New York § 2005 Further powers of judges; process and mandates

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§ 2005 — Further powers of judges; process and mandates

New York § 2005

Law UDCUniform District Court Act

Art. 20Criminal Jurisdiction and Procedure

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N.Y. Uniform District Court Act § 2005 (2026).

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§ 2005. Further powers of judges; process and mandates.\n  The judges of the court shall have the power and jurisdiction to send\nprocesses and other mandates in any matter of which they have\njurisdiction into any county of the state, for service or execution, as\nprovided by the criminal procedure law; and particularly to compel the\nattendance of witnesses, to order the conditional examination of\nwitnesses, to issue commissions for the examination of witnesses without\nthe state, to inquire into the sanity of a defendant and to dismiss the\nprosecution of an action conformably to the provisions of the criminal\nprocedure law, and to punish for criminal contempt a person guilty\nthereof in the manner and subject to the limitations prescribed for\ncourts of record by the judiciary law. N

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§ 2005. Further powers of judges; process and mandates.\n The judges of the court shall have the power and jurisdiction to send\nprocesses and other mandates in any matter of which they have\njurisdiction into any county of the state, for service or execution, as\nprovided by the criminal procedure law; and particularly to compel the\nattendance of witnesses, to order the conditional examination of\nwitnesses, to issue commissions for the examination of witnesses without\nthe state, to inquire into the sanity of a defendant and to dismiss the\nprosecution of an action conformably to the provisions of the criminal\nprocedure law, and to punish for criminal contempt a person guilty\nthereof in the manner and subject to the limitations prescribed for\ncourts of record by the judiciary law. Notwithstanding the provisions of\nsubdivision two of section 130.40 of the criminal procedure law, a\nsummons returnable in a district court alleging a violation of any\nstate, municipal or local law, regulation, ordinance or rule governing\nthe ownership or conditions of real property or any building, structure,\nimprovement, or conditions thereon located within the jurisdiction of\nthe court may be served anywhere in the state.\n