{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cpl", "section": "170.60", "citation": "CPL § 170.60", "heading": "Requirement of plea to information, simplified information or prosecutor's information", "text": ["§ 170.60 Requirement of plea to information, simplified information or", "prosecutor's information.", "Unless an information, a simplified information or a prosecutor's information is dismissed or the criminal action thereon terminated or abated pursuant to a provision of this article or some other provision of law, the defendant must be required to enter a plea thereto."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/170.60", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "Unless it's **dismissed or the action terminated/abated**, the defendant **must be required to enter a plea** to an information, simplified information, or prosecutor's information. ★ (Note: this list **excludes** the misdemeanor complaint — that's § 170.65's territory.)", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cpl/170.60", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}