The Agreement on Detainers is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this Commonwealth with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: THE AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS The contracting states solemnly agree: ARTICLE I. The party states find that charges outstanding against a prisoner, detainers based on untried indictments, informations […]
The phrase “appropriate court” as used in the Agreement on Detainers shall, with reference to the courts of this Commonwealth, mean circuit courts and district courts. Code 1950, § 53-304.2; 1970, c. 407; 1982, c. 636.
All courts, departments, agencies, officers and employees of this Commonwealth and its political subdivisions are hereby directed to enforce the Agreement on Detainers and to cooperate with one another and with other party states in enforcing the agreement and effectuating its purpose. Code 1950, § 53-304.3; 1970, c. 407; 1982, c. 636.
Any person who is in the custody of an officer of this Commonwealth pursuant to a detainer issued in accordance with this chapter and who escapes from such custody shall be guilty of a felony and punished by confinement in a state correctional facility for not less than one nor more than five years. Code […]
It shall be lawful and mandatory upon the superintendent, warden or other official in charge of a state or local correctional facility in this Commonwealth to give over the person of any prisoner thereof whenever so required by the operation of the Agreement on Detainers. Code 1950, § 53-304.6; 1970, c. 407; 1982, c. 636.
The Attorney General is hereby authorized and empowered to designate the officers who shall serve as central administrator of and information agent for the Agreement on Detainers pursuant to the provisions of Article VII of the agreement. Code 1950, § 53-304.7; 1970, c. 407; 1982, c. 636.
