CPL § 130.40

Summons; service · as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 130.40 Summons; service.

1. A summons may be served by a police officer, or by a complainant at least eighteen years old or by any other person at least eighteen years old designated by the court.

2. A summons may be served anywhere in the county of issuance or anywhere in an adjoining county.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/130.40

In plain English

(1) A summons may be served by a police officer, an adult complainant, or another person at least 18 years old whom the court designates.
(2) It may be served anywhere in the issuing county or an adjoining county. ★

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Court Officer: Criminal Procedure Law; Volume 2 — Your Career: Criminal Procedure in Plain English.