§ 570.58 Immunity from service of process in certain civil actions.

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Terms Used In N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law 570.58

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.

A person brought into this state on or after waiver of extradition based on a criminal charge shall not be subject to service of personal process in civil actions arising out of the same facts as the criminal proceeding to answer which he is being or has been returned until he has been convicted in the criminal proceeding, or if acquitted, until he has had reasonable opportunity to return to the state from which he was extradicted.