New York Criminal Procedure Law

Every section of the New York Criminal Procedure Law, in order — 589 sections. Source: NY Senate Open Legislation, current through November 4, 2026.

• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 1.00 — Short title
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 1.10 — Applicability of chapter to actions and matter occurring before and after effective date
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 1.20 — Definitions of terms of general use in this chapter
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 2.10 — Persons designated as peace officers
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 2.15 — Federal law enforcement officers; powers
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 2.16 — Watershed protection and enforcement officers; powers, duties, jurisdiction for arrests
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 2.20 — Powers of peace officers
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 2.30 — Training requirements for peace officers
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 10.10 — The criminal courts; enumeration and definitions
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 10.20 — Superior courts; jurisdiction
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 10.30 — Local criminal courts; jurisdiction
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 10.40 — Chief administrator to prescribe forms and to authorize use of electronic filing
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 20.10 — Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; definitions of terms
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 20.20 — Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; jurisdiction of state
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 20.30 — Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; effect of laws of other jurisdictions upon this state's jurisdiction
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 20.40 — Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; jurisdiction of counties
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 20.50 — Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; jurisdiction of cities, towns and villages
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 20.60 — Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; communications and transportation of property between jurisdictions
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 30.10 — Timeliness of prosecutions; periods of limitation
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 30.20 — Speedy trial; in general
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 30.30 — Speedy trial; time limitations
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 40.10 — Previous prosecution; definitions of terms
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 40.20 — Previous prosecution; when a bar to second prosecution
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 40.30 — Previous prosecution; what constitutes
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 40.40 — Separate prosecution of jointly prosecutable offenses; when barred
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 40.50 — Previous prosecution; enterprise corruption
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 40.51 — Previous prosecution: presidential reprieve, pardon or other form of clemency
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 50.10 — Compulsion of evidence by offer of immunity; definitions of terms
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 50.20 — Compulsion of evidence by offer of immunity
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 50.30 — Authority to confer immunity in criminal proceedings; court a competent authority
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.10 — Rules of evidence; in general
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.15 — Rules of evidence; what witnesses may be called
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.20 — Rules of evidence; testimonial capacity; evidence given by children
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.22 — Rules of evidence; corroboration of accomplice testimony
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.25 — Rules of evidence; identification by means of previous recognition, in absence of present identification
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.30 — Rules of evidence; identification by means of previous recognition, in addition to present identification
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.35 — Rules of evidence; impeachment of own witness by proof of prior contradictory statement
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.40 — Rules of evidence; proof of previous conviction; when allowed
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.42 — Rules of evidence; admissibility of evidence of victim's sexual conduct in sex offense cases
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.43 — Rules of evidence; admissibility of evidence of victim's sexual conduct in non-sex offense cases
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.44 — Use of anatomically correct dolls
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.45 — Rules of evidence; admissibility of statements of defendants
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.46 — Rules of evidence, family offense proceedings in family court
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.47 — Possession of condoms; receipt into evidence
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.48 — Rules of evidence; admissibility of evidence of victim's manner of dress in sex offense cases
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.49 — Possession of opioid antagonists; receipt into evidence
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.50 — Rules of evidence; statements of defendants; corroboration
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.55 — Rules of evidence; psychiatric testimony in certain cases
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.60 — Rules of evidence; certificates concerning judgments of conviction and fingerprints
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.70 — Rules of evidence; dangerous drugs destroyed pursuant to court order
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.75 — Rules of evidence; chemical test evidence
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 60.76 — Rules of evidence; rape crisis counselor evidence in certain cases
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 65.00 — Definitions
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 65.10 — Closed-circuit television; general rule; declaration of vulnerability
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 65.20 — Closed-circuit television; procedure for application and grounds for determination
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 65.30 — Closed-circuit television; special testimonial procedures
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 70.10 — Standards of proof; definitions of terms
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 70.20 — Standards of proof for conviction
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 95.00 — Pre-criminal proceeding settlement
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 100.05 — Commencement of action; in general
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 100.07 — Commencement of action; effect of family court proceeding
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 100.10 — Local criminal court and youth part of the superior court accusatory instruments; definitions thereof
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 100.15 — Information, misdemeanor complaint and felony complaint; form and content
