N.Y. New York City Criminal Court Act § 52: Transfer of persons and charges

§ 52. Transfer of persons and charges. (1) Except as provided in this

section, no charge, complaint or person brought before one judge of the

court sitting as a magistrate shall be sent before another such judge,

or any other magistrate, except for adequate cause, to be fully and at

once entered upon the records kept by the respective clerks and signed

by the judge, and no person shall be committed or recommitted for

examination save for necessary cause, to be then clearly stated upon the

record; the hearing upon any charge shall not be adjourned to another

day without the reason therefor being entered upon such record, nor

shall any charge be dismissed or any prisoner discharged without record

thereof made as above provided.

(2) Illness, absence or other inability of a judge, or the occurrence

of a vacancy in his office, shall be adequate cause, without entry upon

the record, for any transfer included in the preceding subdivision of

this section, if the judge or other magistrate appearing in his place

shall elect to proceed.