CPL 170.60 · Article 170. Proceedings Upon Information, Simplified Traffic Information, Prosecutor's Information and Misdemeanor Complaint From Arraignment to Plea
Requirement of plea to information, simplified information or prosecutor's information
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§ 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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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/CPL170.60
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