Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Putnam County, New York, has about 98,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Putnam County Supreme and County Courts and the city, town and village courts, and the file of each case, kept by the County Clerk, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Putnam County public records, Putnam County arrest records, Putnam County warrants, Putnam County inmate search, Putnam County criminal records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Putnam County
In Putnam County, the Putnam County Supreme and County Courts hear divorces and major civil cases in the Supreme Court, felonies in the County Court.
The city, town and village courts take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
Divorces go to the Supreme Court, and the file stays with the County Clerk.
The County Clerk keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Freedom of Information Law.
Looking Up a Case from Putnam County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at putnamcountyny.gov/county-clerk (page title: County Clerk | Putnam County, New York), phone 845-808-1142, Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, eCourts is the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
The New York court page SearchSystems verified is at iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/CaseSearch.
What Reaches the Court from Putnam County
Together, the four agencies in Putnam County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 672 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Putnam County Supreme and County Courts or the city, town and village courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at putnamcountyny.gov/district-attorneys-office (page title: District Attorney’s Office | Putnam County, New York), phone 845-808-1050, 60 McAlpin Ave, Mahopac, NY 10541, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Putnam County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Putnam County criminal records, Putnam County divorce records, Putnam County DUI and Putnam County property records.
Cities in Putnam County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Putnam County Supreme and County Courts or the city, town and village courts.
The cities and towns in the county are Brewster, Cold Spring and Nelsonville.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Putnam County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at putnamcountyny.gov/county-clerk, phone 845-808-1142. Statewide, eCourts is the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
Which court hears felonies in Putnam County?
The Putnam County Supreme and County Courts, which hear divorces and major civil cases in the Supreme Court, felonies in the County Court. The city, town and village courts take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
Who keeps the court records in Putnam County?
The County Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in New York?
Yes: eCourts, the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
Is this the official Putnam County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.