{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cpl", "section": "570.32", "citation": "CPL § 570.32", "heading": "Arrest of accused before making of requisition", "text": ["§ 570.32  Arrest of accused before making of requisition.", "Whenever any person within this state shall be charged on the oath of any credible person before any local criminal court of this state with the commission of any crime in any other state and, except in cases arising under section 570.14 or 570.16, with having fled from justice, or, with having been convicted of a crime in that state and having escaped from confinement, or having broken the terms of his bail, probation or parole, or, whenever complaint shall have been made before any local criminal court in this state setting forth on the affidavit of any credible person in another state that a crime has been committed in such other state and that the accused has been charged in such other state with the commission of the crime, and, except in cases arising under section 570.14 or 570.16, has fled from justice, or with having been convicted of a crime in that state and having escaped from confinement or having broken the terms of his bail, probation or parole and is believed to be in this state, the local criminal court shall issue a warrant directed to any police officer directing him to apprehend the person named therein, wherever he may be found in this state, and to bring him before the same or any other local criminal court which may be available in or convenient of access to the place where the arrest may be made, to answer the charge or complaint and affidavit, and a certified copy of the sworn charge or complaint and affidavit upon which the warrant is issued shall be attached to such warrant."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/570.32", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A **local criminal court must issue an arrest warrant** before any requisition is made in either of two situations:\n\n- **Sworn charge here:** a person in New York is charged **on the oath of a credible person** before a local criminal court with a crime in another state and with having **fled from justice** (not required in cases under **§ 570.14 or § 570.16**), or with having been **convicted there and escaped** or **broken the terms of bail, probation, or parole**.\n- **Complaint on an out-of-state affidavit:** a complaint sets out, **on the affidavit of a credible person in the other state**, that a crime was committed there, that the accused has been **charged there**, and that the accused **fled from justice** (except under § 570.14 or § 570.16) or was **convicted and escaped or broke bail, probation, or parole**, and is believed to be in New York.\n\nThe warrant is directed to **any police officer**, to arrest the person **anywhere in the state** and bring the person before **the same or any other available or convenient local criminal court** to answer the charge. ★ A **certified copy of the sworn charge or complaint and affidavit** must be **attached to the warrant**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cpl/570.32", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}