HOW DO I FIND THE AMOUNT OF SOMEONE’S BAIL?

If someone has been arrested in New York State and has been arraigned by a Judge in a New York State Supreme Court, a New York State District Court or a New York State Criminal Court, you can use the Webcrims system to find out someone’s bail amount.  You can use webcrims to find someone’s bail if they have an open court case in the following courts:

  • Bronx Criminal Court
  • Bronx Supreme Court – Criminal Term
  • Buffalo City Court
  • Dutchess County Court
  • Erie County Court
  • Kings Criminal Court
  • Kings Supreme Court – Criminal Term
  • Nassau County Court – Criminal Term
  • Nassau First District Court
  • New York Criminal Court
  • New York Supreme Court – Criminal Term
  • Orange County Court
  • Putnam County Court
  • Queens Criminal Court
  • Queens Supreme Court – Criminal Term
  • Richmond Criminal Court
  • Richmond Supreme Court – Criminal Term
  • Rockland County Court – Criminal Term
  • Suffolk County Court – Criminal Term
  • Suffolk First District Court
  • Westchester County Court – Criminal Term

Find how much someone’s bail is in New York by going to the webcrims website and looking up the current status of the defendant’s criminal case. You can follow these directions for the process of finding out what the status of someone’s criminal case is and for finding out the amount of someone’s bail or whether the person has a bail in a New York Court:

  1. CLICK HERE to go to the Webcrims website.
  2. Log in as a public User.  Enter the CAPTCHA code that you see on the screen to log in.
  3. Click the option for Find Defendant by Name. 
  4. Enter the Defendant’s Name and Search for his/her case
  5. Click on the Criminal Case that you are interested in getting information for
  6. Click Appearances (under case details on the left)
  7. The amount of the bail should appear in the “outcome/release status” column on the far right side (remember that “released on own recognizance means that the person was released without having to post a bail)



In the instance below, the person was released on his or her own recognizance and did not have to pay bail:

In the Instance below, the initially had a $5,000 bail.  You can also see that the bail was not posted.  However, at some point in the most recent court appearances, you can see that the person had an ROR status, which means that the court decided that there was no need for a bail.

 

 

*Please note that this process can also be used to find an open criminal case in New York/Find out if someone has a current criminal matter in New York State.

RELATED LINKS:

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE CASH BAIL REFUND PROCESS IN NEW YORK CITY – A New York City Department of Finance pamphlet which provides information on how bail is refunded in New York City, how bail is forfeited in New York City, and assigning bail to an attorney or assigning bail to another person in New York City.

CLICK HERE to Find Information on BAIL ONLINE in ERIE COUNTY NY

LOCATE AN INMATE IN NEW YORK STATE – This resource is helpful for those looking to find an inmate in a New York State Jail or New York State Prison.

WHAT IS BAIL? – This comprehensive article discusses what bail is and concepts that one may find helpful in understanding how a court decides what the bail set should be.

How Do I Find My Next Court Date? This article is helpful for those looking to find their next court date in a criminal court case in New York State.  The Article provide’s links to webcrims, a criminal court case information site which can be used to find a defendant’s next court date in New York.

POST BAIL IN NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FACILITY – Click Here to go to the New York City Department of Corrections’ page on posting bail for someone held in a NYC DOC facility.

 

Disclaimer: WEBCRIMS is a New York State Unified Court System run website and is not run by this site and is in no way affiliated with this site.  This site is a private site and is not intended to provide legal advice.  This site is not in anyway affiliated with any governmental agency and/or court.  This information is provided free of charge for the benefit of the public.  Please consult your attorney for legal advice.

This page is not intended to create an attorney client relationship or to give specific legal advice to any specific individuals.  The pages on this website are provided to give assistance in understanding general legal concepts.  The law can vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.  Such being the case, if you have specific questions, please discuss them with your Lawyer or, if you do not have a Lawyer, please consider hiring one or seeking assistance from a Legal Aid provider.


CentralBookingINFOLOGOWhat is Bail?

How Does Bail Work?

Bail is an amount set by a Judge in a case to ensure that a person will come back to court.

Bail Is Set To Prevent Someone From Fleeing….

This is the Definition of BAIL!

