{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cpl", "section": "570.34", "citation": "CPL § 570.34", "heading": "Arrest of accused without warrant therefor", "text": ["§ 570.34  Arrest of accused without warrant therefor.", "The arrest of a person in this state may be lawfully made also by any police officer or a private person, without a warrant, upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged in the courts of another state with a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; but when so arrested the accused must be taken before a local criminal court with all practicable speed and complaint must be made against him under oath setting forth the ground for the arrest as in the preceding section; and, thereafter, his answers shall be heard as if he had been arrested on a warrant."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/570.34", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A **police officer or a private person** may **arrest without a warrant** on **reasonable information** that the accused is charged in another state's courts with a crime **punishable by death or imprisonment for more than 1 year**. ★ The arrested person must then be **taken before a local criminal court with all practicable speed**, a **sworn complaint** stating the grounds for arrest must be made as in **the preceding section**, and the person's answers are then **heard as if arrested on a warrant**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cpl/570.34", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}