New York statute
N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 570.04 — Definitions
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 570: Securing Attendance of Defendants Who Are Outside the State But Within the United States--rendition to Other Jurisdictions of Defendants Within the State--uniform Criminal Extradition Act, New York Criminal Procedure Law.
Full text of N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 570.04
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
570.04 Definitions.
As used in this article, the following terms have the following
meanings:
1. "Governor" includes any person performing the functions of
governor by authority of the law of this state.
2. "Executive authority" includes the governor, and any person
performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state.
3. "State," when referring to a state other than this state, includes
any other state or territory, organized or unorganized, of the United
States of America.
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