400.40 – 400.40 | New York Law

NY CPL § 400.40 - Procedure for determining prior convictions for the purpose of sentence in certain cases sentence in certain cases. 1. Applicability. Where a conviction is entered for an unclassified misdemeanor or for a traffic infraction and the authorized sentence depends upon whether the defendant has a previous judgment of conviction for an offense, or where a conviction is entered for a violation defined outside the penal law and the amount of the fine authorized by th