New York Laws
Title 19 - Enforcement of Titles 1 Through 11 and 15 Through 21 Inclusive of Article 17 and Spills of Bulk Liquids
71-1937 - Jurisdiction of Courts in Criminal Cases.

County courts shall have, in the first instance, jurisdiction of
felonies committed under titles 1 through 11 inclusive and title 19 of
article 17 and sections 71-1929 through 71-1939 of this article. Subject
to the power of removal provided in the Criminal Procedure Law, police
courts shall have, in the first instance, concurrent jurisdiction of
misdemeanors committed under titles 1 through 11 inclusive and title 19
of article 17 and sections 71-1929 through 71-1939 of this article. An
action before a justice of the peace shall be brought in the town in
which the offense was committed or an adjoining town and an action
before a county court shall be brought in the county in which the
offense was committed. A warrant shall be returnable before the
magistrate or county judge issuing the same.

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