CPL 60.60 · Article 60. Rules of Evidence and Related Matters
Rules of evidence; certificates concerning judgments of conviction and fingerprints
Text — Law content up to date as of October 2, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 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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