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Section 14 – Arrest without warrant.

77-30-14. Arrest without 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, but when […]

Section 15 – Commitment pending arrest under warrant of governor.

77-30-15. Commitment pending arrest under warrant of governor. If from the examination before the judge or magistrate it appears that the person held is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged, and, except in cases arising under Section 77-30-6 that he has fled from justice, the judge or magistrate must, by a warrant […]

Section 16 – Amount of bail.

77-30-16. Amount of bail. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a judge or magistrate in this state may admit the person arrested to bail by bond with sufficient sureties and in an amount he considers proper, conditioned for his appearance before him at a time specified in the bond and for his surrender, to […]

Section 17 – Procedure when no arrest made under warrant of governor.

77-30-17. Procedure when no arrest made under warrant of governor. 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 magistrate may discharge him or may recommit him for a further period not to exceed 60 days, or a […]

Section 18 – Forfeiture of bail.

Effective 5/8/2018 77-30-18. Forfeiture of bail. If the prisoner is admitted to bail and fails to appear and surrender according to the conditions of the prisoner’s bond, the judge or magistrate by proper order shall declare the bond forfeited and order the prisoner’s immediate arrest without warrant if the prisoner is within this state. Recovery […]

Section 19 – Procedure if prosecution pending in this state.

77-30-19. Procedure if prosecution pending in this state. If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person under the laws of this state and is still pending the governor, in his discretion, may either surrender him on demand of the executive authority of another state or hold him until he has been tried and […]

Section 20 – Governor not to inquire into guilt or innocence.

77-30-20. Governor not to inquire into guilt or innocence. The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which he is charged in another state may not be inquired into by the governor or in any proceeding after the demand for extradition accompanied by a charge of crime in legal form as […]

Section 22 – Fugitives from this state — Issuance of governor’s warrant.

77-30-22. Fugitives from this state — Issuance of governor’s warrant. Whenever the governor of this state shall demand a person charged with a crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of his bail, probation, or parole in this state from the executive authority of any other state or from the chief justice […]