Section 9132 – Penalty for noncompliance
§ 9132. Penalty for noncompliance. Any officer who shall deliver to the agent for extradition of the demanding state a person in his custody under the warrant of the Governor in willful disobedience to section 9131 (relating to rights of accused person) shall commit a misdemeanor of the third degree.
Section 9133 – Confinement in jail
§ 9133. Confinement in jail. (a) General rule.–The officer or persons executing the Governor’s warrant of arrest or the agent of the demanding state to whom the prisoner may have been delivered may, when necessary, confine the prisoner in the jail of any county or city or borough through which he may pass, and the […]
Section 9134 – Arrest prior to requisition
§ 9134. Arrest prior to requisition. Whenever any person within this Commonwealth shall be charged on the oath of any credible person before any judge or issuing authority of this Commonwealth with the commission of any crime in any other state, and, except in cases arising under section 9127 (relating to extradition of persons not […]
Section 9135 – Arrest without a warrant
§ 9135. Arrest without a warrant. The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any peace officer or a private person without a warrant upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged in the courts of a state with a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, […]
Section 9136 – Commitment to await requisition
§ 9136. Commitment to await requisition. If from the examination before the judge or issuing authority it appears that the person held is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged, and, except in cases arising under section 9127 (relating to extradition of persons not present in demanding state at time of commission of […]
Section 9137 – Bail
§ 9137. Bail. Unless the offense with which the prisoner is charged is shown to be an offense punishable by death or life imprisonment under the laws of the state in which it was committed, a judge or issuing authority in this Commonwealth may admit the person arrested to bail by bond with sufficient sureties […]
Section 9138 – Extension of time of commitment
§ 9138. Extension of time of commitment. If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the Governor by the expiration of the time specified in the warrant or bond, a judge or issuing authority may discharge him or may recommit him for a further period, not to exceed 60 days, or a judge or […]
Section 9123 – Duty of Governor with respect to fugitives from justice
§ 9123. Duty of Governor with respect to fugitives from justice. Subject to the provisions of this subchapter, 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 Commonwealth to have arrested and delivered up […]
Section 9139 – Forfeiture of bail
§ 9139. Forfeiture of bail. If the prisoner is admitted to bail and fails to appear and surrender himself according to the conditions of his bond, the judge or issuing authority by proper order shall declare the bond forfeited and order his immediate arrest without warrant if he be within this Commonwealth. Recovery may be […]
Section 9124 – Form of demand
§ 9124. Form of demand. No demand for the extradition of a person charged with crime in another state shall be recognized by the Governor unless in writing, alleging, except in cases arising under section 9127 (relating to extradition of persons not present in demanding state at time of commission of crime) that the accused […]