Bail is basically a way of ensuring that a person involved in a court case comes back to court and does not run away.  Bail is set in different types of cases.  The most common type of case is a criminal case.  However, bail is not just set in criminal cases.  For instance, many immigration cases involve situations where deportation is at issue but no crime is alleged to have been committed.  In these cases, a bail might be set by a Judge so that the person that is in the deportation proceeding comes back to court and just does not ignore the case and live life as if nothing is happening.

Why Does A Court Set Bail?

Judges often see situations in which people fail to return to Court.  Bail is often necessary to get someone to come back to Court.

How Does A Court Decide Bail?

What Is Bail? Bail Is Something That Is Going To Bring You Back To Court…

Bail is about flight risk… It is going to be whatever a Judge thinks it needs to be to prevent you from getting on the next plane out of the country…

Bail Has One Purpose: to ensure that a person attends all future court dates…


There are a number of factors that a Court will consider when determining what bail should be.  Different states use different criterion to set bail.  These factors include:

  1. The kind and degree of control or restriction that is necessary to ensure someone comes to court when required
  2. The Person’s character
  3. The Person’s mental condition
  4. The Person’s reputation and habits
  5. The Person’s employment
  6. The Person’s financial resources
  7. The Person’s family ties to the county or state
  8. How long the Person has lived in the community
  9. The Person’s Criminal Record
  10. The Person’s previous history of appearing in Court (Were warrants issued in prior cases?)
  11. The weight of the evidence and factors which might made conviction unlikely
  12. The sentenced which may be imposed

FIGURING OUT WHEN A BAIL MIGHT BE VERY HIGH IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE

(It is not an exact science either!)

FOR EXAMPLE:

If a Person with a criminal record and warrants is accused of a serious crime in a State they do not live in…

As in, you live down south, but are accused of a murder in New York State…

What is the Bail going to be?

THE BAIL IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE REALLY HIGH….

YOU PAY THE BAIL AND YOU WILL BE “OUT ON BAIL” UNTIL THE CASE IS OVER (THOUGH THE JUDGE CAN REVISIT BAIL AT ANY POINT).

There are no ties to the community, there are previous arrests, there is a warrant history, which means the person has already shown that they don’t return to court and the crime is serious (though the charge itself should not be used alone to determine bail…maybe this is a legal fiction, but that is how it is supposed to work).  A Judge is most likely going to set a serious bail in this example.


FOR EXAMPLE:

You were in your house that you lived in for 20 years.  You were minding your business and listening to music after a long day’s work.  Your neighbor did not like the sound of your music.  He came into your apartment through an open door and turned it down.  You both had words.  He hit you in the face.  Your pet roach witnessed the fight and became hostile.  It attacked your neighbor and bit him.  You then hit him with a stick over and over again until he ran out of the house.  He called the police.  They arrested you and another neighbor took your pet roach to her house.

WHAT IS BAIL GOING TO BE?

THERE MIGHT NOT EVEN BE A BAIL.  You were in your house.  You have lived there for 20 years.  Your Lawyer will argue that you plan to fight the charges, and that you have a good chance of winning as you were a victim and you were attacked.  Your Lawyer will also discuss your employment history, how you have no criminal history and how if not for that brave pet roach, you could have been seriously injured.  Further, he will argue that you must care for your roach and that you are responsible for caring for the roach and without you, the roach does not have a chance at a decent life.

IN THIS EXAMPLE YOU WOULD LIKELY BE RELEASED ON YOUR OWN RECOGNIZANCE (ROR).  This means you will be released without having to pay a monetary bail.  Often there will be conditions that the court will set.  They may issue an ORDER OF PROTECTION stating that you have to stay away from your neighbor while the case is pending.  This will usually include contact online (so if you are facebook friends, you need to defriend the person and not right back if he tries to talk to you…even if he initiates contact, YOU can go to jail for violating the order of protection).  This also usually means no third party contact.  That means you can’t have friends trying to talk him into dropping the case.  You can go to jail for that too.

IF THE PERSON HAS PASSPORTS, HOUSES OVERSEAS, AND A PLANE….

A COURT MIGHT CONSIDER THOSE RESOURCES AS A RISK FOR FLIGHT AND SET A BAIL…

WHAT IS BAIL GOING TO BE?

