New York legal term
Warrant of arrest in New York Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New York legislative session
In New York criminal law, “Warrant of arrest” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New York criminal code.
What does “Warrant of arrest” mean in New York criminal law?
"Warrant of arrest" means a process of a local criminal court, more fully defined in section 120.10, directing a police officer to arrest a defendant and to bring him before such court for the purpose of arraignment upon an accusatory instrument filed therewith by which a criminal action against him has been commenced. 29. (N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 1.20)
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