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General ProvisionsTitle A - Short Title, Applicability and DefinitionsArticle 1 - Short Title, Applicability and DefinitionsArticle 2 - Peace OfficersTitle B - The Criminal CourtsArticle 10 - The Criminal CourtsTitle C - General Principles Relating to Requirements for and Exemptions From Criminal ProsecutionArticle 20 - Geographical Jurisdiction of OffensesArticle 30 - Timeliness of Prosecutions and Speedy TrialArticle 40 - Exemption From Prosecution by Reason of Previous ProsecutionArticle 50 - Compulsion of Evidence by Offer of ImmunityTitle D - Rules of Evidence, Standards of Proof and Related MattersArticle 60 - Rules of Evidence and Related MattersArticle 65 - Use of Closed-Circuit Television for Certain Child WitnessesArticle 70 - Standards of Proof

Short Title, Applicability and Definitions

Peace Officers

The Principal ProceedingsTitle H - Preliminary Proceedings in Local Criminal CourtArticle 95 - Pre-Criminal Proceeding SettlementsArticle 100 - Commencement of Action in Local Criminal Court or Youth Part of a Superior Court--Accusatory InstrumentsArticle 110 - Requiring Defendant's Appearance in Local Criminal Court or Youth Part of Superior Court for ArraignmentArticle 120 - Warrant of ArrestArticle 130 - The SummonsArticle 140 - Arrest Without a WarrantArticle 150 - The Appearance TicketArticle 160 - Fingerprinting and Photographing of Defendant After Arrest--Criminal Identification Records and StatisticsArticle 170 - Proceedings Upon Information, Simplified Traffic Information, Prosecutor's Information and Misdemeanor Complaint From Arraignment to PleaArticle 180 - Proceedings Upon Felony Complaint From Arraignment Thereon Through Disposition ThereofArticle 182 - Alternate Method of Court AppearanceArticle 185 - Alternate Method of Arraignment

Special Proceedings and Miscellaneous ProceduresTitle P - Procedures for Securing Attendance at Criminal Actions and Proceedings of Defendants and Witnesses Under Control of Court--Recognizance, BailArticle 500 - Recognizance, Bail and Commitment--Definitions of TermsArticle 510 - Recognizance, Bail and Commitment-Determination of Application for Recognizance or Bail, Issuance of Securing Orders, and Related MattersArticle 520 - Bail and Bail BondsArticle 530 - Orders of Recognizance or Bail With Respect to Defendants in Criminal Actions and Proceedings--When and by What Courts AuthorizedArticle 540 - Forfeiture of Bail and Remission ThereofTitle Q - Procedures for Securing Attendance at Criminal Actions and Proceedings of Defendants Not Securable by Conventional Means--and Related MattersArticle 550 - Securing Attendance of Defendants--in GeneralArticle 560 - Securing Attendance of Defendants Confined in Institutions Within the StateArticle 570 - Securing Attendance of Defendants Who Are Outside the State but Within the United States--Rendition to Other Jurisdictions of DefendantsArticle 580 - Securing Attendance of Defendants Confined as Prisoners in Institutions of Other Jurisdictions of the United States--Rendition to Other JArticle 590 - Securing Attendance of Defendants Who Are Outside the United StatesArticle 600 - Securing Attendance of Corporate Defendants and Related MattersTitle R - Procedures for Securing Attendance of Witnesses in Criminal ActionsArticle 610 - Securing Attendance of Witnesses by SubpoenaArticle 620 - Securing Attendance of Witnesses by Material Witness OrderArticle 630 - Securing Attendance as Witnesses of Persons Confined in Institutions Within the StateArticle 640 - Securing Attendance as Witnesses of Persons at Liberty Outside the State--Rendition to Other Jurisdictions of Witnesses at Liberty WithinArticle 650 - Securing Attendance as Witnesses of Prisoners Confined in Institutions of Other Jurisdictions of the United States-Rendition to Other JurTitle S - Procedures for Securing Testimony for Future Use,and for Using Testimony Given in a Prior ProceedingArticle 660 - Securing Testimony for Use in a Subsequent Proceeding--Examination of Witnesses ConditionallyArticle 670 - Use in a Criminal Proceeding of Testimony Given in a Previous ProceedingArticle 680 - Securing Testimony Outside the State for Use in Proceeding Within the State-Examination of Witnesses on CommissionTitle T - Procedures for Securing Evidence by Means of Court Order and for Suppressing Evidence Unlawfully or Improperly ObtainedArticle 690 - Search WarrantsArticle 700 - Eavesdropping and Video Surveillance WarrantsArticle 705 - Pen Registers and Trap and Trace DevicesArticle 710 - Motion to Suppress EvidenceArticle 715 - Destruction of Dangerous DrugsTitle U - Special Proceedings Which Replace,suspend or Abate Criminal ActionsArticle 720 - Youthful Offender ProcedureArticle 722 - Proceedings Against Juvenile Offenders and Adolescent Offenders; Establishment of Youth Part And Related ProceduresArticle 725 - Removal of Proceeding Against Juvenile Offender to Family CourtArticle 730 - Mental Disease or Defect Excluding Fitness to Proceed

