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CHAPTER 697
New York City Criminal Court
ARTICLE 3
Jurisdiction and Powers
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SECTION 31
Jurisdiction
New York City Criminal Court Act (CRC) CHAPTER 697, ARTICLE 3
§ 31. Jurisdiction. The court and the judges thereof, except as
otherwise provided in this act, shall have jurisdiction with respect to
crimes and offenses committed within the city of New York, as follows:

(1) To hear, try, and determine all charges of misdemeanor, except
charges of libel;

(2) To hear, try, and determine all offenses of a grade less than
misdemeanor.