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Title P - Procedures for Securing Attendance at Criminal Actions and Proceedings of Defendants and Witnesses Under Control of Court--Recognizance, Bail
Article 500 - Recognizance, Bail and Commitment--Definitions of Terms
500.10 - Recognizance, Bail and Commitment; Definitions of Terms. - (a) that the principal be in contact with a pretrial...
Article 510 - Recognizance, Bail and Commitment-Determination of Application for Recognizance or Bail, Issuance of Securing Orders, and Related Matters
510.10 - Securing Order; When Required; Alternatives Available; Standard to Be Applied. - (a) The principal's activities and history; (b) If the principal...
510.15 - Commitment of Principal Under Seventeen or Eighteen. - 1. When a principal who is under the age of...
510.20 - Application for a Change in Securing Order. - (b) Upon such application, the principal must be accorded an...
510.30 - Application for Securing Order; Rules of Law and Criteria Controlling Determination. - controlling determination. 1. With respect to any principal, the court...
510.40 - Court Notification to Principal of Conditions of Release and of Alleged Violations of Conditions of Release. - (b) The specific method of electronic monitoring of the principal's...
510.43 - Court Appearances: Additional Notifications. - 1. The court or, upon direction of the court, a...
510.45 - Pretrial Services Agencies. - (b) Any such questionnaire, instrument or tool used to inform...
510.50 - Enforcement of Securing Order. - 1. When the attendance of a principal confined in the...
Article 520 - Bail and Bail Bonds
520.10 - Bail and Bail Bonds; Fixing of Bail and Authorized Forms Thereof. - (a) Cash bail. (b) An insurance company bail bond. (c)...
520.15 - Bail and Bail Bonds; Posting of Cash Bail. - 1. Where a court has fixed bail pursuant to subdivision...
520.20 - Bail and Bail Bonds; Posting of Bail Bond and Justifying Affidavits; Form and Contents Thereof. - (b) When a bail bond is to be posted in...
520.30 - Bail and Bail Bonds; Examination as to Sufficiency. - (a) The background, character and reputation of any obligor, and,...
520.40 - Transfer of Cash Bail From Local Criminal Court to Superior Court. - court. When a local criminal court acquires control over the...
Article 530 - Orders of Recognizance or Bail With Respect to Defendants in Criminal Actions and Proceedings--When and by What Courts Authorized
530.10 - Order of Recognizance Release Under Non-Monetary Conditions or Bail; in General. - bail; in general. Under circumstances prescribed in this article, a...
530.11 - Procedures for Family Offense Matters. - (a) persons related by consanguinity or affinity; (b) persons legally...
530.12 - Protection for Victims of Family Offenses. - (a) In addition to any other conditions, such an order...
530.13 - Protection of Victims of Crimes, Other Than Family Offenses. - (a) stay away from the home, school, business or place...
530.14 - Suspension and Revocation of a License to Carry, Possess, Repair or Dispose of a Firearm or Firearms Pursuant to Section 400.00 of the Penal Law and Ineligibilty for Such a License; Order to Surrender Firearms; Order to Seize Firearms. - (a) the court shall suspend any such existing license possessed...
530.20 - Securing Order by Local Criminal Court When Action Is Pending Therein. - (b) Where the principal stands charged with a qualifying offense,...
530.30 - Order of Recognizance, Release Under Non-Monetary Conditions or Bail; by Superior Court Judge When Action Is Pending in Local Criminal Court. - (a) Lacks authority to issue such an order, pursuant to...
530.40 - Order of Recognizance, Release Under Non-Monetary Conditions or Bail; by Superior Court When Action Is Pending Therein. - (a) a felony enumerated in section 70.02 of the penal...
530.45 - Order of Recognizance or Bail; After Conviction and Before Sentence. - (a) If the criminal action was pending in supreme court...
530.50 - Order of Recognizance or Bail; During Pendency of Appeal. - 1. A judge who is otherwise authorized pursuant to section...
530.60 - Certain Modifications of a Securing Order. - (b) Except as provided in paragraph (a) of this subdivision...
530.70 - Order of Recognizance or Bail; Bench Warrant. - (a) He or she has reasonable cause to believe that...