The Criminal Courts

Geographical Jurisdiction of Offenses

Timeliness of Prosecutions and Speedy Trial

Exemption From Prosecution by Reason of Previous Prosecution

Compulsion of Evidence by Offer of Immunity

Rules of Evidence and Related Matters

Use of Closed-Circuit Television for Certain Child Witnesses

Standards of Proof

Pre-Criminal Proceeding Settlements

Commencement of Action in Local Criminal Court or Youth Part of a Superior Court--Accusatory Instruments

Requiring Defendant's Appearance in Local Criminal Court or Youth Part of Superior Court for Arraignment

Warrant of Arrest

The Summons

Arrest Without a Warrant

The Appearance Ticket

Fingerprinting and Photographing of Defendant After Arrest--Criminal Identification Records and Statistics

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

Proceedings Upon Felony Complaint From Arraignment Thereon Through Disposition Thereof

Alternate Method of Court Appearance

Alternate Method of Arraignment

Recognizance, Bail and Commitment--Definitions of Terms

Recognizance, Bail and Commitment-Determination of Application for Recognizance or Bail, Issuance of Securing Orders, and Related Matters

Bail and Bail Bonds

Orders of Recognizance or Bail With Respect to Defendants in Criminal Actions and Proceedings--When and by What Courts Authorized

Forfeiture of Bail and Remission Thereof

Securing Attendance of Defendants--in General

Securing Attendance of Defendants Confined in Institutions Within the State

Securing Attendance of Defendants Who Are Outside the State but Within the United States--Rendition to Other Jurisdictions of Defendants

Securing Attendance of Defendants Confined as Prisoners in Institutions of Other Jurisdictions of the United States--Rendition to Other J

Securing Attendance of Defendants Who Are Outside the United States

Securing Attendance of Corporate Defendants and Related Matters

Securing Attendance of Witnesses by Subpoena

Securing Attendance of Witnesses by Material Witness Order

Securing Attendance as Witnesses of Persons Confined in Institutions Within the State

Securing Attendance as Witnesses of Persons at Liberty Outside the State--Rendition to Other Jurisdictions of Witnesses at Liberty Within

Securing Attendance as Witnesses of Prisoners Confined in Institutions of Other Jurisdictions of the United States-Rendition to Other Jur

Securing Testimony for Use in a Subsequent Proceeding--Examination of Witnesses Conditionally

Use in a Criminal Proceeding of Testimony Given in a Previous Proceeding

Securing Testimony Outside the State for Use in Proceeding Within the State-Examination of Witnesses on Commission

Search Warrants

Eavesdropping and Video Surveillance Warrants

Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices

Motion to Suppress Evidence

Destruction of Dangerous Drugs

Youthful Offender Procedure

Proceedings Against Juvenile Offenders and Adolescent Offenders; Establishment of Youth Part And Related Procedures

Removal of Proceeding Against Juvenile Offender to Family Court

Mental Disease or Defect Excluding Fitness to Proceed

Short Title, Applicability and DefinitionsArticle 1 - Short Title, Applicability and DefinitionsArticle 2 - Peace Officers

The Criminal CourtsArticle 10 - The Criminal Courts

General Principles Relating to Requirements for and Exemptions From Criminal ProsecutionArticle 20 - Geographical Jurisdiction of OffensesArticle 30 - Timeliness of Prosecutions and Speedy TrialArticle 40 - Exemption From Prosecution by Reason of Previous ProsecutionArticle 50 - Compulsion of Evidence by Offer of Immunity

