New York legal term
County in New York Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New York legislative session
In New York criminal law, “County” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New York criminal code.
What does “County” mean in New York criminal law?
"County" means any of the sixty-two counties of this state as its boundaries are prescribed by law, and the space over it. 3. (N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 20.10)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Prohibited use of weapons
- Absconding from a furlough program
- Money laundering in support of terrorism in the second degree
- Money laundering in support of terrorism in the third degree
- Money laundering in the second degree
- Money laundering in the third degree
- Obstructing governmental administration in the second degree
- Order of recognizance or bail; after conviction and before sentence
Related terms in the same statutes
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