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Questions about Columbia County criminal records usually belong with the public office that created or maintains the file. The contacts below route sheriff reports and local custody questions to the Public Safety Facility, County Court files to the criminal clerk in Hudson, and personal fingerprint histories to DCJS. This private site does not receive official record requests.

This Is Not a Government Office. This privately run reference site cannot retrieve or correct criminal records, perform an official check, or accept a record-sealing application. Submit each request to the public office that holds the record.

Need an Official Record?

Use the following official Columbia County and New York channels:

  • Sheriff reports and local custody information: contact the Columbia County Sheriff's Office at the Public Safety Facility, 85 Industrial Tract, Hudson, NY 12534; administration 518-828-0601, dispatch 518-828-3344, and jail reception 518-828-3324
  • County Court criminal files: use the Columbia County court case lookup instructions or contact the criminal clerk at Columbia County Courthouse, 401 Union Street, Hudson, NY 12534, 518-267-3150; court hours are generally 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on weekdays
  • Hudson City Court files: contact the clerk at 701-B Union Street, Hudson, NY 12534, 518-267-3082; hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the payment window closing at 3:30 p.m.
  • Personal fingerprint record review: follow the DCJS Personal Record Review process through IdentoGO; DCJS does not release another person's repository rap sheet to the general public
  • Police incident records: ask the law-enforcement agency that created the report, using New York Freedom of Information Law procedures when appropriate
  • Record sealing: file with the Columbia County, Hudson City, Town, or Village court that entered the disposition

For sheriff-created records, begin with the Columbia County Sheriff's Office at the Public Safety Facility, 85 Industrial Tract, Hudson, NY 12534, 518-828-0601. The official records pages provide separate routes for FOIL requests, report copies, crash reports, and local record checks. No dedicated records-counter hours are published, so call before visiting.