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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 60.60 — Rules of evidence; certificates concerning judgments of conviction and fingerprints
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 60: Rules of Evidence and Related Matters, New York Criminal Procedure Law.
Full text of N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 60.60
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.
60.60 Rules of evidence; certificates concerning judgments of
conviction and fingerprints.
1. A certificate issued by a criminal court, or the clerk thereof,
certifying that a judgment of conviction against a designated defendant
has been entered in such court, constitutes presumptive evidence of the
facts stated in such certificate.
2. A report of a public servant charged with the custody of official
fingerprint records which contains a certification that the fingerprints
of a designated person who has previously been convicted of an offense
are identical with those of a defendant in a criminal action,
constitutes presumptive evidence of the fact that such defendant has
previously been convicted of such offense.
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