Informal Opinion No.

Kenneth S. Goldman, Esq. Deputy County Attorney, Onondaga

You have asked whether it is proper to store in a computer system certain biographical data on persons whose arrest records are required to be sealed under section 160.50(1)(c) of the Criminal Procedure Law. The biographical entries would be used as a means of gaining access to sealed paper records relating to the arrest and prosecution.

Section 160.50(1)(c) provides that upon the termination of a criminal action or proceeding against a person in his or her favor, the court is required to enter an order directing that "all official…