{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cpl", "section": "570.44", "citation": "CPL § 570.44", "heading": "Persons under criminal prosecution in this state at time of requisition", "text": ["§ 570.44  Persons under criminal prosecution in this state at time of", "requisition.", "If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person under the laws of this state and is still pending, the governor, in his discretion, may either surrender him on demand of the executive authority of another state or hold him until he has been tried and discharged or convicted and punished in this state."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/570.44", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "When a New York criminal prosecution against the person is still pending, the **governor may either surrender the person to another state or keep the person in New York until trial and discharge or conviction and punishment**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cpl/570.44", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}