Eavesdropping warrants; notice before use of evidence · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 700.70 Eavesdropping warrants; notice before use of evidence.
The contents of any intercepted communication, or evidence derived therefrom, may not be received in evidence or otherwise disclosed upon a trial of a defendant unless the people, within fifteen days after arraignment and before the commencement of the trial, furnish the defendant with a copy of the eavesdropping warrant, and accompanying application, under which interception was authorized or approved. This fifteen day period may be extended by the trial court upon good cause shown if it finds that the defendant will not be prejudiced by the delay in receiving such papers.
The People may not use or disclose intercepted communications or evidence derived from them at trial unless they give the defendant the eavesdropping warrant and its application within 15 days after arraignment and before trial begins. ★ The trial court may extend the 15-day period for good cause only if the delay will not prejudice the defendant.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Court Officer: Criminal Procedure Law; Volume 2 — Your Career: Criminal Procedure in Plain English.