WHO KNOWS…

BUT ONE THING IS FOR SURE…

BAIL IS GOING TO BE WHATEVER THE JUDGE THINKS WILL MAKE YOU FLY YOUR PLANE BACK HERE FOR THE NEXT COURT DATE

OR DRIVE YOUR PINTO…

OR TAKE THE TRAIN…

WHAT ARE BAIL BONDS?

WHAT IS A BAIL BONDSMAN?

There are other things you should know.  Like there may be a cash bail and a bond amount set.  What is the bond?  Sometimes, the bail is high and someone may need to get a bail bond in order to post bail.  A bail bond often comes from a bail bondsman.  A bail bondsman is someone who posts bail on behalf of an individual.  The bail bondsman might take a smaller amount than the actual bail amount in order to post a bond for a higher bail amount.  How much is a bail bondsman? Well, that varies.  You should ask the different bail bondsman how much you must give them in order for them to post bail for someone.  Different bondsman might charge completely different prices.  This is no different than any insurance.  In fact, it is very similar to some extent.  Different insurance companies will assign your risk differently.  Different bail bondsman will assign your risk of flight differently and that will be one factor in how much you will have to put up.  Other factors like assets are often considered as well.  However, each bail bondsman has his or her own criterion and requirements.  Many will want to speak to the person periodically (once a week, after court, etc).  You should consult a bail bondsman for more information about posting bail using a bail bond.

HOW DO I FIND OUT IF SOMEONE HAS A BAIL IN NEW YORK?

Looking to find out if a court has decided that someone has to pay bail before being released in New York State?  If so, you can use the webcrims information system to find out the amount of someone’s bail in a New York Criminal Case.  Check out the helpful link below to get information about finding out how much someone’s bail is in New York:

CLICK HERE TO FIND SOMEONE’S BAIL AMOUNT IN NEW YORK

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If someone you know was arrested in New York City and you are looking for that person and trying to figure out what to do, this information sheet will help.  It contains important New York City Criminal Court information including Court Addresses and phone numbers.  The sheet contains the numbers that you need to call to find an arrest number and a docket number which can help you find out when your loved one will be arraigned in a New York City Criminal Court and when that person will see a judge.


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WHAT IS AN ARRAIGNMENT???


An arraignment is when the Court officially takes jurisdiction over a case. Everyone comes together in front of a judge and they formally charge the person with the crime alleged. A plea is entered at that time (GUILTY/NOT GUILTY). If a NOT GUILTY PLEA is entered, the Court must then decide whether the person charged should stay in jail or be released. The Court sets a BAIL. The Court usually tries to assess flight risk when considering bail. This means, the Court, which does not know your loved one, will have to figure out whether he or she will return to Court. They use lots of factors, including the nature of the charges, the person’s job history and educational background, and whether or not the person has significant ties to the community. They also take note of who has bothered to come to court on behalf of the person during the arraignment. IT IS THE LAWYER WHO WILL ARGUE THE BAIL APPLICATION. There may be no BAIL. In that case, the person is released on his or her own recognizance (ROR). That means the person can leave and will come back at a later date. If a bail is set, the person will be held until bail is posted.THE REST OF THE CASE WILL BE DEALT WITH AT LATER DATES. THERE WILL NOT BE A TRIAL ON THE DAY OF ARRAIGNMENT.

 

In New York City Criminal Courts, Arraignments usually happen from 9am to 1am – 7 days a week (except Staten Island/Richmond County).

 

What is a DP?

DP stands for “Decline Prosecution” or when the District Attorney (DA) declines to prosecute a case.  This means that someone who has been arrested will not have any further action taken against him or her.  While the DA can file charges at a later date, often, this does not occur.  Sometimes, someone will say they were DP’ed.  When someone is released after arrest but before the arraignment (released before seeing a Judge) because the DA decides to decline prosecute a case, it is said that they were DPed.

In some situations, a person who was DP’d may want to consider contacting a lawyer regarding a possible civil rights suit and/or false imprisonment, false arrest action.  This is especially the case where a person who was arrested suffers damages.  Damages can be due to police brutality but may arise from someone losing days of work, having expenses as a result of an arrest, or from property damage that occurs as a result to or incident to an arrest.

