New York statute
N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 570.58 — Immunity from service of process in certain civil actions
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 § 570.58
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.
570.58 Immunity from service of process in certain civil actions.
A person brought into this state on or after waiver of extradition
based on a criminal charge shall not be subject to service of personal
process in civil actions arising out of the same facts as the criminal
proceeding to answer which he is being or has been returned until he has
been convicted in the criminal proceeding, or if acquitted, until he has
had reasonable opportunity to return to the state from which he was
extradicted.
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