N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 182.30
Regulation of electronic appearances by the chief administrator
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Current — January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2018
* § 182.30 Electronic appearance; conditions and limitations.\n The following conditions and limitations apply to all electronic\nappearances:\n 1. The defendant may not enter a plea of guilty to, or be sentenced\nupon a conviction of, a felony.\n 2. The defendant may not enter a plea of not responsible by reason of\nmental disease or defect.\n 3. The defendant may not be committed to the state department of\nmental hygiene pursuant to article seven hundred thirty of this chapter.\n 4. The defendant may not enter a plea of guilty to a misdemeanor\nconditioned upon a promise of incarceration unless such incarceration\nwill be imposed only in the event that the defendant fails to comply\nwith a term or condition imposed under the original sentence.\n 5. A defendant who has been convicted of a misdemeanor may not be\nsentenced to a period of incarceration which exceeds the time the\ndefendant has already served when sentence is imposed.\n * NB Repealed September 1, 2019\n
* § 182.30 Regulation of electronic appearances by the chief\n administrator.\n The chief administrator of the courts shall adopt rules to regulate\nthe conduct of electronic appearances pursuant to this article that\nshall, among other provisions, be designed to: (a) provide appropriate\naccess to electronic appearances by crime victims and their families,\nfamily members of defendants, the media and other members of the public;\nprovided that such appropriate access shall be limited to the means of\nprojecting a proceeding being conducted entirely by electronic\nappearances in a publicly accessible area of a courthouse or by\nprojecting the electronic appearances of a proceeding comprised of both\nin-person physical appearances and electronic appearances in the\ncourtroom in which the proceeding is taking place; and (b) ensure that\nany system for arraignments provides a full and fair opportunity for any\ndefendant, without prejudice, to choose to have an arraignment conducted\nwith the defendant physically present, rather than through an electronic\nappearance.\n * NB Repealed September 1, 2028\n
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