Issuance of warrant of arrest by governor; recitals therein · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 570.18 Issuance of warrant of arrest by governor; recitals therein.
If the governor decides that the demand should be complied with, he shall sign a warrant of arrest, which shall be sealed with the state seal, and be directed to any police officer or other person whom he may think fit to entrust with the execution thereof. The warrant must substantially recite the facts necessary to the validity of its issuance.
If the governor decides to honor an extradition demand, the governor must sign a state-sealed arrest warrant, direct it to a chosen police officer or other person, and substantially state the facts needed to make the warrant valid. ★
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.