{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cpl", "section": "20.10", "citation": "CPL § 20.10", "heading": "Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; definitions of terms", "text": ["§ 20.10  Geographical jurisdiction of offenses; definitions of terms.", "The following definitions are applicable to this article:", "1.  \"This state\" means New York State as its boundaries are prescribed in the state law, and the space over it.", "2.  \"County\" means any of the sixty-two counties of this state as its boundaries are prescribed by law, and the space over it.", "3.  \"Result of an offense.\"  When a specific consequence, such as the death of the victim in a homicide case, is an element of an offense, the occurrence of such consequence constitutes the \"result\" of such offense. An offense of which a result is an element is a \"result offense.\"", "4.  \"Particular effect of an offense.\"  When conduct constituting an offense produces consequences which, though not necessarily amounting to a result or element of such offense, have a materially harmful impact upon the governmental processes or community welfare of a particular jurisdiction, or result in the defrauding of persons in such jurisdiction, such conduct and offense have a \"particular effect\" upon such jurisdiction."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/20.10", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "- **(1)–(2)** “This state” means New York and the space above it; a “county” means any of New York’s **62 counties** and the space above it.\n- **(3)** A “result” is the required consequence of an offense, such as death in a homicide; an offense requiring such a consequence is a **result offense**.\n- **(4)** A “particular effect” exists when criminal conduct materially harms a jurisdiction’s governmental processes or community welfare, or defrauds people there, even if that effect is not an element or formal result of the offense. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cpl/20.10", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}