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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 160.40: Fingerprinting; transmission of report received by police
Where this section sits in the code
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Part 2. The Principal Proceedings
- Title H. Preliminary Proceedings In Local Criminal Court
- Article 160. Fingerprinting and Photographing of Defendant After Arrest--criminal Identification Records and Statistics
§ 160.40 Fingerprinting; transmission of report received by police.
1. Upon receipt of a report of the division of criminal justice
services as provided in section 160.30, the recipient police officer or
agency must promptly transmit such report or a copy thereof to the
district attorney of the county and two copies thereof to the court in
which the action is pending.
2. Upon receipt of such report the court shall furnish a copy thereof
to counsel for the defendant or, if the defendant is not represented by
counsel, to the defendant.
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