If you are looking to talk to a lawyer regarding a civil rights case against the City of New York, you should do so RIGHT AWAY.  There are may rules that can bar your case if you don’t take action within a certain amount of time.  This applies to suits against the City in general, including false arrest, malicious prosecution, excessive force, civil rights, police brutality, false imprisonment, and similar cases.  While our firm handles these cases, this information, as with the rest of the information on our site, is provided for informational purposes and is not intended to create an attorney/client – lawyer/client relationship.  You should discuss these issues with your lawyer.

See Also:

ARRAIGNMENT CLERK INFORMATION

FIND SOMEONE ARRESTED IN NEW YORK

ARRAIGNMENT PROCESS NYC

CLICK HERE FOR THE ARRAIGNMENT & ARREST PROCESS IN ERIE COUNTY NY


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WWW.CENTRALBOOKING.INFO is run by a private law firm. We have tried to compile information helpful to those who have had a friend or loved one arrested in New York City. This site however, IS NOT RUN BY THE COURTS, OR ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY. We have tried throughout the site to help the General Public and our clients navigate the arraignment, central booking and arrest process by providing what we believe is information that will be helpful.

We have received many calls regarding Central Booking Numbers and the fact that many do not work or just ring. It may be helpful to call the arraignment clerk in the county that your friend or loved one was arrested in for assistance.

PLEASE NOTE, THESE NUMBERS CHANGE PERIODICALLY.

The following numbers may be of assistance to those seeking to obtain information regarding the arrest of a loved one and a future arraignment date/time:

Arraignment Clerks:

Bronx

718-618-3008

Brooklyn/Kings

718-243-2545, 718-643-5296, 718-643-5675, 718-243-3501

New York County

646-386-4545, 3921

Queens County

718-298-0736

Richmond County

718-390-8400

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Get out a pen and some paper. You should get the following useful information from Central Booking, the Police Department that made the arrest, or the Arraignment Clerk at the Criminal Courthouse:

Arrest Number:
Date & Time of Arrest:
County of Arrest:
Docket Number:

These Items will be helpful for tracking your loved one through the New York Criminal Courts and Central Booking. The ARREST NUMBER is used by CENTRAL BOOKING and the POLICE DEPARTMENT (NYPD) to track people. The DOCKET NUMBER is used by the CRIMINAL COURT to track a Defendant’s Case. Each case gets a separate docket number. Each time someone is arrested, they get assigned a different ARREST NUMBER. The best way to get information is to call central booking and get the person’s ARREST NUMBER and then call the Arraignment Clerk’s at the Criminal Court in the County in which the person was arrested to get a Docket Number and find out when the person might be arraigned.

If someone is arrested, especially when the arrest was in the evening, that person will probably not see a judge until the next day. Sometimes, the person will see a judge the same day. A good rule of thumb, which is not absolute, is that the process can take about 24 hours.


 

REMEMBER:
OFTEN THE PHONES ARE BEING STAFFED BY ONE OR TWO PEOPLE FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY. THE CLERKS WORK VERY HARD. THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH HUNDREDS OF CONFUSED PEOPLE A DAY. DESPITE YOUR FRUSTRATION, BE KIND AND FRIENDLY TO THE CLERKS. PEOPLE SOMETIMES FORGET THAT A CLERK THAT PICKS UP THE PHONE IS JUST DOING HIS OR HER JOB AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ARREST THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE. BY PICKING UP THE PHONE, THAT PERSON HAS SHOWN THAT HE OR SHE WOULD LIKE TO HELP YOU AND GET YOU INFORMATION, IF HE OR SHE CAN. A LITTLE KINDNESS CAN GO A LONG WAY!

Please Note:
WWW.CENTRALBOOKING.INFO is run by a private law firm. We have tried to compile information helpful to those who have had a friend or loved one arrested in New York City. This site however, IS NOT RUN BY THE COURTS, OR ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY. We have tried throughout the site to help the General Public and our clients navigate the arraignment, central booking and arrest process by providing what we believe is information that will be helpful.

 

 

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WHERE IS THE COURTHOUSE?

You can use google maps to get directions to the Courthouse. Here are the addresses:

Manhattan (New York County) Criminal Court:
100 Centre Street, NY NY
Trains: 4,5,6 To Brooklyn Bridge. Walk North. J,M,Z, R, 6 to Canal Street Walk South.

