{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-210.50","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 210.50","heading":"Requirement of plea","body":"§ 210.50  Requirement of plea.\n  Unless an indictment is dismissed or the criminal action thereon\nterminated or abated pursuant to the provisions of this article or some\nother provision of law, the defendant must be required to enter a plea\nthereto.","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/210.50","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"8a9d01b7cfb718e0a2bb57d78c230af675f4522d827baeb5697c8275d6a69cef","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-210.47","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-215.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}