530.80 - Order of Recognizance or Bail; Surrender of Defendant. - (a) A certified copy of the bail bond must be...
Article 540 - Forfeiture of Bail and Remission Thereof
540.10 - Forfeiture of Bail; Generally. - 1. If, without sufficient excuse, a principal does not appear...
540.20 - Forfeiture of Bail; Certain Local Criminal Courts. - (a) If it is a city court, pay the forfeited...
540.30 - Remission of Forfeiture. - (a) If the forfeiture has been ordered by a superior...
Title Q - Procedures for Securing Attendance at Criminal Actions and Proceedings of Defendants Not Securable by Conventional Means--and Related Matters
Article 550 - Securing Attendance of Defendants--in General
550.10 - Securing Attendance of Defendants; in General. - (a) If the defendant is confined in the custody of...
Article 560 - Securing Attendance of Defendants Confined in Institutions Within the State
560.10 - Securing Attendance of Defendants Confined in Institutions Within the State. - (a) If the action is pending in a superior court...
Article 570 - Securing Attendance of Defendants Who Are Outside the State but Within the United States--Rendition to Other Jurisdictions of Defendants Within the State -- Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
570.02 - Short Title. - This article may be cited and referred to as the...
570.04 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following terms have the...
570.06 - Fugitives From Justice; Duty of Governor. - Subject to the provisions of this article, the provisions of...
570.08 - Demand; Form. - No demand for the extradition of a person charged with...
570.10 - Investigation by Governor. - When a demand shall be made upon the governor of...
570.12 - Extradition of Persons Imprisoned or Awaiting Trial in Another State. - state. When it is desired to have returned to this...
570.14 - Extradition of Persons Who Left the Demanding State Under Compulsion. - compulsion. The governor of this state may also surrender, on...
570.16 - Extradition of Persons Not Present in Demanding State at Time of Commission of Crime. - of commission of crime. The governor of this state may...
570.17 - Extradition for Legally Protected Health Activity. - (a) "Reproductive health services" shall mean and include all services,...
570.18 - Issuance of Warrant of Arrest by Governor; Recitals Therein. - If the governor decides that the demand should be complied...
570.19 - Extradition of Gender-Affirming Care Providers, Seekers, Parents, Guardians, and Helpers. - parents, guardians, and helpers. No demand for the extradition of...
570.20 - Execution of Warrant; Manner and Place Thereof. - Such warrant shall authorize the police officer or other person...
570.22 - Authority of Arresting Officer. - Every such police officer or other person empowered to make...
570.24 - Rights of Accused Person; Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus. - corpus. No person arrested upon such warrant shall be delivered...
570.26 - Noncompliance With Preceding Section; Penalties for Violation. - Any officer who shall deliver to the agent for extradition...
570.28 - Confinement of the Accused in Jail When Necessary. - The officer or persons executing the governor's warrant of arrest,...
570.30 - Confinement of Extradited Persons Passing Through This State. - The officer or agent of a demanding state to whom...
570.32 - Arrest of Accused Before Making of Requisition. - Whenever any person within this state shall be charged on...
570.34 - Arrest of Accused Without Warrant Therefor. - The arrest of a person in this state may be...
570.36 - Commitment to Await Requisition; Bail. - If from the examination before the local criminal court it...
570.38 - Bail; in What Cases; Conditions of Bond. - Unless the offense with which the prisoner is charged is...
570.40 - Extension of Time of Commitment; Adjournment. - If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the...
570.42 - Bail; When Forfeited. - If the prisoner is admitted to bail, and fails to...
570.44 - Persons Under Criminal Prosecution in This State at Time of Requisition. - requisition. If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such...
570.46 - Guilt or Innocence of Accused; When Inquired Into. - The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the...
570.48 - Alias Warrant of Arrest. - The governor may recall his warrant of arrest or may...
570.50 - Written Waiver of Extradition Proceedings. - Any person arrested in this state charged with having committed...
570.52 - Fugitives From This State; Duty of Governor. - Whenever the governor of this state shall demand a person...
570.54 - Application for Issuance of Requisition; by Whom Made; Contents. - contents. 1. When the return to this state of a...
570.56 - Expense of Extradition. - The expenses of extradition must be borne by the county...
570.58 - Immunity From Service of Process in Certain Civil Actions. - A person brought into this state on or after waiver...
