N.Y. CPL Law § 570.06
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Fugitives from justice; duty of governor
Official statutory text
§ 570.06 Fugitives from justice; duty of governor.\n Subject to the provisions of this article, the provisions of the\nconstitution of the United States controlling, and any and all acts of\ncongress enacted in pursuance thereof, it is the duty of the governor of\nthis state to have arrested and delivered up to the executive authority\nof any other state of the United States any person charged in that state\nwith treason, felony, or other crime, who has fled from justice and is\nfound in this state.\n
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