{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cpl", "section": "60.60", "citation": "CPL § 60.60", "heading": "Rules of evidence; certificates concerning judgments of conviction and fingerprints", "text": ["§ 60.60  Rules of evidence; certificates concerning judgments of", "conviction and fingerprints.", "1.  A certificate issued by a criminal court, or the clerk thereof, certifying that a judgment of conviction against a designated defendant has been entered in such court, constitutes presumptive evidence of the facts stated in such certificate.", "2.  A report of a public servant charged with the custody of official fingerprint records which contains a certification that the fingerprints of a designated person who has previously been convicted of an offense are identical with those of a defendant in a criminal action, constitutes presumptive evidence of the fact that such defendant has previously been convicted of such offense."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/60.60", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "- **(1)** A **criminal court’s or court clerk’s certificate** that a judgment of conviction was entered against a named defendant is **presumptive evidence of the facts it states.**\n- **(2)** A fingerprint custodian’s certified report that a previously convicted person’s fingerprints match the defendant’s fingerprints is **presumptive evidence that the defendant has that prior conviction.** ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cpl/60.60", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}