New York Criminal Procedure Law – 2026

Article 1: Short Title, Applicability and Definitions §§ 1.00–1.20 Article 2: Peace Officers §§ 2.10–2.30 Article 10: The Criminal Courts §§ 10.10–10.40 Article 20: Geographical Jurisdiction of Offenses §§ 20.10–20.60 Article 30: Timeliness of Prosecutions and Speedy Trial §§ 30.10–30.30 Article 40: Exemption From Prosecution By Reason of Previous Prosecution §§ 40.10–40.51 Article 50: Compulsion of Evidence By Offer of Immunity §§ 50.10–50.30 Article 60: Rules of Evidence and Related Matters §§ 60.10–60.76 Article 65: Use of Closed-circuit Television For Certain Child Witnesses §§ 65.00–65.30 Article 70: Standards of Proof §§ 70.10–70.20 Article 95: Pre-criminal Proceeding Settlements § 95.00 Article 100: Commencement of Action In Local Criminal Court or Youth Part of a Superior Court--accusatory Instruments §§ 100.05–100.60 Article 110: Requiring Defendant's Appearance In Local Criminal Court or Youth Part of Superior Court For Arraignment §§ 110.10–110.20 Article 120: Warrant of Arrest §§ 120.10–120.90 Article 130: The Summons §§ 130.10–130.60 Article 140: Arrest Without a Warrant §§ 140.05–140.55 Article 150: The Appearance Ticket §§ 150.10–150.80 Article 160: Fingerprinting and Photographing of Defendant After Arrest--criminal Identification Records and Statistics §§ 160.10–160.60 Article 170: Proceedings Upon Information, Simplified Traffic Information, Prosecutor's Information and Misdemeanor Complaint From Arraignment to Plea §§ 170.10–170.80 Article 180: Proceedings Upon Felony Complaint From Arraignment Thereon Through Disposition Thereof §§ 180.10–180.85 Article 182: Electronic Court Appearances §§ 182.10–182.40 Article 185: Alternate Method of Arraignment §§ 185.10–185.40 Article 190: The Grand Jury and Its Proceedings §§ 190.05–190.90 Article 195: Waiver of Indictment §§ 195.10–195.40 Article 200: Indictment and Related Instruments §§ 200.10–200.95 Article 210: Proceedings In Superior Court From Filing of Indictment to Plea §§ 210.05–210.50 Article 215: Adjournment In Contemplation of Dismissal For Purposes of Referring Selected Felonies to Dispute Resolution §§ 215.10–215.40 Article 216: Judicial Diversion Program For Certain Felony Offenders §§ 216.00–216.05 Article 220: The Plea §§ 220.10–220.60 Article 230: Removal of Action §§ 230.10–230.40 Article 245: Discovery §§ 245.10–245.90 Article 250: Pre-trial Notices of Defenses §§ 250.10–250.40 Article 255: Pre-trial Motions §§ 255.10–255.20 Article 260: Jury Trial--generally §§ 260.10–260.30 Article 270: Jury Trial--formation and Conduct of Jury §§ 270.05–270.55 Article 280: Jury Trial---motion For a Mistrial §§ 280.10–280.20 Article 290: Jury Trial--trial Order of Dismissal § 290.10 Article 300: Jury Trial--court's Charge and Instructions to Jury §§ 300.10–300.50 Article 310: Jury Trial--deliberation and Verdict of Jury §§ 310.10–310.85 Article 320: Waiver of Jury Trial and Conduct of Non-jury Trial §§ 320.10–320.20 Article 330: Proceedings From Verdict to Sentence §§ 330.10–330.50 Article 340: Pre-trial Proceedings §§ 340.10–340.50 Article 350: Non-jury Trials §§ 350.10–350.20 Article 360: Jury Trial §§ 360.05–360.55 Article 370: Proceedings From Verdict to Sentence §§ 370.10–370.25 Article 380: Sentencing In General §§ 380.10–380.97 Article 390: Pre-sentence Reports §§ 390.10–390.60 Article 400: Pre-sentence Proceedings §§ 400.10–400.40 Article 410: Sentences of Probation, Conditional Discharge and Parole Supervision §§ 410.10–410.91 Article 420: Fines, Restitution and Reparation §§ 420.05–420.45 Article 430: Sentences of Imprisonment §§ 430.10–430.30 Article 440: Post-judgment Motions §§ 440.10–440.70 Article 450: Appeals--in What Cases Authorized and to What Courts Taken §§ 450.10–450.90 Article 460: Appeals--taking and Perfection Thereof and Stays During Pendency Thereof §§ 460.10–460.90 Article 470: Appeals--determination Thereof §§ 470.05–470.60 Article 500: Recognizance, Bail and Commitment--definitions of Terms § 500.10 Article 510: Recognizance, Bail and Commitment-- Determination of Application For Recognizance or Bail, Issuance of Securing Orders, and Related Matters §§ 510.10–510.50 Article 520: Bail and Bail Bonds §§ 520.10–520.40 Article 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 Article 540: Forfeiture of Bail and Remission Thereof §§ 540.10–540.30 Article 550: Securing Attendance of Defendants--in General § 550.10 Article 560: Securing Attendance of Defendants Confined In Institutions Within the State § 560.10 Article 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 Article 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 Article 590: Securing Attendance of Defendants Who Are Outside the United States § 590.10 Article 600: Securing Attendance of Corporate Defendants and Related Matters §§ 600.10–600.20 Article 610: Securing Attendance of Witnesses By Subpoena §§ 610.10–610.50 Article 620: Securing Attendance of Witnesses By Material Witness Order §§ 620.10–620.80 Article 630: Securing Attendance As Witnesses of Persons Confined In Institutions Within the State §§ 630.10–630.20 Article 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 Article 650: Securing Attendance As Witnesses of Prisoners Confined In Institutions of Other Jurisdictions of the United States-- Rendition to Other Jurisdictions of Prisoners Confined In Institutions Within the State §§ 650.10–650.30 Article 660: Securing Testimony For Use In a Subsequent Proceeding--examination of Witnesses Conditionally §§ 660.10–660.60 Article 670: Use In a Criminal Proceeding of Testimony Given In a Previous Proceeding §§ 670.10–670.20 Article 680: Securing Testimony Outside the State For Use In Proceeding Within the State-- Examination of Witnesses On Commission §§ 680.10–680.80 Article 690: Search Warrants §§ 690.05–690.55 Article 700: Eavesdropping and Video Surveillance Warrants §§ 700.05–700.70 Article 705: Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices §§ 705.00–705.35 Article 710: Motion to Suppress Evidence §§ 710.10–710.70 Article 715: Destruction of Dangerous Drugs §§ 715.05–715.50 Article 720: Youthful Offender Procedure §§ 720.10–720.35 Article 722: Proceedings Against Juvenile Offenders and Adolescent Offenders; Establishment of Youth Part and Related Procedures §§ 722.00–722.24 Article 725: Removal of Proceeding Against Juvenile Offender to Family Court §§ 725.00–725.20 Article 730: Mental Disease or Defect Excluding Fitness to Proceed §§ 730.10–730.70