N.Y. CPL Law § 310.80
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Recording and checking of verdict and polling of jury
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§ 310.80 Recording and checking of verdict and polling of jury.\n After a verdict has been rendered, it must be recorded on the minutes\nand read to the jury, and the jurors must be collectively asked whether\nsuch is their verdict. Even though no juror makes any declaration in the\nnegative, the jury must, if either party makes such an application, be\npolled and each juror separately asked whether the verdict announced by\nthe foreman is in all respects his verdict. If upon either the\ncollective or the separate inquiry any juror answers in the negative,\nthe court must refuse to accept the verdict and must direct the jury to\nresume its deliberation. If no disagreement is expressed, the jury must\nbe discharged from the case, except as otherwise provided in section\n400.27.\n
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