N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 110.20: Local criminal court or youth part of the superior court accusatory instruments; notice thereof to district attorney

§ 110.20 Local criminal court or youth part of the superior court

accusatory instruments; notice thereof to district attorney.

When a criminal action in which a crime is charged is commenced in a

local criminal court, or youth part of the superior court other than the

criminal court of the city of New York, a copy of the accusatory

instrument shall be promptly transmitted to the appropriate district

attorney upon or prior to the arraignment of the defendant on the

accusatory instrument. If a police officer or a peace officer is the

complainant or the filer of a simplified information, or has arrested

the defendant or brought him before the local criminal court or youth

part of the superior court on behalf of an arresting person pursuant to

subdivision one of section 140.20, such officer or his agency shall

transmit the copy of the accusatory instrument to the appropriate

district attorney. In all other cases, the clerk of the court in which

the defendant is arraigned shall so transmit it.