{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cpl", "section": "250.30", "citation": "CPL § 250.30", "heading": "Notice of defenses in offenses involving computers", "text": ["§ 250.30 Notice of defenses in offenses involving computers.", "1. In any prosecution in which the defendant seeks to invoke any of the defenses specified in section 156.50 of the penal law, the defendant must within forty-five days after arraignment and not less than twenty days before the commencement of the trial serve upon the people and file with the court a written notice of his intention to present such defense. For good cause shown, the court may extend the period for service of the notice.", "2. The notice served must specify the subdivision or subdivisions upon which the defendant relies and must also state the reasonable grounds that led the defendant to believe that he had the authorization required by the statute or the right required by the statute to engage in such conduct.", "3. If at the trial the defendant seeks to invoke any of the defenses specified in section 156.50 of the penal law without having served the notice as required, or seeks to invoke a subdivision or a ground not specified in the notice, the court may exclude any testimony or evidence in regard to the defense, or any subdivision or ground, not noticed. The court may in its discretion, for good cause shown, receive such testimony or evidence, but before doing so, it may, upon application of the people, grant an adjournment."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/250.30", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A defendant relying on a Penal Law § 156.50 computer-offense defense must give advance written notice.\n\n- **(1)** The defendant must serve the prosecution and file the notice **within 45 days after arraignment and at least 20 days before trial**; the court may extend the deadline for good cause. ★\n- **(2)** The notice must identify the relied-on subdivision and the reasonable grounds for believing the defendant had the required authorization or right.\n- **(3)** The court may **exclude evidence or testimony about an unnotified defense, subdivision, or ground**. For good cause it may admit the material, but may grant the prosecution an adjournment. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cpl/250.30", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}