§337-1 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter: “Flight” and “fled” mean any voluntary or involuntary departure from the jurisdiction of the court where the proceedings hereinafter mentioned may have been instituted and are still pending, with the effect of avoiding, impeding, or delaying, the action of the court in which the proceedings may have been […]
§337-2 Persons subject to the chapter. A person alleged to be of unsound mind found in the State, who has fled from another state, in which at the time of the person’s flight: (1) The person was under detention by law in a hospital, asylum, or other institution for the insane as a person of […]
§337-3 Procedure. Whenever the executive authority of any state demands of the executive authority of the State any fugitive within the purview of section 337-2 and produces a copy of the commitment, decree, or other judicial process and proceedings, certified as authentic by the governor or chief magistrate of the state whence the person so […]
§337-4 Limitation. Any proceedings under this chapter shall be begun within one year after the flight referred to in this chapter. [L 1927, c 214, §5; RL 1935, §1023; RL 1945, §3834; RL 1955, §85-4; HRS §337-4]
