New York statute
N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 170.60 — Requirement of plea to information, simplified information or prosecutor's information
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 170: Proceedings Upon Information, Simplified Traffic Information, Prosecutor's Information and Misdemeanor Complaint From Arraignment to Plea, New York Criminal Procedure Law.
Full text of N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 170.60
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
170.60 Requirement of plea to information, simplified information or
prosecutor's information.
Unless an information, a simplified information or a prosecutor's
information is dismissed or the criminal action thereon terminated or
abated pursuant to a provision of this article or some other provision
of law, the defendant must be required to enter a plea thereto.
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