{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cpl", "section": "220.51", "citation": "CPL § 220.51", "heading": "Notice before entry of plea or trial involving a public official", "text": ["§ 220.51 Notice before entry of plea or trial involving a public", "official.", "Prior to trial, and before accepting a defendant's plea to a count or counts of an indictment or a superior court information charging a felony offense, the court must individually advise the defendant, on the record, that if at the time of the alleged felony crime the defendant was a public official, as defined in subdivision six of section one hundred fifty-six of the retirement and social security law, the defendant's plea of guilty and the court's acceptance thereof or conviction after trial may result in proceedings for the reduction or revocation of such defendant's pension pursuant to article three-B of the retirement and social security law."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/220.51", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "Before trial and before a **felony** plea, the court must individually advise the defendant that if he was a **public official** (RSSL § 156(6)) at the time of the crime, a guilty plea **or** conviction after trial **may lead to reduction or revocation of his pension** (RSSL Art. 3-B). ★", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cpl/220.51", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}