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Title A - Short Title, Applicability and Definitions
Article 1 - Short Title, Applicability and Definitions
1.00 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known as the criminal procedure law,...
1.10 - Applicability of Chapter to Actions and Matter Occurring Before and After Effective Date. - (a) All criminal actions and proceedings commenced upon or after...
1.20 - Definitions of Terms of General Use in This Chapter. - (b) an appearance ticket issued for a parking infraction when...
Article 2 - Peace Officers
2.10 - Persons Designated as Peace Officers. - (b) to the enforcement of any provision of the penal...
2.15 - Federal Law Enforcement Officers; Powers. - The following federal law enforcement officers shall have the powers...
2.16 - Watershed Protection and Enforcement Officers; Powers, Duties, Jurisdiction for Arrests. - (a) the water superintendent; (b) the deputy assistant to the...
2.20 - Powers of Peace Officers. - (a) The power to make warrantless arrests pursuant to section...
2.30 - Training Requirements for Peace Officers. - (a) during the holder's continuous service as a peace officer;...
Title B - The Criminal Courts
Article 10 - The Criminal Courts
10.10 - The Criminal Courts; Enumeration and Definitions. - (a) The supreme court; or (b) A county court. 3....
10.20 - Superior Courts; Jurisdiction. - (a) Exclusive trial jurisdiction of felonies; and (b) Trial jurisdiction...
10.30 - Local Criminal Courts; Jurisdiction. - (a) Exclusive trial jurisdiction of petty offenses except for the...
10.40 - Chief Administrator to Prescribe Forms and to Authorize Use of Electronic Filing. - (b) (i) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, participation...
Title C - General Principles Relating to Requirements for and Exemptions From Criminal Prosecution
Article 20 - Geographical Jurisdiction of Offenses
20.10 - Geographical Jurisdiction of Offenses; Definitions of Terms. - The following definitions are applicable to this article: 1. "This...
20.20 - Geographical Jurisdiction of Offenses; Jurisdiction of State. - (a) An element of such offense; or (b) An attempt...
20.30 - Geographical Jurisdiction of Offenses; Effect of Laws of Other Jurisdictions Upon This State's Jurisdiction. - jurisdictions upon this state's jurisdiction. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of...
20.40 - Geographical Jurisdiction of Offenses; Jurisdiction of Counties. - (a) An element of such offense; or (b) An attempt...
20.50 - Geographical Jurisdiction of Offenses; Jurisdiction of Cities, Towns and Villages. - towns and villages. 1. The principles prescribed in section 20.40,...
20.60 - Geographical Jurisdiction of Offenses; Communications and Transportation of Property Between Jurisdictions. - transportation of property between jurisdictions. For purposes of this article:...
Article 30 - Timeliness of Prosecutions and Speedy Trial
30.10 - Timeliness of Prosecutions; Periods of Limitation. - (a) A prosecution for a class A felony, or rape...
30.20 - Speedy Trial; in General. - 1. After a criminal action is commenced, the defendant is...
30.30 - Speedy Trial; Time Limitations. - (a) six months of the commencement of a criminal action...
Article 40 - Exemption From Prosecution by Reason of Previous Prosecution
40.10 - Previous Prosecution; Definitions of Terms. - The following definitions are applicable to this article: 1. "Offense."...
40.20 - Previous Prosecution; When a Bar to Second Prosecution. - (a) The offenses as defined have substantially different elements and...
40.30 - Previous Prosecution; What Constitutes. - (a) Terminates in a conviction upon a plea of guilty;...
40.40 - Separate Prosecution of Jointly Prosecutable Offenses; When Barred. - barred. 1. Where two or more offenses are joinable in...
40.50 - Previous Prosecution; Enterprise Corruption. - (a) A criminal act or offense is "specifically included" when...
40.51 - Previous Prosecution: Presidential Reprieve, Pardon or Other Form of Clemency. - form of clemency. When a person has been granted a...
Article 50 - Compulsion of Evidence by Offer of Immunity
50.10 - Compulsion of Evidence by Offer of Immunity; Definitions of Terms. - terms. The following definitions are applicable to this article: 1....
50.20 - Compulsion of Evidence by Offer of Immunity. - (a) The proceeding is one in which, by express provision...
