{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cpl", "section": "140.55", "citation": "CPL § 140.55", "heading": "Arrest without a warrant; by peace officers of other states for offense committed outside state; uniform close pursuit act", "text": ["§ 140.55 Arrest without a warrant; by peace officers of other states for", "offense committed outside state; uniform close pursuit act.", "1.  As used in this section, the word \"state\" shall include the District of Columbia.", "2.  Any peace officer of another state of the United States, who enters this state in close pursuit and continues within this state in such close pursuit of a person in order to arrest him, shall have the same authority to arrest and hold in custody such person on the ground that he has committed a crime in another state which is a crime under the laws of the state of New York, as police officers of this state have to arrest and hold in custody a person on the ground that he has committed a crime in this state.", "3.  If an arrest is made in this state by an officer of another state in accordance with the provisions of subdivision two, he shall without unnecessary delay take the person arrested before a local criminal court which shall conduct a hearing for the sole purpose of determining if the arrest was in accordance with the provisions of subdivision two, and not of determining the guilt or innocence of the arrested person.  If such court determines that the arrest was in accordance with such subdivision, it shall commit the person arrested to the custody of the officer making the arrest, who shall without unnecessary delay take him to the state from which he fled.  If such court determines that the arrest was unlawful, it shall discharge the person arrested.", "4.  This section shall not be construed so as to make unlawful any arrest in this state which would otherwise be lawful.", "5.  Upon the taking effect of this section it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to certify a copy of this section to the executive department of each of the states of the United States.", "6.  This section shall apply only to peace officers of a state which by its laws has made similar provision for the arrest and custody of persons closely pursued within the territory thereof.", "7.  If any part of this section is for any reason declared void, it is declared to be the intent of this section that such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this section.", "8.  This section may be cited as the uniform act on close pursuit."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/140.55", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "An officer from another state chasing a suspect into New York may arrest him here, then must take him before a local court.\n- **(1)–(2)** \"State\" includes the **District of Columbia**. An out-of-state peace officer who enters New York in **close pursuit** may arrest and hold a person for a crime committed in the other state that is also a crime under New York law, with the same authority as a New York police officer. ★\n- **(3)** The officer must **without unnecessary delay** take the person before a **local criminal court**, which holds a hearing **only on whether the arrest complied with subdivision 2**, not guilt. If lawful, the court commits the person to the arresting officer, who must without unnecessary delay take him to the state he fled; if unlawful, the court **must discharge** him. ★\n- **(4)** The section does not make unlawful any arrest that would otherwise be lawful.\n- **(5)** The **secretary of state** must certify a copy of the section to the executive department of each state.\n- **(6)** It applies only to officers of a state that **has made similar provision** for close pursuit into its territory.\n- **(7)–(8)** An invalid part does not affect the rest; the section may be cited as the **uniform act on close pursuit**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cpl/140.55", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}