{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cpl", "section": "380.60", "citation": "CPL § 380.60", "heading": "Authority for the execution of sentence", "text": ["§ 380.60 Authority for the execution of sentence.", "Except where a sentence of death is pronounced, a sentence and commitment or certificate of conviction showing the sentence pronounced by the court, or a certified copy thereof, constitutes the authority for execution of the sentence and serves as the order of commitment, and no other warrant, order of commitment or authority is necessary to justify or to require execution of the sentence."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/380.60", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "Except for a death sentence, the **sentence and commitment**, or a **certificate of conviction** showing the sentence (or a certified copy), **is the authority to execute the sentence** and serves as the **order of commitment** — **no other warrant or order is needed**. ★", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cpl/380.60", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}