If after the service of an appearance ticket and the filing of a local
criminal court accusatory instrument charging the offense designated
therein, the defendant does not appear in the designated local criminal
court at the time such appearance ticket is returnable, the court may
issue a summons or a warrant of arrest based upon the local criminal
court accusatory instrument filed.
Structure New York Laws
Part 2 - The Principal Proceedings
Title H - Preliminary Proceedings in Local Criminal Court
Article 150 - The Appearance Ticket
150.10 - Appearance Ticket; Definition, Form and Content.
150.20 - Appearance Ticket; When and by Whom Issuable.
150.40 - Appearance Ticket; Where Returnable; How and Where Served.
150.60 - Appearance Ticket; Defendant's Failure to Appear.
150.70 - Appearance Ticket; Fingerprinting of Defendant.