New York statute
N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 570.44 — Persons under criminal prosecution in this state at time of requisition
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 § 570.44
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.
570.44 Persons under criminal prosecution in this state at time of
requisition.
If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person
under the laws of this state and is still pending, the governor, in his
discretion, may either surrender him on demand of the executive
authority of another state or hold him until he has been tried and
discharged or convicted and punished in this state.
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