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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The attendance in a criminal action pending in a court of this state of a defendant confined as a prisoner in an institution of another jurisdiction of the United States may, under prescribed circumstances, be secured pursuant to:
1. Section 570.12 of article five hundred seventy, known as the uniform criminal extradition act; or
2. Section 580.20, known as the agreement on detainers; or
3. Section 580.30.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Criminal Procedure Law - CPL § 580.10 Securing attendance of defendants confined as prisoners in institutions of other jurisdictions of the United States; methods - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/criminal-procedure-law/cpl-sect-580-10/
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