{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-185.20","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 185.20","heading":"Electronic arraignment","body":"* § 185.20  Electronic arraignment.\n  Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision nine of section 1.20,\nsections 110.10, 120.10, 120.40, 120.90, 140.20, 140.27, 140.40, 170.10\nand 180.10 of this chapter or any other provision of law as they pertain\nto a defendant's personal appearance at arraignment, in Suffolk county,\nthe court in its discretion may dispense with the defendant's personal\nappearance at the arraignment and conduct an electronic arraignment,\nprovided that:\n  1.  The defendant has waived in writing his right to personally appear\nat his arraignment and has consented to be arraigned by the electronic\narraignment process;\n  2.  The district attorney has consented to the electronic arraignment\nprocess for the defendant;\n  3.  The personal appearance of the defendant at the arraignment would\nresult in an unreasonable delay in the preliminary proceeding; and\n  4.  The chief administrator of the courts has authorized the use of\nelectronic arraignments for the court, pursuant to the provisions of\nsection 185.40 of this article.\n* NB Expired September 1, 1983","path":["Criminal Procedure Law","Part 2. The Principal Proceedings","Title H. Preliminary Proceedings In Local Criminal Court","Article 185. Alternate Method of Arraignment"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CPL/185.20","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"46ec999c9411629b0d0c81572954f617c51d6a18abb9f333d4ba1e74c731069b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-185.10","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-185.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}