New York Criminal Procedure Law Section 185.30 - Conditions and limitations on electronic arraignment.

*  185.30 Conditions and limitations on electronic arraignment.
Whenever  a person is arraigned by means of an electronic arraignment,
  the following conditions and limitations shall apply:
1.  The defendant may not enter a plea of guilty;
2.   The electronic arraignment process may  be  used  only  when  the
  accusatory instrument does not charge a felony;
3.   No electronic recording of an electronic arraignment may be made,
  viewed or inspected except as may be authorized by rules  of  the  chief
  administrator of the courts; and
4.    Stenographic  recording  of the arraignment shall be made to the
  same extent as if  it  were  an  ordinary  arraignment  rather  than  an
  electronic arraignment.
  * NB Expired September 1, 1983

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