Legislation
SECTION 60.60
Rules of evidence; certificates concerning judgments of conviction and fingerprints
Criminal Procedure (CPL) CHAPTER 11-A, PART 1, TITLE D, ARTICLE 60
§ 60.60 Rules of evidence; certificates concerning judgments of
conviction and fingerprints.
1. A certificate issued by a criminal court, or the clerk thereof,
certifying that a judgment of conviction against a designated defendant
has been entered in such court, constitutes presumptive evidence of the
facts stated in such certificate.
2. A report of a public servant charged with the custody of official
fingerprint records which contains a certification that the fingerprints
of a designated person who has previously been convicted of an offense
are identical with those of a defendant in a criminal action,
constitutes presumptive evidence of the fact that such defendant has
previously been convicted of such offense.
conviction and fingerprints.
1. A certificate issued by a criminal court, or the clerk thereof,
certifying that a judgment of conviction against a designated defendant
has been entered in such court, constitutes presumptive evidence of the
facts stated in such certificate.
2. A report of a public servant charged with the custody of official
fingerprint records which contains a certification that the fingerprints
of a designated person who has previously been convicted of an offense
are identical with those of a defendant in a criminal action,
constitutes presumptive evidence of the fact that such defendant has
previously been convicted of such offense.