CPL 120.40 · Article 120. Warrant of Arrest
Warrant of arrest; attaching accusatory instrument to warrant of town court, village court or city court
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§ 120.40 Warrant of arrest; attaching accusatory instrument to warrant of town court, village court or city court.
A town court, village court or city court which issues a warrant of arrest may attach thereto a duplicate copy of the underlying accusatory instrument. If one or more duplicate copies of the warrant are issued, such court may attach as many copies of such accusatory instrument to copies of such warrant as it chooses. In any case where, pursuant to subdivision five of section 120.90, a defendant arrested upon such a warrant of arrest is brought before a local criminal court other than the town court, village court or city court in which the warrant is returnable, a copy of the accusatory instrument constitutes a valid basis for arraignment, as provided in subdivision one of section 170.15.
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