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The official home page of the New York State Unified Court System. We hear more than three million cases a year involving almost every type of endeavor. We hear family matters, personal injury claims, commercial disputes, trust and estates issues, criminal cases, and landlord-tenant cases.
The Civil Court of the City of New York consists of 3 parts: General Civil, Housing, and Small Claims. General Civil cases includes matters where parties are seeking monetary relief up to $50,000. The Housing Part hears landlord-tenant matters and cases involving maintenance of housing standards.
Jurisdiction. The NYC Criminal Court handles misdemeanors (crimes punishable by fine or imprisonment of up to one year) & lesser offenses. The Court also conducts arraignments and preliminary hearings for felonies (crimes punishable by imprisonment of more than one year).
On behalf of the judges and staff of the Civil Court of the City of New York, welcome to our website. The Civil Court handles cases dealing with issues as diverse as the population of the City it serves.
General Info & Resources. Court Operating Hours & Filing Information. Guidelines for Requesting So-Ordered Subpoenas, Transcripts & Record Room Documents. eNotify User Guide 2022 for Email Recipients.
New York City Criminal Court. New York City Criminal Court is a court of city-wide criminal jurisdiction with jurisdiction over crimes and other violations of law, other than those prosecuted by indictment, provided, however, that the legislature may grant to said court jurisdiction over misdemeanors prosecuted by indictment; and over such ...
There are two city courts, the Criminal Court and the Civil Court, and several state courts, the Supreme Court, Surrogate's Court, and Family Court. Unlike the rest of New York, counties within New York City do not have a typical County Court.