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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 20.60: Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; communications and transportation of property between jurisdictions

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  1. Criminal Procedure Law
  2. Part 1. General Provisions
  3. Title C. General Principles Relating to Requirements For and Exemptions From Criminal Prosecution
  4. Article 20. Geographical Jurisdiction of Offenses

§ 20.60 Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; communications and

transportation of property between jurisdictions.

For purposes of this article:

1. An oral or written statement made by a person in one jurisdiction

to a person in another jurisdiction by means of telecommunication, mail

or any other method of communication is deemed to be made in each such

jurisdiction.

2. A person who causes property to be transported from one

jurisdiction to another by means of mail, common carrier or any other

method is deemed to have personally transported it in each jurisdiction,

and if delivery is made in the second jurisdiction he is deemed to have

personally made such delivery therein.

3. A person who causes by any means the use of a computer or computer

service in one jurisdiction from another jurisdiction is deemed to have

personally used the computer or computer service in each jurisdiction.

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