Penal Law § 480.30

Provisional remedies · as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 480.30 Provisional remedies.

1. The provisional remedies authorized by article thirteen-A of the civil practice law and rules shall be available in an action for criminal forfeiture pursuant to this article to the extent and under the same terms, conditions and limitations as provided in article thirteen-A of such law and rules, except as specifically provided herein.

2. Upon the filing of an indictment and special forfeiture information, or a superior court information and special forfeiture information, seeking forfeiture pursuant to this article, all further proceedings with respect to provisional remedies shall be heard by the judge or justice in the criminal part to which the criminal action is assigned.

3. For purposes of this section, the indictment and special forfeiture information or superior court information and special forfeiture information seeking criminal forfeiture shall constitute the summons with notice or summons and verified complaint referred to in article thirteen-A of the civil practice law and rules.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/480.30

In plain English

(1) The provisional remedies in CPLR Article 13-A are available in a criminal-forfeiture case on the same terms, conditions, and limits, except where this section says otherwise.
(2) Once an indictment or superior-court information and a special forfeiture information are filed, the judge assigned to the criminal case hears all further provisional-remedy proceedings. ★
(3) Those criminal filings serve as the summons with notice or summons and verified complaint required by CPLR Article 13-A.

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.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 4 — The Court Clerk: Penal Law; Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Court Officer: Penal Law; Volume 3 — Your Career: Penal Law in Plain English.