Section 612:10 – Rights of Accused Person; Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus.
612:10 Rights of Accused Person; Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus. – No person arrested upon a warrant issued pursuant to RSA 612:7 shall be delivered over to the agent whom the executive authority demanding him shall have appointed to receive him unless he shall first be taken forthwith before a judge of a […]
Section 612:11 – Penalty for Noncompliance With Preceding Section.
612:11 Penalty for Noncompliance With Preceding Section. – Any officer who shall deliver to the agent for extradition of the demanding state a person in his custody under the governor’s warrant in wilful disobedience to RSA 612:10 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Source. 1973, 70:1. RL 437:11. RSA 612:11. 1973, 528:318, eff. at […]
Section 612:12 – Confinement in Jail When Necessary.
612:12 Confinement in Jail When Necessary. – The officer or person executing the governor’s warrant of arrest, or the agent of the demanding state to whom the prisoner has been delivered, may, when necessary, confine the prisoner in the jail of any county or city through which he may pass, and the keeper of […]
Section 612:4 – Governor May Investigate Case.
612:4 Governor May Investigate Case. – When a demand shall be made upon the governor of this state by the executive authority of another state for the surrender of a person so charged with a crime, the governor may call upon the attorney general or any prosecuting officer in this state to investigate or […]
Section 612:5 – Extradition of Persons Imprisoned or Awaiting Trial in Another State or Who Have Left the Demanding State Under Compulsion.
612:5 Extradition of Persons Imprisoned or Awaiting Trial in Another State or Who Have Left the Demanding State Under Compulsion. – When it is desired to have returned to this state a person charged in this state with a crime, and such person is imprisoned or is held under criminal proceedings then pending against […]
Section 612:5-a – Violation of Terms of Release; Presigned Waiver of Extradition.
612:5-a Violation of Terms of Release; Presigned Waiver of Extradition. – Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a law enforcement agency shall deliver a person in custody to the accredited agent or agents of a demanding state without the governor’s warrant provided that: I. Such person is alleged to have broken the terms […]
Section 612:6 – Extradition of Persons Not Present in Demanding State at Time of Commission of Crime.
612:6 Extradition of Persons Not Present in Demanding State at Time of Commission of Crime. – The governor of this state may also surrender, on demand of the executive authority of any other state, any person in this state charged in such other state in the manner provided in RSA 612:3 with committing an […]
Section 612:7 – Issue of Governor’s Warrant of Arrest; Its Recitals.
612:7 Issue of Governor’s Warrant of Arrest; Its Recitals. – If the governor decides that the demand should be complied with, he shall sign a warrant of arrest, which shall be sealed with the state seal and shall be directed to any peace officer or other person whom he may think fit to entrust […]
Section 612:1 – Definitions.
612:1 Definitions. – Where appearing in this chapter, the term "governor" includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the law of this state. The term "executive authority" includes the governor, and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state. The term "state," referring to […]
Section 612:2 – Fugitives From Justice; Duty of Governor.
612:2 Fugitives From Justice; Duty of Governor. – Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of the Constitution of the United States controlling, and any and all acts of Congress enacted in pursuance thereof, it is the duty of the governor of this state to have arrested and delivered up to the […]