New York City Criminal Court Act § 54 · Article 5. Miscellaneous Provisions Affecting Cases In Which Judge Sits As Magistrate
Arraignments outside the county
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§ 54. Arraignments outside the county. In furtherance and not by way of limitation of section thirty of this act, a judge of the court, in his capacity as a magistrate, shall have power to arraign a defendant, or conduct a hearing upon any charge, in any county of the city of New York at the place where a defendant or material witness may be confined or hospitalized.
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