Find Your Next Court Date: WebCrims Criminal Court Case Information
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WebCrims provides online access to criminal cases with future appearance dates in all criminal courts in New York City and Nassau and Suffolk Counties, the County Courts in the Ninth Judicial District (which includes Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Dutchess Counties), the County Court in Erie County, and the Buffalo City Court. It also displays universal summons case information for the five counties of New York City.
By: New York State Unified Court System
New York State Criminal Justice System Handbook
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Provides detailed descriptions to help you understand how the New York state criminal justice system works from arrest to appeal.
By: New York State Unified Court System
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The Consequences of Criminal Charges topic was developed in collaboration with Reentry Net/NY
By: Reentry.net
The Consequences of Criminal Charges: A People's Guide This manual provides basic information about some of the many consequences of criminal charges,
arrest, and incarceration in New York State. You will find information and materials geared towards helping you understand these consequences and strategies for preventing or overcoming them. Subtopics covered include: Encounters With the Police, Civic Participation (including voting rights and jury service), Employment, Family, Public Benefits, Student Loans, Financial Impact, Housing, Immigration, Criminal Records, and Certificates of Rehabilitation.
By: Bronx Defenders and Reentry.net/NY
Just Cause Law Collective
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This website provides information detailing your rights during your encounters with police ranging from arrests and questioning to reporting police misconduct.
By: LawCollective.org
Know Your Rights With Police in Schools Learn your rights when being searched in school and when being scanned by a metal detector.
By: New York Civil Liberties Union
The Citizen's Guide to Refusing New York Subway Searches Read about your constitutional rights in regards to denying subway searches in New York.
By: Flex Your Rights Corporation
Tips for Trans People Dealing With Cops
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By: Sylvia Rivera Law Project
What to Do If You are Stopped by the Police
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This card tells you what to do if you are stopped, arrested, or injured in your encounter with the police, and how to file a complaint.
By: New York Civil Liberties Union
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Arraignment in Criminal Court Guide to the arraignment process in New York State criminal courts.
By: Legal Information for Families Today
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Arrest to Sentence Narrative + Flow Chart
The criminal justice process can be confusing to people not familiar with criminal law. This arrest-to-sentence flow chart and legal glossary are designed to explain and clarify the criminal justice process in New York County. Created by the New York District Attorney.
**The Arrest to Sentence Flow Chart can be found in the separate website attachment**
By: NY County DAs Office
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Preparing for the incarceration of a loved one
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This guide will cover issues such as the options a relative has for caring for the child of an incarcerated loved one, options a pregnant woman has when she is incarcerated, how families can keep in touch while a loved is incarcerated, and much more.
By: LIFT
What Can I Expect If I Am Arrested?
(Separate Website)
Detailed information about arrest process including arrest processing, Miranda rights, stay at Central Booking, any medication issues after arrest, and what to expect at arraignment (arraignment is when defendant is formally informed of the charges against him/her and their rights as a defendant.)
By: Legal Aid Society
What If Someone I Know Is Arrested?
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Basic information on how to locate an individual who has been arrested and summary information on what happens after an arrest has been made. Includes contact information for and directions to Central Booking in each borough.
By: Legal Aid Society
How Do I Get My Bail Money Back?
(Separate Website)
This resource provides a brief overview of when and how you can get your bail money back.
By: Legal Aid Society
How Do I Post Bail?
(Separate Website)
This resources discusses the two types of bail: cash bail and bond bail as well as information as to where you can post bail in New York City.
By: Legal Aid Society
Rules For Paying Bails
(Separate Website)
Read about what you should and should not do when trying to pay a bail.
By: New York City Department of Correction
What you should know before you pay bail
(Separate Website)
Information as to how the NYC Department of Finance processes bail refunds.
By: New York City Department of Finance
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Russian / Pусский
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How to File a Complaint with the CCRB
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Instructions on how to file a formal complaint with the New York City civilian complaint review board.
By: NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board
How to File a Complaint with the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (OCRL)
(Separate Website)
OCRCL investigates complaints against the Department of Homeland Security, such as abuse of authority or color of the law, discrimination, profiling, violations of the confidentiality provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), conditions of detention, treatment, due process, and watch lists.
By: US Department of Homeland Security
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Form Letter to Debt Collectors in Shoplifting Cases Use this form letter to response to demand letters for statutory damages in cases where you were accused of shoplifting
By: The Bronx Defenders
How Do I Get My Stuff Back?
(Separate Website)
Information detailing why property may be taken from you upon arrest--safekeeping, forfeiture, evidence or contraband--and how to get it back. Also includes contact information to Property Clerk Offices in each borough.
By: Legal Aid Society
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Spanish / Español
Notice of Claim Form - City of New York
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Notice of Claim form that victims of police misconduct must file within 90 days of the incident in order to preserve their right to sue.
By: New York City Office of the Comptroller
I do not speak English, what is my right to receive information in my language?
Video: How to Work with Interpreters
(Separate Website)
In this video, you will learn some basic tips that will allow you to communicate effectively and easily through an interpreter with a person who doesn't speak your language.
By: Legal Services of New Jersey
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Spanish / Español
Collateral Consequences Calculator
(Separate Website)
A calculator designed as an aid to legal research for judges, attorneys and legal academics. It can provide a preliminary overview of the collateral consequences associated with sections of the New York State Penal Law, and can be used as a way of seeing the big picture and beginning the process of determining the varied consequences of criminal charges.
By: Columbia Law School
Complaints About Attorneys
(Separate Website)
If you have a complaint against an attorney, you may contact the Attorney Disciplinary / Grievance Committee. The office you need to contact depends upon the location of your lawyer's office. Click for more information.
By: New York State Unified Court System
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