N.Y. CPL Law § 600.10

§ 600.10 Corporate defendants; securing attendance.\n 1. The court attendance of a corporation for purposes of commencing\nor prosecuting a criminal action against it may be accomplished by the\nissuance and service of a summons or an appearance ticket if such action\nhas been or is about to be commenced in a local criminal court, and by a\ncorporate summons if such action has been commenced in a superior court.\nSuch process must be served upon the corporation by delivery thereof to\nan officer, director, managing or general agent, or cashier or assistant\ncashier of such corporation or to any other agent of such corporation\nauthorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process.\n 2. A "corporate summons" is a process issued by a superior court\ndirecting a corporate defendant designated in an indictment to appear\nbefore it at a designated future time in connection with such\nindictment. A corporate summons must be generally in the form of a\nsummons as prescribed in subdivision two of section 130.10. A corporate\nsummons may be served by a public servant designated by the issuing\ncourt, and may be served anywhere in the state.\n