570.60 - No Immunity From Other Criminal Prosecution While in This State. - state. After a person has been brought back to this...
570.62 - Non-Waiver by This State. - Nothing in this article contained shall be deemed to constitute...
570.64 - Interpretation. - The provisions of this article shall be so interpreted and...
570.66 - Constitutionality. - If any part of this article is for any reason...
Article 580 - Securing Attendance of Defendants Confined as Prisoners in Institutions of Other Jurisdictions of the United States--Rendition to Other J
580.10 - Securing Attendance of Defendants Confined as Prisoners in Institutions of Other Jurisdictions of the United States; Methods. - institutions of other jurisdictions of the United States; methods. The...
580.20 - Agreement on Detainers. - (a) "State" shall mean a state of the United States;...
580.30 - Securing Attendance of Defendants Confined in Federal Prisons. - (a) Section four thousand eighty-five of title eighteen of the...
Article 590 - Securing Attendance of Defendants Who Are Outside the United States
590.10 - Securing Attendance of Defendants Who Are Outside the United States. - States. 1. When a criminal action for an offense committed...
Article 600 - Securing Attendance of Corporate Defendants and Related Matters
600.10 - Corporate Defendants; Securing Attendance. - 1. The court attendance of a corporation for purposes of...
600.20 - Corporate Defendants; Prosecution Thereof. - At all stages of a criminal action, from the commencement...
Title R - Procedures for Securing Attendance of Witnesses in Criminal Actions
Article 610 - Securing Attendance of Witnesses by Subpoena
610.10 - Securing Attendance of Witnesses by Subpoena; in General. - 1. Under circumstances prescribed in this article, a person at...
610.20 - Securing Attendance of Witnesses by Subpoena; When and by Whom Subpoena May Be Issued. - subpoena may be issued. 1. Any criminal court may issue...
610.25 - Securing Attendance of Witness by Subpoena; Possession of Physical Evidence. - physical evidence. 1. Where a subpoena duces tecum is issued...
610.30 - Securing Attendance of Witnesses by Subpoena; Where Subpoena May Be Served. - may be served. 1. A subpoena of any criminal court,...
610.40 - Securing Attendance of Witnesses by Subpoena; How and by Whom Subpoena May Be Served. - subpoena may be served. A subpoena may be served by...
610.50 - Securing Attendance of Witness by Subpoena; Fees. - 1. A witness subpoenaed by the people in a criminal...
Article 620 - Securing Attendance of Witnesses by Material Witness Order
620.10 - Material Witness Order; Defined. - A material witness order is a court order (a) adjudging...
620.20 - Material Witness Order; When Authorized; by What Courts Issuable; Duration Thereof. - (a) Possesses information material to the determination of such action;...
620.30 - Material Witness Order; Commencement of Proceeding by Application; Procurement of Appearance of Prospective Witness. - (a) The court may issue an order directing him to...
620.40 - Material Witness Order; Arraignment. - 1. When the prospective witness appears before the court, the...
620.50 - Material Witness Order; Hearing, Determination and Execution of Order. - (a) The applicant has the burden of proving by a...
620.60 - Material Witness Order; Vacation, Modification and Amendment Thereof. - thereof. 1. At any time after a material witness order...
620.70 - Material Witness Order; Compelling Attendance of Witness Who Fails to Appear. - fails to appear. If a witness at liberty on bail...
620.80 - Material Witness Order; Witness Fee. - A witness held in the custody of the sheriff as...
Article 630 - Securing Attendance as Witnesses of Persons Confined in Institutions Within the State
630.10 - Securing Attendance of Witnesses Confined in Institutions Within the State; in General. - within the state; in general. Under the circumstances prescribed in...
630.20 - Securing Attendance of Witnesses Confined in Institutions Within the State; When and by What Courts Order May Be Issued. - within the state; when and by what courts order may...
Article 640 - Securing Attendance as Witnesses of Persons at Liberty Outside the State--Rendition to Other Jurisdictions of Witnesses at Liberty Within
640.10 - Securing Attendance of Witnesses From Within and Without the State in Criminal Proceedings. - state in criminal proceedings. 1. As used in this section...
