Statute · New York Criminal Procedure Law
N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 600.20 — Corporate defendants; prosecution thereof
N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 600.20
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Criminal Procedure Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 600.20 Corporate defendants; prosecution thereof.
Citator
N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 600.20 — Corporate defendants; prosecution thereof is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 600.20 Corporate defendants; prosecution thereof.
At all stages of a criminal action, from the commencement thereof through sentence, a corporate defendant must appear by counsel. Upon failure of appearance at the time such defendant is required to enter a plea to the accusatory instrument, the court may enter a plea of guilty and impose sentence.