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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 570.52 — Fugitives from this state; duty of governor
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 § 570.52
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.
570.52 Fugitives from this state; duty of governor.
Whenever the governor of this state shall demand a person charged with
crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of his
bail, probation or parole in this state from the executive authority of
any other state, or from the chief justice or an associate justice of
the supreme court of the District of Columbia authorized to receive
such demand under the laws of the United States, he shall issue a
warrant under the seal of this state to some agent commanding him to
receive the person so charged, if delivered to him, and convey him to
the proper officer of the county in this state in which the offense was
committed.
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