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• Desk Appearance Ticket (DAT) in Manhattan: What Happens at 100 Centre Street
  You were released with a Desk Appearance Ticket and a date at 100 Centre Street. What the DAT means, what happens at arraignment, and what happens if you miss it.
• ACD in New York: What an Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal Means and Whether It Shows on a Background Check
  An ACD ends a New York misdemeanor case without a conviction if you stay out of trouble for six months. How it works, the conditions, and what shows on background checks.