New York · New York Criminal Procedure Law (CPL)

N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 590.10: Securing attendance of defendants who are outside the United States

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute establishes the procedural process for district attorneys and the Governor to request extradition of defendants located in foreign countries with whom the United States has extradition treaties.

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