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BackgroundFerret.com no longer offers county-level searches in New York State

Why not? Many of the county courthouses have changed their rules of access to records for the purpose of criminal background checks. Effective 07/14/03, the State of New York's Office of Court Administration (OCA) has begun offering a statewide New York criminal background check that can be requested directly from the state for a fee of $52.00.

For more information on requesting a criminal records search directly from the State of New York's OCA, you can visit the website of the New York State Unified Court System.