{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cpl", "section": "570.26", "citation": "CPL § 570.26", "heading": "Noncompliance with preceding section; penalties for violation", "text": ["§ 570.26  Noncompliance with preceding section; penalties for violation.", "Any officer who shall deliver to the agent for extradition of the demanding state a person in his custody under the governor's warrant, in disobedience of the preceding section, shall be guilty of a felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/570.26", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "An officer who hands a person held under the governor’s warrant to the demanding state’s agent **in disobedience of the preceding section commits a felony**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cpl/570.26", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}