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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 570.06 — Fugitives from justice; 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 § 570.06
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.
570.06 Fugitives from justice; duty of governor.
Subject to the provisions of this article, the provisions of the
constitution of the United States controlling, and any and all acts of
congress enacted in pursuance thereof, it is the duty of the governor of
this state to have arrested and delivered up to the executive authority
of any other state of the United States any person charged in that state
with treason, felony, or other crime, who has fled from justice and is
found in this state.
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