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CHAPTER 11-A
Criminal Procedure
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW

Laws 1970, Chap. 996
AN ACT to establish a criminal procedure law, constituting chapter

eleven-A of the consolidated laws, and to repeal the code of criminal

procedure
Became a law May 20, 1970, with the approval of the Governor. Passed by

a majority vote, three-fifths being present

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. The criminal procedure law is hereby enacted to read as
follows:

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW
Article Sections

1. Short Title, Applicability and Definitions............. 1.00-1.20

2. Peace Officers......................................... 2.10-2.30

10. The Criminal Courts.................................. 10.10-10.40

20. Geographical Jurisdiction of Offenses................ 20.10-20.60

30. Timeliness of Prosecutions and Speedy Trial.......... 30.10-30.30

40. Exemption from Prosecution by Reason

of Previous Prosecution............................ 40.10-40.50

50. Compulsion of Evidence by Offer of Immunity.......... 50.10-50.30

60. Rules of Evidence and Related Matters................ 60.10-60.76

65. Use of Closed-Circuit Television for Certain Child

Witnesses.......................................... 65.00-65.30

70. Standards of Proof................................... 70.10-70.20
100. Commencement of Action in Local Criminal Court or

Youth Part of a Superior Court--Accusatory

Instruments....................................... 100.05-100.60
110. Requiring Defendant's Appearance in Local Criminal

Court or Youth Part of Superior Court for

Arraignment....................................... 110.10-110.20
120. Warrant of Arrest................................... 120.10-120.90
130. The Summons......................................... 130.10-130.60
140. Arrest Without a Warrant............................ 140.05-140.55
150. The Appearance Ticket............................... 150.10-150.80
160. Fingerprinting and Photographing of Defendant after

Arrest--Criminal Identification Records

and Statistics.................................... 160.10-160.60
170. Proceedings upon Information, Simplified Traffic

Information, Prosecutor's Information and

Misdemeanor Complaint from Arraignment to Plea.... 170.10-170.80
180. Proceedings upon Felony Complaint from

Arraignment thereon through Disposition

thereof........................................... 180.10-180.85
182. Alternate method of Court Appearance................ 182.10-182.40
185. Alternate method of Arraignment..................... 185.10-185.40
190. The Grand Jury and its Proceedings.................. 190.05-190.90
195. Waiver of Indictment................................ 195.10-195.40
200. Indictment and Related Instruments.................. 200.10-200.95
210. Proceedings in Superior Court from Filing of

Indictment to Plea................................ 210.05-210.50
215. Adjournment in contemplation of dismissal

for purposes of referring selected felonies to

dispute resolution................................ 215.10-215.40
216. Judicial Diversion Program for Certain Felony

Offenders......................................... 216.00-216.05
220. The Plea............................................ 220.10-220.60
230. Removal of Action................................... 230.10-230.40
245. Discovery........................................... 245.10-245.85
250. Pre-trial Notices of Defenses....................... 250.10-250.40
255. Pre-trial Motions................................... 255.10-255.20
260. Jury Trial--Generally............................... 260.10-260.30
270. Jury Trial--Formation and Conduct of Jury........... 270.05-270.55
280. Jury Trial--Motion for a Mistrial................... 280.10-280.20
290. Jury Trial--Trial Order of Dismissal....................... 290.10
300. Jury Trial--Court's Charge and Instructions to Jury. 300.10-300.50
310. Jury Trial--Deliberation and Verdict of Jury........ 310.10-310.85
320. Waiver of Jury Trial and Conduct of Non-Jury Trial.. 320.10-320.20
330. Proceedings from Verdict to Sentence................ 330.10-330.50
340. Pre-trial Proceedings............................... 340.10-340.50
350. Non-Jury Trials..................................... 350.10-350.20
360. Jury Trial.......................................... 360.05-360.55
370. Proceedings from Verdict to Sentence................ 370.10-370.15
380. Sentencing in General............................... 380.10-380.97
390. Pre-sentence Reports................................ 390.10-390.60
400. Pre-sentence Proceedings............................ 400.10-400.40
410. Sentences of Probation, Conditional

Discharge and Parole Supervision.................. 410.10-410.91
420. Fines, Restitution and Reparation................... 420.05-420.40
430. Sentences of Imprisonment........................... 430.10-430.30
440. Post-judgment Motions............................... 440.10-440.70
450. Appeals--in what Cases Authorized and to what

Courts Taken...................................... 450.10-450-90
460. Appeals--Taking and Perfection Thereof and

stays During Pendency thereof..................... 460.10-460.90
470. Appeals--Determination Thereof...................... 470.05-470.60
500. Recognizance, Bail and Commitment--Definitions

of Terms................................................. 500.10
510. Recognizance, Bail and Commitment--Determination

of Application for Recognizance or Bail, Issuance of

Securing Orders, and Related Matters.............. 510.10-510.50
520. Bail and Bail Bonds................................. 520.10-520.40
530. Orders of Recognizance or Bail with Respect to

Defendants in Criminal Actions and Proceedings--When

and by What Courts Authorized..................... 530.10-530.80
540. Forfeiture of Bail and Remission Thereof............ 540.10-540.30
550. Securing Attendance of Defendants --In General............. 550.10
560. Securing Attendance of Defendants Confined

in Institutions Within the State......................... 560.10
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........... 570.02-570.66
580. Securing Attendance of Defendants Confined as

Prisoners in Institutions of Other Jurisdictions of

the United States--Rendition to Other Jurisdictions

of Persons Confined as Prisoners in this

State--Agreement on Detainers..................... 580.10-580.30
590. Securing Attendance of Defendants who are Outside

the United States........................................ 590.10
600. Securing Attendance of Corporate Defendants and Related

Matters........................................... 600.10-600.20
610. Securing Attendance of Witnesses by Subpoena........ 610.10-610.50
620. Securing Attendance of Witnesses by Material

Witness Order..................................... 620.10-620.80
630. Securing Attendance as Witnesses of Persons Confined

in Institutions Within the State.................. 630.10-630.20
640. Securing Attendance as Witnesses of Persons at

Liberty Outside the State--Rendition to Other

Jurisdictions of Witnesses at Liberty within

the State--Uniform Act to secure Attendance of

Witnesses from Without the State in

Criminal Cases........................................... 640.10
650. Securing Attendance as Witnesses of Prisoners Confined

in Institutions of Other Jurisdictions of the

United States--Rendition to Other Jurisdiction of

Prisoners Confined in Institutions Within the

State............................................. 650.10-650.30
660. Securing Testimony for Use in a Subsequent

Proceeding--Examination of Witnesses

Conditionally..................................... 660.10-660.60
670. Use in a Criminal Proceeding of Testimony Given

in a Previous Proceeding.......................... 670.10-670.20
680. Securing Testimony Outside the State for use in

proceeding within the State--Examination of Witnesses

on Commission..................................... 680.10-680.80
690. Search Warrants..................................... 690.05-690.55
700. Eavesdropping and Video Surveillance Warrants....... 700.05-700.70
705. Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices............ 705.00-705.35
710. Motion to Suppress Evidence......................... 710.10-710.70
715. Destruction of Dangerous Drugs...................... 715.05-715.50
720. Youthful Offender Procedure......................... 720.10-720.35
722. Proceedings against juvenile offenders and adolescent

offenders; establishment of youth part and related

procedures........................................ 722.00-722.24
725. Removal of Proceeding Against Juvenile Offender to

Family Court...................................... 725.00-725.20
730. Mental Disease or Defect Excluding Fitness to

Proceed........................................... 730.10-730.70