Article 650 - Securing Attendance as Witnesses of Prisoners Confined in Institutions of Other Jurisdictions of the United States-Rendition to Other Jur
650.10 - Securing Attendance of Prisoner in This State as Witness in Proceeding Without the State. - proceeding without the state. If a judge of a court...
650.20 - Securing Attendance of Prisoner Outside the State as Witness in Criminal Action in the State. - in criminal action in the state. 1. When (a) a...
650.30 - Securing Attendance of Prisoner in Federal Institution as Witness in Criminal Action in the State. - witness in criminal action in the state. 1. When (a)...
Title S - Procedures for Securing Testimony for Future Use,and for Using Testimony Given in a Prior Proceeding
Article 660 - Securing Testimony for Use in a Subsequent Proceeding--Examination of Witnesses Conditionally
660.10 - Examination of Witnesses Conditionally; in General. - After a defendant has been arraigned upon an accusatory instrument,...
660.20 - Examination of Witnesses Conditionally; Grounds for Order. - (a) About to leave the state and not return for...
660.30 - Examination of Witnesses Conditionally; When and to What Courts Application May Be Made. - (a) If the action is pending in a local criminal...
660.40 - Examination of Witnesses Conditionally; Application and Notice. - (a) The title of the action, the offense or offenses...
660.50 - Examination of Witnesses Conditionally; Determination of Application. - application. 1. Before ruling upon the application, the court may,...
660.60 - Examination of Witnesses Conditionally; the Examination Proceeding. - proceeding. 1. The examination proceeding must be conducted in the...
Article 670 - Use in a Criminal Proceeding of Testimony Given in a Previous Proceeding
670.10 - Use in a Criminal Proceeding of Testimony Given in a Previous Proceeding; When Authorized. - (a) Any proceeding constituting a part of a criminal action...
670.20 - Use in a Criminal Proceeding of Testimony Given in a Previous Proceeding; Procedure. - proceeding; procedure. 1. In any criminal action or proceeding other...
Article 680 - Securing Testimony Outside the State for Use in Proceeding Within the State-Examination of Witnesses on Commission
680.10 - Examination of Witnesses on Commission; in General. - 1. Under circumstances prescribed in this article, testimony material to...
680.20 - Examination of Witnesses on Commission; When Commission Issuable; Form and Content of Application. - (a) The offense or offenses charged; and (b) The status...
680.30 - Examination of Witnesses on Commission; Application by People for Examination of Witnesses. - for examination of witnesses. 1. Upon granting the defendant's application...
680.40 - Examination of Witnesses on Commission; When Commission Issuable Upon Application of People. - issuable upon application of people. When a commission has been...
680.50 - Examination of Witnesses on Commission; Interrogatories. - 1. Following an order for the issuance of a commission...
680.60 - Examination of Witnesses on Commission; Form and Content of the Commission. - (a) The name and address of each witness to be...
680.70 - Examination of Witnesses on Commission; the Examination. - The examination on the commission must be conducted as follows:...
680.80 - Examination of Witnesses on Commission; Use at Trial of Transcript of Examination. - transcript of examination. 1. When the transcript and record of...
Title T - Procedures for Securing Evidence by Means of Court Order and for Suppressing Evidence Unlawfully or Improperly Obtained
Article 690 - Search Warrants
690.05 - Search Warrants; in General; Definition. - (a) a search of designated premises, or of a designated...
690.10 - Search Warrants; Property Subject to Seizure Thereunder. - Personal property is subject to seizure pursuant to a search...
690.15 - Search Warrants; What and Who Are Subject to Search Thereunder. - (a) A designated or described place or premises; (b) A...
690.20 - Search Warrants; Where Executable. - 1. A search warrant issued by a district court, the...
690.25 - Search Warrants; to Whom Addressable and by Whom Executable. - 1. A search warrant must be addressed to a police...
690.30 - Search Warrants; When Executable. - 1. A search warrant must be executed not more than...
690.35 - Search Warrants; the Application. - (a) A local criminal court, as defined in section 10.10...
690.36 - Search Warrants; Special Provisions Governing Oral Applications Therefor. - therefor. 1. An oral application for a search warrant may...
690.40 - Search Warrants; Determination of Application. - 1. In determining an application for a search warrant the...
