Interpretation · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 570.64 Interpretation.
The provisions of this article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purposes to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
Courts must interpret this article to carry out its purpose of making extradition law uniform among the states that enact it. ★
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.