Section 420.00. Seizure and destruction of unauthorized recordings  


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  • Any  article produced in violation of article two hundred seventy-five
      of this chapter may be seized by any police officer upon the  arrest  of
      any  individual  in  possession of same. Upon final determination of the
      charges, the court shall, upon proper notice by the district attorney or
      representative of the crime victim or victims, after prior notice to the
      district attorney and custodian of the seized property, enter  an  order
      preserving  any  goods manufactured, sold, offered for sale, distributed
      or produced in violation of this article, as evidence for use  in  other
      cases,  including  a  civil  action. This notice must be received within
      thirty days of final determination of the charges. The cost of  storage,
      security,  and  destruction of goods so ordered for preservation and use
      as evidence in a civil action, other than a civil action  under  article
      thirteen-A of the civil practice law and rules initiated by the district
      attorney,  shall  be  paid  by  the  party  seeking  preservation of the
      evidence for a civil action. If no such  order  is  entered  within  the
      thirty  day  period,  the  district  attorney or custodian of the seized
      property must cause such articles to be destroyed. Destruction shall not
      include auction, sale, or distribution of the items  in  their  original
      form.