Possible.

All I can say with certainty is that I have seen plenty of instances of dispositions in criminal histories that are violations, traffic infractions, as well as the generic "local law...

So I guess I'm imagining it then.

I run criminal histories on defendants through the E-Justice Integrated Justice Portal which is a product of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice...

When I run a criminal history on someone violations DO show up - both in the original charges and in dispositions.

Penal Law violations such as Disorderly Conduct, Harassment, Trespass, etc. are...

Which is what I said. However, a Penal LAW violation will end up on a criminal history.

A violation is not a crime but a Penal Law violation is a criminal violation and will certainly appear on a criminal history.