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 100.20 — Supporting deposition; definition, form and content
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 100.25 — Simplified information; form and content; defendant's right to supporting deposition; notice requirement
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 100.30 — Information, misdemeanor complaint, felony complaint, supporting deposition and proof of service of supporting deposition; verification
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 100.35 — Prosecutor's information; form and content
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 100.40 — Local criminal court and youth part of the superior court accusatory instruments; sufficiency on face
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 100.45 — Information, prosecutor's information, misdemeanor complaint; severance, consolidation, amendment, bill of particulars
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 100.50 — Superseding informations and prosecutor's informations
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 100.55 — Local criminal court accusatory instruments; in what courts filed
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 100.60 — Youth part of the superior court accusatory instruments; in what courts filed
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 110.10 — Methods of requiring defendant's appearance in local criminal court or youth part of the superior court for arraignment; in general
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 110.20 — Local criminal court or youth part of the superior court accusatory instruments; notice thereof to district attorney
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 120.10 — Warrant of arrest; definition, function, form and content
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 120.20 — Warrant of arrest; when issuable
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 120.30 — Warrant of arrest; by what courts issuable and in what courts returnable
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 120.40 — Warrant of arrest; attaching accusatory instrument to warrant of town court, village court or city court
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 120.50 — Warrant of arrest; to what police officers addressed
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 120.55 — Warrant of arrest; defendant under parole or probation supervision
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 120.60 — Warrant of arrest; what police officers may execute
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 120.70 — Warrant of arrest; where executable
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 120.80 — Warrant of arrest; when and how executed
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 120.85 — Child-sensitive arrests
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 120.90 — Warrant of arrest; procedure after arrest
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 130.10 — Summons; definition, function, form and content
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 130.20 — Summons; by what courts issuable and in what courts returnable
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 130.30 — Summons; when issuable
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 130.40 — Summons; service
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 130.50 — Summons; defendant's failure to appear
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 130.60 — Summons; fingerprinting of defendant
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 140.05 — Arrest without a warrant; in general
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 140.10 — Arrest without a warrant; by police officer; when and where authorized
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 140.15 — Arrest without a warrant; when and how made by police officer
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 140.17 — Child-sensitive arrests
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 140.20 — Arrest without a warrant; procedure after arrest by police officer
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 140.25 — Arrest without a warrant; by peace officer
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 140.27 — Arrest without a warrant; when and how made; procedure after arrest by peace officer
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 140.30 — Arrest without a warrant; by any person; when and where authorized
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 140.35 — Arrest without a warrant; by person acting other than as a police officer or a peace officer; when and how made
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 140.40 — Arrest without a warrant; by person acting other than as a police officer or a peace officer; procedure after arrest
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 140.45 — Arrest without a warrant; dismissal of insufficient local criminal court accusatory instrument
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 140.50 — Temporary questioning of persons in public places; search for weapons
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 140.55 — Arrest without a warrant; by peace officers of other states for offense committed outside state; uniform close pursuit act
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 150.10 — Appearance ticket; definition, form and content
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 150.20 — Appearance ticket; when and by whom issuable
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 150.40 — Appearance ticket; where returnable; how and where served
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 150.50 — Appearance ticket; filing a local criminal court accusatory instrument; dismissal of insufficient instrument
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 150.60 — Appearance ticket; defendant's failure to appear
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 150.70 — Appearance ticket; fingerprinting of defendant
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 150.75 — Appearance ticket; certain cases
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 150.80 — Court appearance reminders
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 160.10 — Fingerprinting; duties of police with respect thereto
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 160.20 — Fingerprinting; forwarding of fingerprints
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 160.30 — Fingerprinting; duties of division of criminal justice services
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 160.40 — Fingerprinting; transmission of report received by police
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 160.45 — Polygraph tests; prohibition against
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 160.50 — Order upon termination of criminal action in favor of the accused
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 160.55 — Order upon termination of criminal action by conviction for noncriminal offense; entry of waiver; administrative findings
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 160.57 — Automatic sealing of convictions
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 160.58 — Conditional sealing of certain controlled substance, marihuana or specified offense convictions
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 160.59 — Sealing of certain convictions
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 160.60 — Effect of termination of criminal actions in favor of the accused
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 170.10 — Arraignment upon information, simplified traffic information, prosecutor's information or misdemeanor complaint; defendant's presence, de...