690.45 - Search Warrants; Form and Content. - A search warrant must contain: 1. The name of the...
690.50 - Search Warrants; Execution Thereof. - (a) Such premises or vehicle are at the time unoccupied...
690.55 - Search Warrants; Disposition of Seized Property. - (a) Retain it in the custody of the court pending...
Article 700 - Eavesdropping and Video Surveillance Warrants
700.05 - Eavesdropping and Video Surveillance Warrants; Definitions of Terms. - (a) A conspiracy to commit any offense enumerated in the...
700.10 - Eavesdropping and Video Surveillance Warrants; in General. - 1. Under circumstances prescribed in this article, a justice may...
700.15 - Eavesdropping and Video Surveillance Warrants; When Issuable. - An eavesdropping or video surveillance warrant may issue only: 1....
700.20 - Eavesdropping and Video Surveillance Warrants; Application. - (a) The identity of the applicant and a statement of...
700.21 - Temporary Authorization for Eavesdropping or Video Surveillance in Emergency Situations. - in emergency situations. 1. In an emergency situation where imminent...
700.25 - Eavesdropping Warrants; Determination of Application. - 1. If the application conforms to section 700.20, the justice...
700.30 - Eavesdropping and Video Surveillance Warrants; Form and Content. - content. An eavesdropping or video surveillance warrant must contain: 1....
700.35 - Eavesdropping and Video Surveillance Warrants; Manner and Time of Execution. - of execution. 1. An eavesdropping or video surveillance warrant must...
700.40 - Eavesdropping and Video Surveillance Warrants; Order of Extension. - extension. At any time prior to the expiration of an...
700.50 - Eavesdropping and Video Surveillance Warrants; Progress Reports and Notice. - reports and notice. 1. An eavesdropping or video surveillance warrant...
700.55 - Eavesdropping and Video Surveillance Warrants; Custody of Warrants, Applications and Recordings. - warrants, applications and recordings. 1. Applications made and warrants issued...
700.60 - Eavesdropping Warrants; Reports to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. - the United States courts. 1. Within thirty days after the...
700.65 - Eavesdropping and Video Surveillance Warrants; Disclosure and Use of Information; Order of Amendment. - use of information; order of amendment. 1. Any law enforcement...
700.70 - Eavesdropping Warrants; Notice Before Use of Evidence. - The contents of any intercepted communication, or evidence derived therefrom,...
Article 705 - Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices
705.00 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following terms have the...
705.05 - Pen Register and Trap and Trace Authorizations; in General. - Under circumstances prescribed in this article, a justice may issue...
705.10 - Orders Authorizing the Use of a Pen Register or a Trap and Trace Device; When Issuable. - trace device; when issuable. An order authorizing the use of...
705.15 - Application for an Order Authorizing the Use of a Pen Register or a Trap and Trace Device. - (a) The identity of the applicant and the identity of...
705.20 - Orders Authorizing the Use of a Pen Register or a Trap and Trace Device; Determination of Application. - (a) the name of the applicant, date of issuance, and...
705.25 - Pen Register or Trap and Trace Device Orders; Time Period and Extensions. - extensions. 1. An order issued under this section shall authorize...
705.30 - Nondisclosure of Existence of Pen Register or a Trap and Trace Device. - device. An order authorizing or approving the installation and use...
705.35 - Assistance in Installation and Use of a Pen Register or a Trap and Trace Device. - and trace device. 1. Upon the request of an applicant...
Article 710 - Motion to Suppress Evidence
710.10 - Motion to Suppress Evidence; Definitions of Terms. - As used in this article, the following terms have the...
710.20 - Motion to Suppress Evidence; in General; Grounds For. - Upon motion of a defendant who (a) is aggrieved by...
710.30 - Motion to Suppress Evidence; Notice to Defendant of Intention to Offer Evidence. - to offer evidence. 1. Whenever the people intend to offer...
710.40 - Motion to Suppress Evidence; When Made and Determined. - 1. A motion to suppress evidence must be made after...
710.50 - Motion to Suppress Evidence; in What Courts Made. - (a) If an indictment is pending in a superior court,...
710.60 - Motion to Suppress Evidence; Procedure. - (a) The motion papers comply with the requirements of subdivision...
