{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cpl", "section": "570.17", "citation": "CPL § 570.17", "heading": "Extradition for legally protected health activity", "text": ["§ 570.17 Extradition for legally protected health activity.", "1. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:", "(a) \"Reproductive health care\" shall mean and include all services, care, or products of a medical, surgical, psychiatric, therapeutic, diagnostic, mental health, behavioral health, preventative, rehabilitative, supportive, consultative, referral, prescribing, or dispensing nature relating to the human reproductive system provided in accordance with the constitution and the laws of this state, whether provided in person or by means of telehealth or telehealth services, which includes, but is not limited to, all services, care and products relating to pregnancy, assisted reproduction, contraception, miscarriage management or abortion, including but not limited to care an individual provides to themself.", "(b) \"Gender-affirming care\" shall mean and include any type of care provided to an individual to affirm their gender identity or gender expression, including but not limited to care an individual provides to themself; provided that surgical interventions on minors with variations in their sex characteristics that are not sought and initiated by the individual patient are not gender-affirming care.", "(c) \"Legally protected health activity\" shall mean and include the following acts and omissions by providers, facilitators, seekers, and recipients of reproductive health care and gender-affirming care, to the extent they are not in violation of the constitution or the laws of this state:", "(i) the receipt or attempt to receive reproductive health care or gender-affirming care, regardless of such person's location;", "(ii) any act or omission undertaken while physically present in this state to aid or encourage, or attempt to aid or encourage, any person in the receipt of or attempt to receive reproductive health care or gender-affirming care, regardless of the location of the recipient or provider of such care;", "(iii) the provision of or attempt to provide insurance coverage for reproductive health care or gender-affirming care, by any entity located, headquartered, or incorporated in the state, regardless of the location of the recipient or provider of such care; or", "(iv) the provision of or attempt to provide reproductive health care or gender-affirming care by a person duly licensed under the laws of this state and physically present in this state, regardless of the recipient's location.", "2. Except as required by federal law, no demand for the extradition of a person subject to criminal liability that is in whole or in part based on the alleged provision or receipt of, assistance in provision or receipt of, material support for, or any theory of vicarious, joint, several or conspiracy liability for any legally protected health activity shall be recognized by the governor unless the executive authority of the demanding state shall allege in writing that the accused was physically present in the demanding state at the time of the commission of the alleged crime, and that thereafter such accused fled from that state."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/570.17", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "This section limits extradition based on **reproductive health care** or **gender-affirming care** that is protected under New York law.\n\n- **(1)(a)** **Reproductive health care** means services, care, or products of a medical, surgical, psychiatric, therapeutic, diagnostic, mental or behavioral health, preventative, rehabilitative, supportive, consultative, referral, prescribing, or dispensing nature relating to the **reproductive system**, provided in accordance with New York law, **in person or by telehealth**, including pregnancy, assisted reproduction, contraception, miscarriage management, abortion, and **care a person provides to themself**.\n- **(1)(b)** **Gender-affirming care** means any care affirming a person's gender identity or expression, including self-provided care, but **not** surgical interventions on minors with variations in sex characteristics that were **not sought and initiated by the patient**.\n- **(1)(c)** **Legally protected health activity** covers these acts and omissions by providers, facilitators, seekers, and recipients, **to the extent they do not violate New York law**: **(i)** receiving or trying to receive such care, **regardless of the person's location**; **(ii)** aiding or encouraging someone's receipt of such care while **physically present in New York**, regardless of where the recipient or provider is; **(iii)** providing insurance coverage for such care by an entity **located, headquartered, or incorporated in New York**, regardless of location; **(iv)** providing such care by a **New York-licensed person physically present in New York**, regardless of the recipient's location.\n- **(2)** **Except as federal law requires**, the **governor may not recognize** an extradition demand based **in whole or in part** on providing, receiving, assisting, materially supporting, or any vicarious, joint, several, or conspiracy liability for legally protected health activity, **unless the demanding state alleges in writing** that the accused was **physically present there when the alleged crime was committed and then fled**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cpl/570.17", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}