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Criminal Procedure Law
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Criminal Procedure Law Article Index
Criminal Procedure Law of New York
| Article | Description |
|---|---|
| 01 | Short Title, Applicability and Definitions |
| 02 | Peace Officers |
| 10 | The Criminal Courts |
| 20 | Geographical Jurisdiction of Offenses |
| 30 | Timeliness of Prosecutions and Speedy Trial |
| 40 | Exemption from Prosecution by Reason of Previous Prosecution |
| 50 | Compulsion of Evidence by Offer of Immunity |
| 60 | Rules of Evidence and Related Matters |
| 65 | Use of Closed-Circuit Television for Certain Child Witnesses |
| 70 | Standards of Proof |
| 100 | Commencement of Action in Local Criminal Court - Local Criminal Court Accusatory Instruments |
| 110 | Requiring Defendant`s Appearance in Local Criminal Court for Arraignment |
| 120 | Warrant of Arrest |
| 130 | The Summons |
| 140 | Arrest Without a Warrant |
| 150 | The Appearance Ticket |
| 160 | Fingerprinting and Photographing of Defendant after Arrest - Criminal Identification Records and Statistics Complaint from Arraignment to Plea |
| 170 | Proceedings upon Information, Simplified Traffic Information, Prosecutor`s Information and Misdemeanor |
| 180 | Proceedings upon Felony Complaint from Arraignment thereon through Disposition thereof |
| 182 | Alternate method of Court Appearance |
| 185 | Alternate method of Arraignment |
| 190 | The Grand Jury and its Proceedings |
| 195 | Waiver of Indictment |
| 200 | Indictment and Related Instruments |
| 210 | Proceedings in Superior Court from Filing of Indictment to Plea |
| 215 | Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal for Purposes of Referring Selected Felonies to Dispute Resolution |
| 216 | Judicial Diversion Program for Certain Felony Offenders |
| 220 | The Plea |
| 230 | Removal of Action |
| 240 | Discovery |
| 250 | Pre-Trial Notices of Defenses |
| 255 | Pre-Trial Motions |
| 260 | Jury Trial - Generally |
| 270 | Jury Trial - Formation and Conduct of Jury |
| 280 | Jury Trial - Motion for a Mistrial |
| 290 | Jury Trial - Trial Order of Dismissal |
| 300 | Jury Trial - Court`s Charge and Instructions to Jury |
| 310 | Jury Trial - Deliberation and Verdict of Jury |
| 320 | Waiver of Jury Trial and Conduct of Non-Jury Trial |
| 330 | Proceedings from Verdict to Sentence |
| 340 | Pre-trial Proceedings |
| 350 | Non-Jury Trials |
| 360 | Jury Trial |
| 370 | Proceedings from Verdict to Sentence |
| 380 | Sentencing in General |
| 390 | Pre-sentence Reports |
| 400 | Pre-sentence Proceedings |
| 410 | Sentences of Probation, Conditional Discharge and Parole Supervision |
| 420 | Fines, Restitution and Reparation |
| 430 | Sentences of Imprisonment |
| 440 | Post-judgment Motions |
| 450 | Appeals-in what Cases Authorized and to what Courts Taken |
| 460 | Appeals-Taking and Perfection Thereof and stays During Pendency thereof |
| 470 | Appeals-Determination Thereof |
| 500 | Recognizance, Bail and Commitment-Definitions of Terms |
| 510 | Recognizance, Bail and Commitment-Determination of Application for Recognizance or Bail, Issuance of Securing Orders, and Related Matters |
| 520 | Bail and Bail Bonds |
| 530 | Orders of Recognizance or Bail with Respect to Defendants in Criminal Actions and Proceedings - When and by What Courts Authorized |
| 540 | Forfeiture of Bail and Remission Thereof |
| 550 | Securing Attendance of Defendants - In General |
| 560 | Securing Attendance of Defendants Confined in Institutions Within the State |
| 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 |
| 580 | Securing Attendance of Defendants Confined as Prisoners in Institutions of Other Jurisdictions of the United States - Rendition to Other Jurisdictions of Persons |
| 590 | Securing Attendance of Defendants who are Outside the United States |
| 600 | Securing Attendance of Corporate Defendants and Related Matters |
| 610 | Securing Attendance of Witnesses by Subpoena |
| 620 | Securing Attendance of Witnesses by Material Witness Order |
| 630 | Securing Attendance as Witnesses of Persons Confined in Institutions Within the State |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 660 | Securing Testimony for Use in a Subsequent Proceeding - Examination of Witnesses Conditionally |
| 670 | Use in a Criminal Proceeding of Testimony Given in a Previous Proceeding |
| 680 | Securing Testimony Outside the State for use in proceeding within the State - Examination of Witnesses on Commission |
| 690 | Search Warrants |
| 700 | Eavesdropping and Video Surveillance Warrants |
| 705 | Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices |
| 710 | Motion to Suppress Evidence |
| 715 | Destruction of Dangerous Drugs |
| 720 | Youthful Offender Procedure |
| 722 | Proceedings Against Juvenile Offenders and Adolescent Offenders; Establishment of Youth Part and Related Procedures |
| 725 | Removal of Proceeding Against Juvenile Offender to Family Court |
| 730 | Mental Disease or Defect Excluding Fitness to Proceed |
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