{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-210.25","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 210.25","heading":"Motion to dismiss indictment; as defective","body":"§ 210.25  Motion to dismiss indictment; as defective.\n  An indictment or a count thereof is defective within the meaning of\nparagraph (a) of subdivision one of section 210.20 when:\n  1.  It does not substantially conform to the requirements stated in\narticle two hundred; provided that an indictment may not be dismissed as\ndefective, but must instead be amended, where the defect or irregularity\nis of a kind that may be cured by amendment, pursuant to section 200.70,\nand where the people move to so amend; or\n  2.  The allegations demonstrate that the court does not have\njurisdiction of the offense charged; or\n  3.  The statute defining the offense charged is unconstitutional or\notherwise invalid.","path":["Criminal Procedure Law","Part 2. The Principal Proceedings","Title I. Preliminary Proceedings In Superior Court","Article 210. Proceedings In Superior Court From Filing of Indictment to Plea"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CPL/210.25","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"31b2604426139d591af812b97bdbce9f105199ae4502d29a4ced99496295e18a","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-210.20","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-210.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}