Confidential Records

Criminal Cases	Statutory Authority
Sealed Records in Criminal Cases which end Favorably to the Accused	CPL 160.50
Grand Jury Minutes	CPL 190.25(4); Penal Law 215.70
Mental Health Records Submitted in Connection with Court Proceedings	CPL 330.20; Mental Hygiene Law Articles 9, 15; Mental Hygiene Law § 33.13©)
Probation Reports and Pre-Sentence Memoranda	CPL 390.50
Sealed Records in which the Defendant is Adjudicated a Youthful Offender	CPL 720.35(2)
Sealed Records of Criminal Cases Against a Juvenile Offender that are Removed to the Family Court	CPL 725.15
Court Records that Might Identify the Victim in Sex Offense Cases	Civil Rights Law § 50-b
Orders of Commitment of Mentally Ill Inmates	Correction Law § 402
Defendant Criminal History Records	42 U.S.C. § 3789g(b); 28 CFR Part 20
Alcohol and Drug Treatment Records	42 CFR Part 2.31 et seq.
Criminal Court Sex Offender Registry Forms	Correction Law § 168-b

 

Family and Matrimonial Matters	Statutory Authority
Records of Adoption Proceedings	Domestic Relations Law § 114
Information in Matrimonial Proceedings	Domestic Relations Law § 235
Records of Family Court Proceedings (not Open to Indiscriminate Public Inspection)	Family Ct Act § 166
Sealed Records in Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings upon Termination of an Action in Favor of the Respondent	Family Ct Act § 375.1

 

Miscellaneous Cases	Statutory Authority
Performance Evaluations in Personnel Records of Police Officers, Firefighters and Correction Officers	Civil Rights Law § 50-a
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings	Judiciary Law § 90.10
Records that Identify Jurors	Judiciary Law § 509(a)
Tenant Evictions after Foreclosure	Real Property Actions and Proceeding Law § 757