50.30 - Authority to Confer Immunity in Criminal Proceedings; Court a Competent Authority. - competent authority. In any criminal proceeding, other than a grand...
Title D - Rules of Evidence, Standards of Proof and Related Matters
Article 60 - Rules of Evidence and Related Matters
60.10 - Rules of Evidence; in General. - Unless otherwise provided by statute or by judicially established rules...
60.15 - Rules of Evidence; What Witnesses May Be Called. - 1. Unless otherwise expressly provided, in any criminal proceeding involving...
60.20 - Rules of Evidence; Testimonial Capacity; Evidence Given by Children. - children. 1. Any person may be a witness in a...
60.22 - Rules of Evidence; Corroboration of Accomplice Testimony. - (a) The offense charged; or (b) An offense based upon...
60.25 - Rules of Evidence; Identification by Means of Previous Recognition, in Absence of Present Identification. - (a) Such witness testifies that: (i) He or she observed...
60.30 - Rules of Evidence; Identification by Means of Previous Recognition, in Addition to Present Identification. - recognition, in addition to present identification. In any criminal proceeding...
60.35 - Rules of Evidence; Impeachment of Own Witness by Proof of Prior Contradictory Statement. - contradictory statement. 1. When, upon examination by the party who...
60.40 - Rules of Evidence; Proof of Previous Conviction; When Allowed. - 1. If in the course of a criminal proceeding, any...
60.42 - Rules of Evidence; Admissibility of Evidence of Victim's Sexual Conduct in Sex Offense Cases. - conduct in sex offense cases. Evidence of a victim's sexual...
60.43 - Rules of Evidence; Admissibility of Evidence of Victim's Sexual Conduct in Non-Sex Offense Cases. - conduct in non-sex offense cases. Evidence of the victim's sexual...
60.44 - Use of Anatomically Correct Dolls. - Any person who is less than sixteen years old may...
60.45 - Rules of Evidence; Admissibility of Statements of Defendants. - (a) By any person by the use or threatened use...
60.46 - Rules of Evidence, Family Offense Proceedings in Family Court. - Evidence of a written or oral admission or any testimony...
60.47 - Possession of Condoms; Receipt Into Evidence. - Evidence that a person was in possession of one or...
60.48 - Rules of Evidence; Admissibility of Evidence of Victim's Manner of Dress in Sex Offense Cases. - of dress in sex offense cases. Evidence of the manner...
60.49 - Possession of Opioid Antagonists; Receipt Into Evidence. - 1. Evidence that a person was in possession of an...
60.50 - Rules of Evidence; Statements of Defendants; Corroboration. - A person may not be convicted of any offense solely...
60.55 - Rules of Evidence; Psychiatric Testimony in Certain Cases. - 1. When, in connection with the affirmative defense of lack...
60.60 - Rules of Evidence; Certificates Concerning Judgments of Conviction and Fingerprints. - conviction and fingerprints. 1. A certificate issued by a criminal...
60.70 - Rules of Evidence; Dangerous Drugs Destroyed Pursuant to Court Order. - order. The destruction of dangerous drugs pursuant to the provisions...
60.75 - Rules of Evidence; Chemical Test Evidence. - In any prosecution where two or more offenses against the...
60.76 - Rules of Evidence; Rape Crisis Counselor Evidence in Certain Cases. - cases. Where disclosure of a communication which would have been...
Article 65 - Use of Closed-Circuit Television for Certain Child Witnesses
65.00 - Definitions. - As used in this article: 1. "Child witness" means a...
65.10 - Closed-Circuit Television; General Rule; Declaration of Vulnerability. - vulnerability. 1. A child witness shall be declared vulnerable when...
65.20 - Closed-Circuit Television; Procedure for Application and Grounds for Determination. - (b) At any time after a motion has been made...
65.30 - Closed-Circuit Television; Special Testimonial Procedures. - 1. When the court has entered an order pursuant to...
Article 70 - Standards of Proof
70.10 - Standards of Proof; Definitions of Terms. - The following definitions are applicable to this chapter: 1. "Legally...
70.20 - Standards of Proof for Conviction. - No conviction of an offense by verdict is valid unless...