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CPL 150.70 · Article 150. The Appearance Ticket

Appearance ticket; fingerprinting of defendant

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§ 150.70 Appearance ticket; fingerprinting of defendant.

Upon the arraignment of a defendant who has not been arrested and whose court attendance has been secured by the issuance and service of an appearance ticket pursuant to subdivision one of section 150.20, the court must, if an offense charged in the accusatory instrument is one specified in subdivision one of section 160.10, direct that the defendant be fingerprinted by the appropriate police officer or agency, and that he appear at an appropriate designated time and place for such purpose.

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