New York Criminal Procedure Law Section 120.30 - Warrant of arrest; by what courts issuable and in what courts returnable.

*  120.30 Warrant of arrest; by what courts issuable and in what courts
           returnable.
1.  A warrant of arrest may be issued only by the local criminal court
  with which the underlying accusatory instrument has been filed,  and  it
  may be made returnable in such issuing court only.
2.  The  particular  local  criminal  court  or  courts with which any
  particular local criminal court accusatory instrument may be  filed  for
  the  purpose of obtaining a warrant of arrest are determined, generally,
  by  the  provisions  of  section  100.55.  If,  however,  a   particular
  accusatory  instrument may pursuant to said section 100.55 be filed with
  a particular town court and such town court is not available at the time
  such instrument is sought to be  filed  and  a  warrant  obtained,  such
  accusatory  instrument may be filed with the town court of any adjoining
  town of the same county. If such instrument may  be  filed  pursuant  to
  said  section  100.55  with  a particular village court and such village
  court is not available at the time, it may be filed with the town  court
  of  the  town  embracing  such  village,  or  if  such town court is not
  available either, with the town court of any adjoining town of the  same
  county.
* NB Effective until October 1, 2018
  *  120.30 Warrant of arrest; by what courts issuable and in what courts
           returnable.
1.  A warrant of arrest may be issued only by the local criminal court
  or youth part of the superior court with which the underlying accusatory
  instrument has been filed, and it may be made returnable in such issuing
  court only.
2. The particular local criminal court or courts or youth part of  the
  superior  court  with which any particular local criminal court or youth
  part of the superior court accusatory instrument may be  filed  for  the
  purpose  of  obtaining a warrant of arrest are determined, generally, by
  the provisions of section 100.55 or 100.60 of this title. If, however, a
  particular accusatory instrument may pursuant to said section 100.55  be
  filed  with a particular town court and such town court is not available
  at the time such  instrument  is  sought  to  be  filed  and  a  warrant
  obtained, such accusatory instrument may be filed with the town court of
  any  adjoining  town of the same county. If such instrument may be filed
  pursuant to said section 100.55 with a particular village court and such
  village court is not available at the time, it may  be  filed  with  the
  town  court of the town embracing such village, or if such town court is
  not available either, with the town court of any adjoining town  of  the
  same county.
* NB Effective October 1, 2018; see ch. 59/2017 Pt. WWW  106 sb b for
  further contingencies for 10/1/2019

Last modified: February 3, 2019