{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-71-1937","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 71-1937","heading":"Jurisdiction of courts in criminal cases","body":"§ 71-1937. Jurisdiction of courts in criminal cases.\n  County courts shall have, in the first instance, jurisdiction of\nfelonies committed under titles 1 through 11 inclusive and title 19 of\narticle 17 and sections 71-1929 through 71-1939 of this article. Subject\nto the power of removal provided in the Criminal Procedure Law, police\ncourts shall have, in the first instance, concurrent jurisdiction of\nmisdemeanors committed under titles 1 through 11 inclusive and title 19\nof article 17 and sections 71-1929 through 71-1939 of this article. An\naction before a justice of the peace shall be brought in the town in\nwhich the offense was committed or an adjoining town and an action\nbefore a county court shall be brought in the county in which the\noffense was committed. A warrant shall be returnable before the\nmagistrate or county judge issuing the same.","path":["Environmental Conservation Law","Article 71. Enforcement","Title 19. Enforcement of Titles 1 Through 11 and 15 Through 21 Inclusive of Article 17 and Spills of Bulk Liquids"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/ENV/71-1937","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"743ad43a6d400346d0ac6dd99495d60dafbd809a95877efe009e249c9a4e5e2d","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-71-1935","next":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-71-1939"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}