Rules of Evidence, Standards of Proof and Related MattersArticle 60 - Rules of Evidence and Related MattersArticle 65 - Use of Closed-Circuit Television for Certain Child WitnessesArticle 70 - Standards of Proof

Preliminary Proceedings in Local Criminal CourtArticle 95 - Pre-Criminal Proceeding SettlementsArticle 100 - Commencement of Action in Local Criminal Court or Youth Part of a Superior Court--Accusatory InstrumentsArticle 110 - Requiring Defendant's Appearance in Local Criminal Court or Youth Part of Superior Court for ArraignmentArticle 120 - Warrant of ArrestArticle 130 - The SummonsArticle 140 - Arrest Without a WarrantArticle 150 - The Appearance TicketArticle 160 - Fingerprinting and Photographing of Defendant After Arrest--Criminal Identification Records and StatisticsArticle 170 - Proceedings Upon Information, Simplified Traffic Information, Prosecutor's Information and Misdemeanor Complaint From Arraignment to PleaArticle 180 - Proceedings Upon Felony Complaint From Arraignment Thereon Through Disposition ThereofArticle 182 - Alternate Method of Court AppearanceArticle 185 - Alternate Method of Arraignment

Procedures for Securing Attendance at Criminal Actions and Proceedings of Defendants and Witnesses Under Control of Court--Recognizance, BailArticle 500 - Recognizance, Bail and Commitment--Definitions of TermsArticle 510 - Recognizance, Bail and Commitment-Determination of Application for Recognizance or Bail, Issuance of Securing Orders, and Related MattersArticle 520 - Bail and Bail BondsArticle 530 - Orders of Recognizance or Bail With Respect to Defendants in Criminal Actions and Proceedings--When and by What Courts AuthorizedArticle 540 - Forfeiture of Bail and Remission Thereof

Procedures for Securing Attendance at Criminal Actions and Proceedings of Defendants Not Securable by Conventional Means--and Related MattersArticle 550 - Securing Attendance of Defendants--in GeneralArticle 560 - Securing Attendance of Defendants Confined in Institutions Within the StateArticle 570 - Securing Attendance of Defendants Who Are Outside the State but Within the United States--Rendition to Other Jurisdictions of DefendantsArticle 580 - Securing Attendance of Defendants Confined as Prisoners in Institutions of Other Jurisdictions of the United States--Rendition to Other JArticle 590 - Securing Attendance of Defendants Who Are Outside the United StatesArticle 600 - Securing Attendance of Corporate Defendants and Related Matters

Procedures for Securing Attendance of Witnesses in Criminal ActionsArticle 610 - Securing Attendance of Witnesses by SubpoenaArticle 620 - Securing Attendance of Witnesses by Material Witness OrderArticle 630 - Securing Attendance as Witnesses of Persons Confined in Institutions Within the StateArticle 640 - Securing Attendance as Witnesses of Persons at Liberty Outside the State--Rendition to Other Jurisdictions of Witnesses at Liberty WithinArticle 650 - Securing Attendance as Witnesses of Prisoners Confined in Institutions of Other Jurisdictions of the United States-Rendition to Other Jur

Procedures for Securing Testimony for Future Use,and for Using Testimony Given in a Prior ProceedingArticle 660 - Securing Testimony for Use in a Subsequent Proceeding--Examination of Witnesses ConditionallyArticle 670 - Use in a Criminal Proceeding of Testimony Given in a Previous ProceedingArticle 680 - Securing Testimony Outside the State for Use in Proceeding Within the State-Examination of Witnesses on Commission

Procedures for Securing Evidence by Means of Court Order and for Suppressing Evidence Unlawfully or Improperly ObtainedArticle 690 - Search WarrantsArticle 700 - Eavesdropping and Video Surveillance WarrantsArticle 705 - Pen Registers and Trap and Trace DevicesArticle 710 - Motion to Suppress EvidenceArticle 715 - Destruction of Dangerous Drugs

Special Proceedings Which Replace,suspend or Abate Criminal ActionsArticle 720 - Youthful Offender ProcedureArticle 722 - Proceedings Against Juvenile Offenders and Adolescent Offenders; Establishment of Youth Part And Related ProceduresArticle 725 - Removal of Proceeding Against Juvenile Offender to Family CourtArticle 730 - Mental Disease or Defect Excluding Fitness to Proceed