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 170.15 — Removal of action from one local criminal court to another
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 170.20 — Divestiture of jurisdiction by indictment; removal of case to superior court at district attorney's instance
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 170.25 — Divestiture of jurisdiction by indictment; removal of case to superior court at defendant's instance
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 170.30 — Motion to dismiss information, simplified information, prosecutor's information or misdemeanor complaint
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 170.35 — Motion to dismiss information, simplified information, prosecutor's information or misdemeanor complaint; as defective
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 170.40 — Motion to dismiss information, simplified traffic information, prosecutor's information or misdemeanor complaint; in furtherance of justice
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 170.45 — Motion to dismiss information, simplified traffic information, prosecutor's information or misdemeanor complaint; procedure
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 170.50 — Motion in superior court to dismiss prosecutor's information
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 170.55 — Adjournment in contemplation of dismissal
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 170.56 — Adjournment in contemplation of dismissal in cases involving marihuana
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 170.60 — Requirement of plea to information, simplified information or prosecutor's information
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 170.65 — Replacement of misdemeanor complaint by information and waiver thereof
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 170.70 — Release of defendant upon failure to replace misdemeanor complaint by information
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 170.80 — Proceedings regarding certain prostitution charges; certain persons aged sixteen or seventeen
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 180.10 — Proceedings upon felony complaint; arraignment; defendant's rights, court's instructions and bail matters
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 180.20 — Proceedings upon felony complaint; removal of action from one local criminal court to another
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 180.30 — Proceedings upon felony complaint; waiver of hearing; action to be taken
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 180.40 — Proceedings upon felony complaint; application in superior court following hearing or waiver of hearing
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 180.50 — Proceedings upon felony complaint; reduction of charge
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 180.60 — Proceedings upon felony complaint; the hearing; conduct thereof
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 180.70 — Proceedings upon felony complaint; disposition of felony complaint after hearing
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 180.75 — Proceedings upon felony complaint; juvenile offender
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 180.80 — Proceedings upon felony complaint; release of defendant from custody upon failure of timely disposition
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 180.85 — Termination of prosecution
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 182.10 — Definition of terms
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 182.20 — Electronic appearance rules
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 182.30 — Regulation of electronic appearances by the chief administrator
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 185.10 — Definition of terms
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 185.20 — Electronic arraignment
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 185.30 — Conditions and limitations on electronic arraignment
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 185.40 — Approval by the chief administrator of the courts
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.05 — Grand jury; definition and general functions
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.10 — Grand jury; for what courts drawn
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.15 — Grand jury; duration of term and discharge
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.20 — Grand jury; formation, organization and other matters preliminary to assumption of duties
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.25 — Grand jury; proceedings and operation in general
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.30 — Grand jury; rules of evidence
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.32 — Videotaped examination; definitions, application, order and procedure
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.35 — Grand jury; definitions of terms
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.40 — Grand jury; witnesses, compulsion of evidence and immunity
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.45 — Grand jury; waiver of immunity
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.50 — Grand jury; who may call witnesses; defendant as witness
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.52 — Grand jury; attorney for witness
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.55 — Grand jury; matters to be heard and examined; duties and authority of district attorney
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.60 — Grand jury; action to be taken
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.65 — Grand jury; when indictment is authorized
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.70 — Grand jury; direction to file prosecutor's information and related matters
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.71 — Grand jury; direction to file request for removal to family court
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.75 — Grand jury; dismissal of charge
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.80 — Grand jury; release of defendant upon failure of timely grand jury action
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.85 — Grand jury; grand jury reports
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 190.90 — Grand jury; appeal from order concerning grand jury reports
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 195.10 — Waiver of indictment; in general
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 195.20 — Waiver of indictment; written instrument
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 195.30 — Waiver of indictment; approval of waiver by the court
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 195.40 — Waiver of indictment; filing of superior court information
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 200.10 — Indictment; definition
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 200.15 — Superior court information; definition
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 200.20 — Indictment; what offenses may be charged; joinder of offenses and consolidation of indictments
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 200.30 — Indictment; duplicitous counts prohibited
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 200.40 — Indictment; joinder of defendants and consolidation of indictments against different defendants
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 200.50 — Indictment; form and content
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 200.60 — Indictment; allegations of previous convictions prohibited
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 200.61 — Indictment; special information for operators of for-hire vehicles
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 200.62 — Indictment; special information for child sexual assault offender
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 200.63 — Indictment; special information for aggravated family offense
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 200.65 — Indictment; special information for enterprise corruption and criminal possession or use of a biological weapon or chemical weapon
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 200.70 — Indictment; amendment of
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 200.80 — Indictment; superseding indictments
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 200.95 — Indictment; bill of particulars
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 210.05 — Indictment and superior court information exclusive methods of prosecution
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 210.10 — Requirement of and methods of securing defendant's appearance for arraignment upon indictment
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 210.15 — Arraignment upon indictment; defendant's rights, court's instructions and bail matters
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 210.16 — Requirement of HIV related testing in certain cases
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 210.20 — Motion to dismiss or reduce indictment
• N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 210.25 — Motion to dismiss indictment; as defective