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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 120.55 — Warrant of arrest; defendant under parole or probation supervision
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 120: Warrant of Arrest, New York Criminal Procedure Law.
Full text of N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 120.55
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.
120.55 Warrant of arrest; defendant under parole or probation
supervision.
If the defendant named within a warrant of arrest issued by a local
criminal court or youth part of the superior court pursuant to the
provisions of this article, or by a superior court issued pursuant to
subdivision three of section 210.10 of this chapter, is under the
supervision of the state department of corrections and community
supervision or a local or state probation department, then a warrant for
his or her arrest may be executed by a parole officer or probation
officer, when authorized by his or her probation director, within his or
her geographical area of employment. The execution of the warrant by a
parole officer or probation officer shall be upon the same conditions
and conducted in the same manner as provided for execution of a warrant
by a police officer.
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