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New York Criminal Statutes

All 1,504 sections of the criminal code, organized by title, article, and part. Statutory text on each section page is current through the legislative session it names.

Part 1: General Provisions

Title A: Short Title, Applicability and Definitions

Title B: The Criminal Courts

Title C: General Principles Relating to Requirements For and Exemptions From Criminal Prosecution

Article 20: Geographical Jurisdiction of Offenses

Article 30: Timeliness of Prosecutions and Speedy Trial

Article 40: Exemption From Prosecution By Reason of Previous Prosecution

Article 50: Compulsion of Evidence By Offer of Immunity

Title D: Rules of Evidence, Standards of Proof and Related Matters

Article 60: Rules of Evidence and Related Matters

Article 65: Use of Closed-circuit Television For Certain Child Witnesses

Article 70: Standards of Proof

Part 2: The Principal Proceedings

Title H: Preliminary Proceedings In Local Criminal Court

Article 95: Pre-criminal Proceeding Settlements

Article 100: Commencement of Action In Local Criminal Court or Youth Part of a Superior Court--accusatory Instruments

Article 110: Requiring Defendant's Appearance In Local Criminal Court or Youth Part of Superior Court For Arraignment

Article 120: Warrant of Arrest

Article 130: The Summons

Article 140: Arrest Without a Warrant

Article 150: The Appearance Ticket

Article 160: Fingerprinting and Photographing of Defendant After Arrest--criminal Identification Records and Statistics

Article 170: Proceedings Upon Information, Simplified Traffic Information, Prosecutor's Information and Misdemeanor Complaint From Arraignment to Plea

Article 180: Proceedings Upon Felony Complaint From Arraignment Thereon Through Disposition Thereof

Article 182: Electronic Court Appearances

Article 185: Alternate Method of Arraignment

Title I: Preliminary Proceedings In Superior Court

Article 190: The Grand Jury and Its Proceedings

Article 195: Waiver of Indictment

Article 200: Indictment and Related Instruments

Article 210: Proceedings In Superior Court From Filing of Indictment to Plea

Article 215: Adjournment In Contemplation of Dismissal For Purposes of Referring Selected Felonies to Dispute Resolution

Article 216: Judicial Diversion Program For Certain Felony Offenders

Title J: Prosecution of Indictments In Superior Courts--plea to Sentence

Article 220: The Plea

Article 230: Removal of Action

Article 245: Discovery

Article 250: Pre-trial Notices of Defenses

Article 255: Pre-trial Motions

Article 260: Jury Trial--generally

Article 270: Jury Trial--formation and Conduct of Jury

Article 280: Jury Trial---motion For a Mistrial

Article 290: Jury Trial--trial Order of Dismissal

Article 300: Jury Trial--court's Charge and Instructions to Jury

Article 310: Jury Trial--deliberation and Verdict of Jury

Article 320: Waiver of Jury Trial and Conduct of Non-jury Trial

Article 330: Proceedings From Verdict to Sentence

Title K: Prosecution of Informations In Local Criminal Courts-plea to Sentence

Article 340: Pre-trial Proceedings

Article 350: Non-jury Trials

Article 360: Jury Trial

Article 370: Proceedings From Verdict to Sentence

Title L: Sentence

Article 380: Sentencing In General

Article 390: Pre-sentence Reports

Article 400: Pre-sentence Proceedings

Article 410: Sentences of Probation, Conditional Discharge and Parole Supervision

Article 420: Fines, Restitution and Reparation

Article 430: Sentences of Imprisonment

Title M: Proceedings After Judgment

Article 440: Post-judgment Motions

Article 450: Appeals--in What Cases Authorized and to What Courts Taken

Article 460: Appeals--taking and Perfection Thereof and Stays During Pendency Thereof

Article 470: Appeals--determination Thereof

Part 3: Special Proceedings and Miscellaneous Procedures

Title P: Procedures For Securing Attendance At Criminal Actions and Proceedings of Defendants and Witnesses Under Control of Court--recognizance, Bail and Commitment

Article 500: Recognizance, Bail and Commitment--definitions of Terms

Article 510: Recognizance, Bail and Commitment-- Determination of Application For Recognizance or Bail, Issuance of Securing Orders, and Related Matters

Article 520: Bail and Bail Bonds

Article 530: Orders of Recognizance or Bail With Respect to Defendants In Criminal Actions and Proceedings--when and By What Courts Authorized

Article 540: Forfeiture of Bail and Remission Thereof

Title Q: Procedures For Securing Attendance At Criminal Actions and Proceedings of Defendants Not Securable By Conventional Means--and Related Matters

Article 550: Securing Attendance of Defendants--in General

Article 560: Securing Attendance of Defendants Confined In Institutions Within the State

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

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

Article 590: Securing Attendance of Defendants Who Are Outside the United States

Article 600: Securing Attendance of Corporate Defendants and Related Matters

Title R: Procedures For Securing Attendance of Witnesses In Criminal Actions

Article 610: Securing Attendance of Witnesses By Subpoena

Article 620: Securing Attendance of Witnesses By Material Witness Order

Article 630: Securing Attendance As Witnesses of Persons Confined In Institutions Within the State

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

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

Title S: Procedures For Securing Testimony For Future Use, and For Using Testi- Mony Given In a Prior Proceeding

Article 660: Securing Testimony For Use In a Subsequent Proceeding--examination of Witnesses Conditionally

