N.Y. Lien Law Section 247
Files, indexes and entries

The recording officer of each county shall procure, at the expense of the county, a file to be styled and labeled “State criminal surety bond lien notices”, and an index book or card index system to be styled and labeled “State criminal surety bond lien index.” When a notice of any such criminal surety bond lien is presented to him for filing, he shall file it in numerical order in the file and shall enter it alphabetically in relation to the name of the principal and the surety and the name of the people of the state of New York as lienors in the state criminal surety bond lien index. The entry shall show, in addition to the name of the people of the state of New York as lienors and the names and addresses of the principal and the surety, the name of the owner of such real estate and its location according to block, lot and section on the land map or other similar description, the criminal charge or character of the proceeding, the amount of the bond, the name and title of the judge or magistrate accepting the bond and the date thereof, as well as the name and location of the court where such bond is filed.

Source: Section 247 — Files, indexes and entries, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/LIE/247 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jul. 19, 2025).

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