§ 120.60 — Warrant of arrest; what police officers may execute

New York § 120.60

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law CPL: Criminal Procedure
• Title H: Preliminary Proceedings In Local Criminal Court
• Part 2: The Principal Proceedings
• Art. 120: Warrant of Arrest

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§ 120.60 Warrant of arrest; what police officers may execute.\n 1. A warrant of arrest may be executed by (a) any police officer to\nwhom it is addressed, or (b) any other police officer delegated to\nexecute it under circumstances prescribed in subdivisions two and three.\n 2. A police officer to whom a warrant of arrest is addressed may\ndelegate another officer to whom it is not addressed to execute such\nwarrant as his agent when:\n (a) He has reasonable cause to believe that the defendant is in a\nparticular county other than the one in which the warrant is returnable;\nand\n (b) The warrant is, pursuant to section 120.70, executable in such\nother county without endorsement by a local criminal court thereof; and\n (c) The geographical area of employment of the delegated police\nofficer embraces the locality where the arrest is to be made.\n 3. Under circumstances specified in subdivision two, the police\nofficer to whom the warrant is addressed may inform the delegated\nofficer, by telecommunication, mail or any other means, of the issuance\nof the warrant, of the offense charged in the underlying accusatory\ninstrument and of all other pertinent details, and may request him to\nact as his agent in arresting the defendant pursuant to such warrant.\nUpon such request, the delegated police officer is to the same extent as\nthe delegating officer, authorized to make such arrest pursuant to the\nwarrant within the geographical area of such delegated officer's\nemployment. Upon so arresting the defendant, he must proceed as\nprovided in subdivisions two and four of section 120.90.\n