Article 670: Use In a Criminal Proceeding of Testimony Given In a Previous Proceeding

Article 680: Securing Testimony Outside the State For Use In Proceeding Within the State-- Examination of Witnesses On Commission

Title T: Procedures For Securing Evidence By Means of Court Order and For Sup- Pressing Evidence Unlawfully or Improperly Obtained

Article 690: Search Warrants

Article 700: Eavesdropping and Video Surveillance Warrants

Article 705: Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices

Article 710: Motion to Suppress Evidence

Article 715: Destruction of Dangerous Drugs

Title U: Special Proceedings Which Replace, Suspend or Abate Criminal Actions

Article 720: Youthful Offender Procedure

Article 722: Proceedings Against Juvenile Offenders and Adolescent Offenders; Establishment of Youth Part and Related Procedures

Article 725: Removal of Proceeding Against Juvenile Offender to Family Court

Article 730: Mental Disease or Defect Excluding Fitness to Proceed

Article 33: Controlled Substances

Part 1: General Provisions

Title A: General Purposes, Rules of Construction, and Definitions

Title B: Principles of Criminal Liability

Title C: Defenses

Part 2: Sentences

Title E: Sentences

Article 55: Classification and Designation of Offenses

Article 60: Authorized Dispositions of Offenders

Article 65: Sentences of Probation, Conditional Discharge and Unconditional Discharge

Article 70: Sentences of Imprisonment

Article 80: Fines

Article 85: Sentence of Intermittent Imprisonment

Part 3: Specific Offenses

Title G: Anticipatory Offenses

Article 100: Criminal Solicitation

Article 105: Conspiracy

Article 110: Attempt

Article 115: Criminal Facilitation

Title H: Offenses Against the Person Involving Physical Injury, Sexual Conduct, Restraint and Intimidation

Article 120: Assault and Related Offenses

Article 121: Strangulation and Related Offenses

Article 125: Homicide and Related Offenses

Article 130: Sex Offenses

Article 135: Kidnapping, Coercion and Related Offenses

Title I: Offenses Involving Damage to and Intrusion Upon Property

Article 140: Burglary and Related Offenses

Article 145: Criminal Mischief and Related Offenses

Article 150: Arson

Title J: Offenses Involving Theft

Article 155: Larceny

Article 156: Offenses Involving Computers; Definition of Terms

Article 158: Welfare Fraud

Article 160: Robbery

Article 165: Other Offenses Relating to Theft

Title K: Offenses Involving Fraud

Article 170: Forgery and Related Offenses

Article 175: Offenses Involving False Written Statements

Article 176: Insurance Fraud

Article 177: Health Care Fraud

Article 178: Criminal Diversion of Prescription Medications and Prescriptions

Article 179: Criminal Diversion of Medical Marihuana

Article 180: Bribery Not Involving Public Servants, and Related Offenses

Article 185: Frauds On Creditors

Article 187: Residential Mortgage Fraud

Article 190: Other Frauds

Title L: Offenses Against Public Administration

Article 195: Official Misconduct and Obstruction of Public Servants Generally

Article 200: Bribery Involving Public Servants and Related Offenses

Article 205: Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody

Article 210: Perjury and Related Offenses

Article 215: Other Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings

Title M: Offenses Against Public Health and Morals

Article 220: Controlled Substances Offenses

Article 222: Cannabis

Article 225: Gambling Offenses

Article 230: Prostitution Offenses

Article 235: Obscenity and Related Offenses

Title N: Offenses Against Public Order, Public Sensibilities and the Right to Privacy

Article 240: Offenses Against Public Order

Article 241: Harassment of Rent Regulated Tenants

Article 242: Offenses Against Service Animals and Handlers

Article 245: Offenses Against Public Sensibilities

Article 250: Offenses Against the Right to Privacy

Title O: Offenses Against Marriage, the Family, and the Welfare of Children and Incompetents

Article 255: Offenses Affecting the Marital Relationship

Article 260: Offenses Relating to Children, Disabled Persons and Vulnerable Elderly Persons

Article 263: Sexual Performance By a Child

Title P: Offenses Against Public Safety

Article 265: Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons

Article 270: Other Offenses Relating to Public Safety

Article 275: Offenses Relating to Unauthorized Recording

Article 280: Offenses Relating to Unlawful Use of a Drone

Part 4: Administrative Provisions

Title W: Provisions Relating to Firearms, Fireworks, Pornography Equipment and Vehicles Used In the Transportation of Gambling Records

Article 400: Licensing and Other Provisions Relating to Firearms

Article 405: Licensing and Other Provisions Relating to Fireworks

Article 410: Seizure and Forfeiture of Equipment Used In Promoting Pornography

Article 415: Seizure and Forfeiture of Vehicles, Vessels and Aircraft Used to Transport or Conceal Gambling Records

Article 420: Seizure and Destruction of Unauthorized Recordings of Sound and Forfeiture of Equipment Used In the Production Thereof

Article 450: Disposal of Stolen Property

Title X: Organized Crime Control Act

Article 460: Enterprise Corruption

Article 470: Money Laundering

Article 480: Criminal Forfeiture - Felony Controlled Substance Offenses

Title Y: Hate Crimes Act of 2000

Title Y-1: Nb

Article 490: Terrorism

Title Y-2: Corrupting the Government

Title Z: Laws Repealed; Time of Taking Effect

Title 5: Drivers' Licenses

Title 7: Rules of the Road