NYS Court Officer Registration
Prepare for the New York State Court Officer exam with our one-day preparation course and unlimited access to our NYS Court Officer online prep course. Led by experienced civil service professionals, this intensive session will equip you with the knowledge, strategies, and confidence needed to excel on the exam. We will also provide a study booklet that contains exam-specific information, practice questions/solutions, and take-home materials for continued preparation. The online portion of prep course will contain new material and updated material and can be taken at your own time.
The full tuition is $479. The tuition will be divided into two payments; an initial payment of $199 (due at registration) and a final payment of $280 (due on the day of class)
Space is limited! Register today to secure your spot and take the first step toward a rewarding career as a New York State Court Officer.
NYS Court Officer Exam Preparation Classes
Click for class locations: Suffolk Brooklyn
Course Details – You can attend either location
- Location: Suffolk County
- Date: 8/23/2026
- Time: 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM (30-minute break at 11:30 AM)
- Address: VFW Hall, 400 Lakeland Avenue, Sayville, NY, 11782
- Location: Brooklyn
- Date: 8/22/2026
- Time: 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM (30-minute break at 11:30 AM)
- Address: Knights of Columbus, 1305 86th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11203
These questions assess applicants’ ability to remember the details from an incident. Applicants will be provided with a written description of an incident (story) and will be given five (5) minutes to read and study the story. At the end of the 5-minute period, the story will be removed, and applicants will not have another opportunity to refer to it.
Applicants will not be allowed to make any written notes about the story. There will be a 10-minute delay before applicants are presented with a series of questions about the facts concerning the story.
Reading, Understanding and Interpreting Written Material
These questions assess applicants’ ability to understand and interpret written material. The written examination will include two types of questions: Format A – Applicants will be provided with brief reading passages followed by questions about the passages.
All information needed to answer the questions will be provided in the passages.
Applicants will not be required to have any special knowledge relating to the content area covered in the passages; and Format B – Applicants will be provided with short written passages from which words or phrases have been removed. Applicants will be required to select from four alternatives the word or phrase that logically completes the sentence within the passage when inserted for the missing word or phrase.
Applying Facts and Information to Given Situations
These questions assess applicants’ ability to use the information provided and apply it to a specific situation defined by a given set of facts. Applicants are presented with a regulation, policy or procedure that a NYS Court Officer may encounter on the job. Applicants must use this information to answer questions about specific situations. All information needed to answer the questions is contained in the passages and in the description of the situation.
Clerical Checking
These questions assess applicants’ ability to distinguish between sets of names, numbers, letters and/or codes which are almost exactly alike. There are three sets of information which may appear in different fonts. Applicants will be asked to compare the information in the three sets and identify whether the sets differ. Applicants must use the directions provided to determine the correct answer.
Court Record Keeping
These questions assess applicants’ ability to read, combine, and manipulate written information organized from several sources. Applicants will be presented with different types of tables which contain names, numbers, codes, and other information, and must combine and reorganize
