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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 570.28 — Confinement of the accused in jail when necessary
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 § 570.28
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.
570.28 Confinement of the accused in jail when necessary.
The officer or persons executing the governor's warrant of arrest, or
the agent of the demanding state to whom the prisoner may have been
delivered may, when necessary, confine the prisoner in the jail of any
county or city through which he may pass; and the keeper of such jail
must receive and safely keep the prisoner until the officer or person
having charge of him is ready to proceed on his route, such officer or
person, however, being chargeable with the expense of keeping.
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