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 executive authority of another state a person charged in […]
(a) No demand for the extradition of a person accused but not yet convicted of a crime in another state shall be recognized by the governor of this state unless made in writing and containing the following: (1) an allegation that the accused was present in the demanding state at the time of the commission […]
When a demand is made upon the governor of this state by the executive authority of another state for a surrender of a person charged with crime, the governor shall investigate the demand.
(a) When it is desired to have returned to this state a person charged in this state with a crime, and that person is imprisoned or is held under criminal proceedings then pending against that person in another state, the governor of this state may agree with the executive authority of the other state for […]
The governor of this state may also surrender, on demand of the executive authority of another state, a person in this state charged in the other state in the manner provided in AS 12.70.020 with committing an act in this state, or a third state, intentionally resulting in a crime in the state whose executive […]
If the governor decides that the demand should be complied with, the governor shall sign a warrant of arrest, which shall be sealed with the state seal, and be directed to a peace officer or other person whom the governor may think fit to entrust with the execution of the warrant. The warrant must substantially […]
The warrant shall authorize the peace officer or other person to whom directed to arrest the accused at any time and any place where the accused may be found within the state and to command the aid of all peace officers or other persons in the execution of the warrant, and to deliver the accused, […]
Every officer or other person empowered to make the arrest has the same authority in arresting the accused to command assistance therein as peace officers have by law in the execution of a criminal process directed to them, with like penalties against those who refuse their assistance.
A person arrested on a warrant may not be delivered over to the agent who the executive authority demanding the person has appointed to receive the person unless the person is first taken immediately before a judge or magistrate of this state, who shall inform the person of the demand made for the person’s surrender, […]
An officer or other person who delivers to the agent for extradition of the demanding state a person in custody under the governor’s warrant, in wilful disobedience to AS 12.70.090, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than […]
(a) 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 a jail in a political subdivision, judicial district, or city of this state through which the officer or person may pass. The […]
When a person within this state is charged on the oath of a credible person before a judge or magistrate of this state with the commission of a crime in another state and, except in cases arising under AS 12.70.050, with having fled from justice, or with having been convicted of a crime in that […]
The arrest of a person may also be lawfully made by a peace officer or a private person without a warrant upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged in the courts of another state with a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, but when arrested the accused must […]
If at 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 AS 12.70.050, that the person has fled from justice, the judge or magistrate shall commit the person to jail for not more than 30 […]
Unless the offense with which the prisoner is charged is shown to be an offense punishable by death under the laws of the state in which it was committed, a judge or magistrate in this state shall admit the prisoner to bail by bond or undertaking, with sufficient sureties, and in a sum the judge […]
If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the governor by the expiration of the time specified in the warrant, bond, or undertaking, a judge or magistrate may discharge the accused or may recommit the accused for a further period of not more than 60 days, or a judge or magistrate may again take […]
If the prisoner is admitted to bail and fails to appear and surrender according to the conditions of the bond or undertaking, the judge or magistrate, by proper order, shall declare the bond or undertaking forfeited, and order the immediate arrest of the prisoner if the prisoner is within this state. Recovery may be had […]
If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against the person under the laws of this state and is still pending, the governor has discretion to surrender that person on demand of the executive authority of another state or hold that person until tried and discharged, or convicted and punished in this state.
The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which the accused is charged may not be inquired into by the governor in any proceeding after the demand for extradition, accompanied by a charge of crime in legal form as provided in this chapter, has been presented to the governor, except as […]
The governor may recall the warrant of arrest or may issue another warrant whenever the governor deems proper.
