{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cpl", "section": "185.30", "citation": "CPL § 185.30", "heading": "Conditions and limitations on electronic arraignment", "text": ["* § 185.30 Conditions and limitations on electronic arraignment.", "Whenever a person is arraigned by means of an electronic arraignment, the following conditions and limitations shall apply:", "1.  The defendant may not enter a plea of guilty;", "2.  The electronic arraignment process may be used only when the accusatory instrument does not charge a felony;", "3.  No electronic recording of an electronic arraignment may be made, viewed or inspected except as may be authorized by rules of the chief administrator of the courts; and", "4.  Stenographic recording of the arraignment shall be made to the same extent as if it were an ordinary arraignment rather than an electronic arraignment. * NB Expired September 1, 1983"], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/185.30", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "For an electronic arraignment, the **defendant may not plead guilty**, the accusatory instrument **may not charge a felony**, and no electronic recording may be made, viewed, or inspected except under the chief administrator’s rules. A stenographer must record it just as an ordinary arraignment. ★ The section is marked **expired September 1, 1983**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cpl/185.30", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}