N.Y. CPL Law § 140.45
This is the official text of N.Y. CPL Law § 140.45, part of New York’s CPL Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "CPL Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Arrest without a warrant; dismissal of insufficient local criminal court accusatory instrument
Official statutory text
§ 140.45 Arrest without a warrant; dismissal of insufficient local\n criminal court accusatory instrument.\n If a local criminal court accusatory instrument filed with a local\ncriminal court pursuant to section 140.20, 140.25 or 140.40 is not\nsufficient on its face, as prescribed in section 100.40, and if the\ncourt is satisfied that on the basis of the available facts or evidence\nit would be impossible to draw and file an accusatory instrument which\nis sufficient on its face, it must dismiss such accusatory instrument\nand discharge the defendant.\n
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in New York?
Find a New York lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.