N.Y. CPL Law § 570.50
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Written waiver of extradition proceedings
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§ 570.50 Written waiver of extradition proceedings.\n Any person arrested in this state charged with having committed any\ncrime in another state or alleged to have escaped from confinement, or\nbroken the terms of his bail, probation or parole, may waive the\nissuance and service of the warrant provided for in sections 570.18 and\n570.20 and all other procedure incidental to extradition proceedings by\nexecuting or subscribing in the presence of a judge of any court of\nrecord within this state a writing which states that he consents to\nreturn to the demanding state, provided, however, that before such\nwaiver shall be executed or subscribed by such person it shall be the\nduty of such judge to inform such person of his rights to the issuance\nand service of a warrant of extradition and to obtain a writ of habeas\ncorpus as provided for in section 570.24.\n If and when such consent has been duly executed it shall forthwith be\nforwarded to the office of the secretary of state of this state and\nfiled therein. The judge shall direct the officer having such person in\ncustody to deliver forthwith such person to the duly accredited agent or\nagents of the demanding state, and shall deliver or cause to be\ndelivered to such agent or agents a copy of such consent. Provided,\nhowever, that nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit the\nrights of the accused person to return voluntarily and without formality\nto the demanding state, nor shall this waiver procedure be deemed to be\nan exclusive procedure or to limit the powers, rights or duties of the\nofficers of the demanding state or of this state.\n
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