Confinement of the accused in jail when necessary · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 570.28 Confinement of the accused in jail when necessary.
The officer or persons executing the governor's warrant of arrest, or the agent of the demanding state to whom the prisoner may have been delivered may, when necessary, confine the prisoner in the jail of any county or city through which he may pass; and the keeper of such jail must receive and safely keep the prisoner until the officer or person having charge of him is ready to proceed on his route, such officer or person, however, being chargeable with the expense of keeping.
When necessary during transport under the governor’s warrant, the executing officer or the demanding state’s agent may confine the prisoner in any county or city jail along the route. The jailer must safely hold the prisoner until transport resumes, and the transporting officer or agent must pay the confinement expense. ★
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.