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Home » US Law » 2022 Colorado Code » Title 16 - Criminal Proceedings » Article 19 - Fugitives and Extradition » § 16-19-116. Commitment to Await Requisition – Bail

If from the examination before the judge it appears that the person held is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged and, except in cases arising under section 16-19-107, that he or she has fled from justice, the judge shall, by a warrant reciting the accusation, commit him or her to the county jail for such a time not exceeding thirty-five days and as specified in the warrant as will enable the arrest of the accused to be made under a warrant of the governor on a requisition of the executive authority of the state having jurisdiction of the offense, unless the accused gives bail as provided in section 16-19-117, or until he or she is legally discharged.

Source: L. 53: p. 318, § 15. CSA: C. 72, § 60. CRS 53: § 60-1-15. C.R.S. 1963: § 60-1-15. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (SB 12-175), ch. 208, p. 861, § 98, effective July 1.