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Sheriff’s sergeant outlines how officers decide arraignment, bench warrants and bail in Tompkins County
Summary
At a Tompkins County criminal-justice planning meeting, Sergeant Ban of the sheriff’s department explained how officers decide between appearance tickets and arraignment, how bench warrants trigger arraignment, and how criminal history and victim requests (orders of protection) limit field discretion.
At a Tompkins County Criminal Justice/ATI Task Force meeting, Sergeant Ban of the county sheriff’s office explained the practical and legal factors officers use to decide whether to issue an appearance ticket or take someone for arraignment.
Ban said officers follow the Criminal Procedure Law §530.10 framework and use charge class, criminal history and failure-to-appear records to guide decisions. "Anything felony or greater, we have to do an arraignment," he said, and noted that some E-felonies and offenses tied to orders of protection also require judicial arraignment.
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