Execution of warrant; manner and place thereof · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 570.20 Execution of warrant; manner and place thereof.
Such warrant shall authorize the police officer or other person to whom directed to arrest the accused at any time and any place where he may be found within the state and to command the aid of all police officers or other persons in the execution of the warrant, and to deliver the accused, subject to the provisions of this article to the duly authorized agent of the demanding state.
The governor’s warrant authorizes its recipient to arrest the accused anywhere in New York at any time, command help from police officers or others, and, subject to this article, deliver the accused to the demanding state’s authorized agent. ★
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.