How you can legally obtain any ones criminal background in New York State

I think it’s important for people to be able to legally obtain criminal background checks on others — whether it be an employer or a concerned citizen. You can request these criminal records regarding any person that had a court case in the State of New York. You could request the criminal record of a president, yourself, a family member, a sex offender, etc. So here’s how to do it:

Step 1.) Visit https://www.nycourts.gov/criminal-history-record-search

Step 2.) Enter the required information regarding you subject/person.

Step 3.) Pay the $95.00 fee. Yes, its absolutely outrageous that NYS charges such a fee when this information is pulled directly from a database NYS maintains. Quite crazy, considering NYS boasts about being transparent. I suppose transparency comes at a significant costs for most New Yorkers.

Step 4.) If you opted to receive the report via email –the report will be sent directly to the email you provided.