{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-600.20","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 600.20","heading":"Corporate defendants; prosecution thereof","body":"§ 600.20  Corporate defendants; prosecution thereof.\n  At all stages of a criminal action, from the commencement thereof\nthrough sentence, a corporate defendant must appear by counsel.  Upon\nfailure of appearance at the time such defendant is required to enter a\nplea to the accusatory instrument, the court may enter a plea of guilty\nand impose sentence.","path":["Criminal Procedure Law","Part 3. Special Proceedings and Miscellaneous Procedures","Title Q. Procedures For Securing Attendance At Criminal Actions and Proceedings of Defendants Not Securable By Conventional Means--and Related Matters","Article 600. Securing Attendance of Corporate Defendants and Related Matters"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CPL/600.20","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"ec4d683e4ee7c72829fd3da8f47886fc108f0d66f862e9d3d7af7070a94244dc","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-600.10","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-610.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}