Section 13-13-1. – Short title.

§ 13-13-1. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the “Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act”. History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 23, § 1.

Section 13-13-2. – Interstate agreement on detainers.

§ 13-13-2. Interstate agreement on detainers. The interstate agreement on detainers is enacted into law and entered into by this state on its own behalf with all jurisdictions legally joining in substantially the following form: The contracting states solemnly agree that: ARTICLE I The party states find that charges outstanding against prisoner detainers based on […]

Section 13-13-3. – “Appropriate court” defined.

§ 13-13-3. “Appropriate court” defined. “Appropriate court”, as used in § 13-13-2, with reference to the courts of this state, means any court with criminal jurisdiction. History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 23, § 1.

Section 13-13-4. – Enforcement of compact.

§ 13-13-4. Enforcement of compact. All courts, departments, agencies, officers, and employees of this state and its political subdivisions are 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 purposes. History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 23, § 1.

Section 13-13-5. – Escape violation.

§ 13-13-5. Escape violation. Escape from custody while in another state pursuant to the Agreement on Detainers shall constitute an offense against the laws of this state to the same extent and degree as an escape from the institution in which the prisoner was confined immediately prior to having been sent to another state pursuant […]

Section 13-13-6. – Surrendering of inmate.

§ 13-13-6. Surrendering of inmate. It shall be lawful and mandatory upon the warden or other official in charge of a penal or correctional institution in this state to give over the person of any inmate of the institution whenever so required by the operation of the Agreement on Detainers. History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. […]

Section 13-13-7. – Administrator — Designation.

§ 13-13-7. Administrator — Designation. The governor is authorized and empowered to designate an administrator who shall perform the duties and functions and exercise the powers conferred upon that person by § 13-13-2. History of Section.P.L. 1974, ch. 23, § 1.

Section 13-13-8. – Request for custody — Notification of prisoner’s rights.

§ 13-13-8. Request for custody — Notification of prisoner’s rights. In order to implement article IV(a) of § 13-13-2, and in furtherance of its purposes, the appropriate authorities having custody of the prisoner shall, promptly upon receipt of the officer’s written request, notify the prisoner and the governor in writing that a request for temporary […]