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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 190.52 — Grand jury; attorney for witness
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 190: The Grand Jury and Its Proceedings, New York Criminal Procedure Law.
Full text of N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 190.52
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
190.52 Grand jury; attorney for witness.
1. Any person who appears as a witness and has signed a waiver of
immunity in a grand jury proceeding, has a right to an attorney as
provided in this section. Such a witness may appear with a retained
attorney, or if he is financially unable to obtain counsel, an attorney
who shall be assigned by the superior court which impaneled the grand
jury. Such assigned attorney shall be assigned pursuant to the same
plan and in the same manner as counsel are provided to persons charged
with crime pursuant to section seven hundred twenty-two of the county
law.
2. The attorney for such witness may be present with the witness in
the grand jury room. The attorney may advise the witness, but may not
otherwise take any part in the proceeding.
3. The superior court which impaneled the grand jury shall have the
same power to remove an attorney from the grand jury room as such court
has with respect to an attorney in a courtroom.
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