Certificate of Disposition

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Certificate of Conduct

A Certificate of Disposition is an official court document that indicates the current status of a case or its final disposition.

To request a Certificate of Disposition, you will need the following items:

Docket number or defendant's full name and date of birth, or date of arrest
Picture ID
$10 (exact change only)

You must bring these items to the court in the borough where your case was filed.

If you are on public assistance and can't afford the fee, ask the court about getting a fee waiver.

You can learn more about requesting a Certificate of Disposition.

Online

Learn more about requesting a Certificate of Disposition.

Contact the Legal Action Center of New York for help with getting a Certificate of Good Conduct.

By Phone

Agency: New York Courts
Phone Number: (800) 268-7869
Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Automated assistance is also available in Cantonese, Mandarin, and Spanish.

If you have been issued a summons by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), you can get a disposition letter from the NYC Transit Adjudication Bureau.

A $10 fee, government ID, and Social Security Card will be required.

The Bureau is located at 29 Gallatin Place, 3rd Floor, in Brooklyn.

Agency: Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Division: Transit Adjudication Bureau
Phone Number: (347) 643-5805
Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 8 AM - 5 PM

To request a disposition for a defendant who has a sealed case, you must have a letter from the defendant.

The letter must:

Be notarized
Give permission to release the disposition

Certificate of Disposition

MTA Summons

Sealed Case