{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-20.10","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 20.10","heading":"Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; definitions of terms","body":"§ 20.10  Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; definitions of terms.\n  The following definitions are applicable to this article:\n  1.  \"This state\" means New York State as its boundaries are prescribed\nin the state law, and the space over it.\n  2.  \"County\" means any of the sixty-two counties of this state as its\nboundaries are prescribed by law, and the space over it.\n  3.  \"Result of an offense.\"  When a specific consequence, such as the\ndeath of the victim in a homicide case, is an element of an offense, the\noccurrence of such consequence constitutes the \"result\" of such offense.\nAn offense of which a result is an element is a \"result offense.\"\n  4.  \"Particular effect of an offense.\"  When conduct constituting an\noffense produces consequences which, though not necessarily amounting to\na result or element of such offense, have a materially harmful impact\nupon the governmental processes or community welfare of a particular\njurisdiction, or result in the defrauding of persons in such\njurisdiction, such conduct and offense have a \"particular effect\" upon\nsuch jurisdiction.","path":["Criminal Procedure Law","Part 1. General Provisions","Title C. General Principles Relating to Requirements For and Exemptions From Criminal Prosecution","Article 20. Geographical Jurisdiction of Offenses"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CPL/20.10","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"d19b77d7e84d7f009f4a01e5f8987dfa2dba955113192199db730414069c7642","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-10.40","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-20.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}