{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cpl", "section": "130.50", "citation": "CPL § 130.50", "heading": "Summons; defendant's failure to appear", "text": ["§ 130.50  Summons; defendant's failure to appear.", "If after the service of a summons the defendant does not appear in the designated local criminal court or superior court at the time such summons is returnable, the court may issue a warrant of arrest."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/130.50", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "If a properly served **defendant fails to appear in the designated court at the summons’s return time**, the **court may issue an arrest warrant.** ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cpl/130.50", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}