710.70 - Motion to Suppress Evidence; Orders of Suppression; Effects of Orders and of Failure to Make Motion. - orders and of failure to make motion. 1. Upon granting...
Article 715 - Destruction of Dangerous Drugs
715.05 - Dangerous Drugs; Definition. - "Dangerous drugs" means any substance listed in schedule I, II,...
715.10 - Pretrial Motion to Destroy Dangerous Drugs. - (a) Ex parte; where no defendants have been arrested in...
715.20 - Proceedings on Motion Upon Notice. - 1. When such motion is on notice, a hearing thereon...
715.30 - Orders of the Court. - 1. In any proceeding brought pursuant to this article, the...
715.40 - Affidavit of Destruction. - An affidavit attesting to the date, time, place and manner...
715.50 - Analysis of Dangerous Drugs. - 1. On and after September first, nineteen hundred seventy-three, in...
Title U - Special Proceedings Which Replace,suspend or Abate Criminal Actions
Article 720 - Youthful Offender Procedure
720.10 - Youthful Offender Procedure; Definition of Terms. - (a) the conviction to be replaced by a youthful offender...
720.15 - Youthful Offender Procedure; Sealing of Accusatory Instrument; Privacy of Proceedings; Preliminary Instructions to Jury. - privacy of proceedings; preliminary instructions to jury. 1. When an...
720.20 - Youthful Offender Determination; When and How Made; Procedure Thereupon. - (a) If in the opinion of the court the interest...
720.25 - Youthful Offender Adjudication; Certain Exemptions. - Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law: 1. where the court...
720.30 - Youthful Offender Adjudication; Post-Judgment Motions and Appeal. - appeal. The provisions of this chapter, governing the making and...
720.35 - Youthful Offender Adjudication; Effect Thereof; Records. - 1. A youthful offender adjudication is not a judgment of...
Article 722 - Proceedings Against Juvenile Offenders and Adolescent Offenders; Establishment of Youth Part And Related Procedures
722.00 - Probation Case Plans. - 1. All juvenile offenders and adolescent offenders shall be notified...
722.10 - Youth Part of the Superior Court Established. - 1. The chief administrator of the courts is hereby directed...
722.20 - Proceedings Upon Felony Complaint; Juvenile Offender. - (a) If there is reasonable cause to believe that the...
722.21 - Proceedings Upon Felony Complaint; Adolescent Offender. - (a) If there is reasonable cause to believe that the...
722.22 - Motion to Remove Juvenile Offender to Family Court. - (a) except as otherwise provided by paragraph (b) of this...
722.23 - Removal of Adolescent Offenders to Family Court. - (b) A motion to prevent removal of an action in...
722.24 - Applicability of Chapter to Actions and Matters Involving Juvenile Offenders or Adolescent Offenders. - juvenile offenders or adolescent offenders. Except where inconsistent with this...
Article 725 - Removal of Proceeding Against Juvenile Offender to Family Court
725.00 - Applicability. - The provisions of this article apply in any case where...
725.05 - Order of Removal. - When a youth part directs that an action or charge...
725.10 - Removal of Action. - 1. Unless the defendant is an adolescent offender who has...
725.15 - Sealing of Records. - Except where specifically required or permitted by statute or upon...
725.20 - Record of Certain Actions Removed. - (a) A certified copy of the order of removal; (b)...
Article 730 - Mental Disease or Defect Excluding Fitness to Proceed
730.10 - Fitness to Proceed; Definitions. - (a) is a diplomate of the American board of psychiatry...
730.20 - Fitness to Proceed; Generally. - 1. The appropriate director to whom a criminal court issues...
730.30 - Fitness to Proceed; Order of Examination. - 1. At any time after a defendant is arraigned upon...
730.40 - Fitness to Proceed; Local Criminal Court Accusatory Instrument. - 1. When a local criminal court, following a hearing conducted...
730.50 - Fitness to Proceed; Indictment. - 1. When a superior court, following a hearing conducted pursuant...
730.60 - Fitness to Proceed; Procedure Following Custody by Commissioner. - (1) The district attorney of the county from which such...
730.70 - Fitness to Proceed; Procedure Following Termination of Custody by Commissioner. - by commissioner. When a defendant is in the custody of...