Queens Criminal Court:
125-01 Queens Blvd., Queens New York
Trains: E or F train to the Union Turnpike. Buses: Q46, Q60, Q37, Q74

Bronx Criminal Court:
215 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY
Trains: 4 train to 161st Street.

Brooklyn Criminal Court (Kings County):
20 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, NY
Trains: M, R to Court St.; 2, 3, 4, 5 to Boro Hall; A, C, F to Jay St./Boro Hall

Staten Island Criminal Court (Richmond County):
67 Targee Street, Staten Island, NY
Trains: Stapleton (0.5 mi) SIR

 

Click here for the Criminal Courts in Erie County New York

 

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An Explanation of the Arraignment Process in New York City Courts. This information is provided so that loved ones and family members of someone arrested in New York City can have information that will help get a Loved One home quicker after he or she has been arrested. These items will help one track someone from arrest to arraignment. See our full video that describes the process from arrest to arraignment for more information.

 

ARRAIGNMENT CLERK INFORMATION

FIND SOMEONE ARRESTED IN NEW YORK

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How Do I Get My Property Back After Arrest in New York City?

Getting your stuff back after an arrest is not always as simple as asking for it back.  One of the biggest questions that first has to be asked is: WHY WAS THE PROPERTY TAKEN?

If your property was taken for SAFEKEEPING:

The owner of the property(or his or her representative – requires notarized letter):

  • must go to the borough property clerk office (Don’t wait a long time)
  • must have valid state issued identification (ID)
  • must have an “invoice number”

 

If your property was taken as Arrest Evidence:

The owner of the property(or his or her representative – requires notarized letter):

  • must go to the borough property clerk office no later than 120 days after the termination of the criminal proceedings
  • must have valid state issued identification (ID)
  • must have an “invoice number”
  • must have a District Attorney’s Release or a supervising District Attorney’s statement refusing to grant a release

If the property is not claimed or demanded before the 120 day period is up, the property may be disposed of by the Police Department Property Clerk.

 

New York Police Department Property Clerk Office Phone Numbers

NYPD Property Clerk Manhattan Property Office (646) 610-5906

NYPD Property Clerk Bronx Property Office (718) 590-2806

NYPD Property Clerk Brooklyn Property Office (718) 875-6675

NYPD Property Clerk Queens Property Office (718) 433-2678

NYPD Property Clerk Staten Island Property Office (718) 876-8413

MORE INFORMATION ON GETTING PROPERTY BACK FROM POLICE:

CLICK HERE for New York Police Department Property Clerk Page

CLICK HERE for NYPD Property Clerk Return of Property Page (non-car)

CLICK HERE for NYPD Property Clerk Return of Vehicle Page

CLICK HERE for New York Legal Aid Brochure – How Do I Get My Stuff Back? (Another Amazing Job by Legal Aid!)

NYPD PROPERTY CLERK ADDRESS LIST

Manhattan Property Clerk Offices

1 Police Plaza – Room S-20

(Street level of Police Headquarters)

New York, N.Y. 10038

(646) 610-5906

Hours:  Monday through Friday; 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. (Closed Holidays)

 

Bronx Property Clerk Office

215 East 161st Street — Room C27

(Sub-basement of Bronx County Criminal Court Building)

Bronx, N.Y. 10451

(718) 590-2806

Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM (Closed Holidays)

 

Brooklyn Property Clerk Office

301 Gold Street

(Ground Floor – Between the Firehouse & the 84th Precinct)

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201

(718) 875-6675

Hours: Monday through Friday; 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. (Closed Holidays)

Queens Property Clerk Office

47-07 Pearson Place

(Entrance at rear of building on Austell Place)

Long Island City, N.Y. 11101

(718) 433-2678

Hours: Monday through Friday; 8 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Closed Holidays)

 

Staten Island Property Clerk Office

1 Edgewater Plaza – Room 521

Staten Island, N.Y. 10305

Phone: (718) 876-8413

Hours: Monday through Friday; 9 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. (Closed Holidays)

 

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Summary of Steps that loved ones and family members of someone arrested in New York City should take to help get that person home quicker after he or she has been arrested. These items will help one track someone from arrest to arraignment. See our full video that describes the process from arrest to arraignment for more information.
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