Definitions · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 570.04 Definitions.
As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
1. "Governor" includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the law of this state.
2. "Executive authority" includes the governor, and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state.
3. "State," when referring to a state other than this state, includes any other state or territory, organized or unorganized, of the United States of America.
For this article, “governor” includes anyone lawfully performing New York’s governor functions, “executive authority” includes a governor or anyone performing governor functions in another state, and “state” includes every other U.S. state or territory, organized or unorganized. ★
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Court Officer: Criminal Procedure Law; Volume 2 — Your Career: Criminal Procedure in Plain English.