{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-60.48","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 60.48","heading":"Rules of evidence; admissibility of evidence of victim's manner of dress in sex offense cases","body":"§ 60.48 Rules of evidence; admissibility of evidence of victim's manner\n          of dress in sex offense cases.\n  Evidence of the manner in which the victim was dressed at the time of\nthe commission of an offense may not be admitted in a prosecution for\nany offense, or an attempt to commit an offense, defined in article one\nhundred thirty of the penal law, unless such evidence is determined by\nthe court to be relevant and admissible in the interests of justice,\nafter an offer of proof by the proponent of such evidence outside the\nhearing of the jury, or such hearing as the court may require, and a\nstatement by the court of its findings of fact essential to its\ndetermination.","path":["Criminal Procedure Law","Part 1. General Provisions","Title D. Rules of Evidence, Standards of Proof and Related Matters","Article 60. Rules of Evidence and Related Matters"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CPL/60.48","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"53fa98321fe0821ea8f46839fd6534ffa0065ce433fe454a9d1e4c308fc47326","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-60.47","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-60.49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}