New York · New York Criminal Procedure Law (CPL)

N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 600.20: Corporate defendants; prosecution thereof

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute establishes procedural rules requiring corporate defendants to be represented by counsel throughout criminal proceedings and authorizing courts to enter guilty pleas if corporations fail to appear when required.

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