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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 600.20 — Corporate defendants; prosecution thereof
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 600: Securing Attendance of Corporate Defendants and Related Matters, New York Criminal Procedure Law.
Full text of N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 600.20
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.
600.20 Corporate defendants; prosecution thereof.
At all stages of a criminal action, from the commencement thereof
through sentence, a corporate defendant must appear by counsel. Upon
failure of appearance at the time such defendant is required to enter a
plea to the accusatory instrument, the court may enter a plea of guilty
and impose sentence.
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