{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-new-york-city-criminal-court-act-31","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. New York City Criminal Court Act § 31","heading":"Jurisdiction","body":"§ 31. Jurisdiction. The court and the judges thereof, except as\notherwise provided in this act, shall have jurisdiction with respect to\ncrimes and offenses committed within the city of New York, as follows:\n  (1) To hear, try, and determine all charges of misdemeanor, except\ncharges of libel;\n  (2) To hear, try, and determine all offenses of a grade less than\nmisdemeanor.","path":["New York City Criminal Court Act","Article 3. Jurisdiction and Powers"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CRC/31","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"02cebd9c70c3dffd3b8d8a0e75791605c383b874cf899a2c697c0ec338d1fc45","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-new-york-city-criminal-court-act-30","next":"us-ny/n.y.-new-york-city-criminal-court-act-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}