{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cpl", "section": "150.60", "citation": "CPL § 150.60", "heading": "Appearance ticket; defendant's failure to appear", "text": ["§ 150.60 Appearance ticket; defendant's failure to appear.", "If after the service of an appearance ticket and the filing of a local criminal court accusatory instrument charging the offense designated therein, the defendant does not appear in the designated local criminal court at the time such appearance ticket is returnable, the court may issue a summons or a warrant of arrest based upon the local criminal court accusatory instrument filed."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/150.60", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "If a defendant who received an appearance ticket **does not appear in the named local criminal court at the ticket’s return time**, after the matching accusatory instrument has been filed, the court may **issue a summons or an arrest warrant based on that instrument**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cpl/150.60", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}