Informal Opinion No.

Ilan S. Schoenberger, Esq. Office of County Attorney, Rockland County

I am writing in response to your request for an opinion as to a sheriff's responsibility for transporting defendants being held in jurisdictions beyond the sheriff's county. Specifically, you have asked (1) whether a sheriff is responsible for transporting persons being held in another state pursuant to an extradition request from a local court within the sheriff's jurisdiction; (2) whether a sheriff is responsible for transporting persons from another county within New York State pursuant to a warrant from a local court…