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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 570.40 — Extension of time of commitment; adjournment
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 § 570.40
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.
570.40 Extension of time of commitment; adjournment.
If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the governor by the
expiration of the time specified in the warrant, bond or undertaking, a
local criminal court may discharge him or may recommit him for a further
period of sixty days, or for further periods not to exceed in the
aggregate sixty days, or a supreme court justice or county judge may
again take bail for his appearance and surrender, as provided in section
570.38 but within a period not to exceed sixty days after the date of
such new bond or undertaking.
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