N.Y. CPL Law § 550.10

§ 550.10 Securing attendance of defendants; in general.\n Depending upon the status of a criminal action pending against a\ndefendant, the geographical location of the defendant at the time and\nother factors, his attendance thereat for purposes of arraignment or\nprosecution may be secured by the following methods:\n 1. If the defendant has never been arraigned in the action, and if he\nis at liberty within the state, his attendance may, under given\ncircumstances, be secured by a warrant of arrest, as prescribed in\narticle one hundred twenty, a superior court warrant of arrest, as\nprescribed in subdivision three of section 210.10, or a summons, as\nprescribed in article one hundred thirty.\n 2. If the defendant has been arraigned in the action and, by virtue\nof a securing order, is either in the custody of the sheriff or at\nliberty within the state on his own recognizance or on bail, his\nattendance may be secured as follows:\n (a) If the defendant is confined in the custody of the sheriff, the\ncourt may direct the sheriff to produce him;\n (b) If the defendant is at liberty within the state as a result of an\norder releasing him on his own recognizance or on bail, the court may\nsecure his attendance by notification or by the issuance of a bench\nwarrant.\n 3. If the defendant's attendance cannot be secured by methods\ndescribed in subdivisions one and two, either because he is outside the\nstate or because he is confined in an institution within the state as a\nresult of an order issued in some other action, proceeding or matter,\nhis attendance may, under indicated circumstances, be secured by\nprocedures prescribed in the ensuing articles of this title.\n