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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 220.51 — Notice before entry of plea or trial involving a public official
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 220: The Plea, New York Criminal Procedure Law.
Full text of N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 220.51
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.
220.51 Notice before entry of plea or trial involving a public
official.
Prior to trial, and before accepting a defendant's plea to a count or
counts of an indictment or a superior court information charging a
felony offense, the court must individually advise the defendant, on the
record, that if at the time of the alleged felony crime the defendant
was a public official, as defined in subdivision six of section one
hundred fifty-six of the retirement and social security law, the
defendant's plea of guilty and the court's acceptance thereof or
conviction after trial may result in proceedings for the reduction or
revocation of such defendant's pension pursuant to article three-B of
the retirement and social security law.
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