sheet review, NYC Criminal Court points to the separate DCJS Record Review service.

Compare the person, court, docket and outcome before relying on a match. A pending charge is not a conviction. If the result will be used formally, keep the actual disposition and the date and scope of any history search together. Do not infer current custody from a court-calendar entry.

Resolve missing or incorrectly unsealed information

For a DCJS rap sheet that wrongly shows a case that should be sealed, the court’s correction guide starts with the original court’s Certificate of Disposition. If it shows sealing, send the original certificate with a correction letter to DCJS using its current instructions. If the certificate lacks a sealing stamp, ask the clerk to check the underlying file. A records request does not itself seal a case; an unsealed file may require a separate court procedure.