Section 12-9-1. – Short title.
§ 12-9-1. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Criminal Extradition Act.” History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1890, § 30; G.L. 1956, § 12-9-1.
Section 12-9-10. – Authority granted by warrant.
§ 12-9-10. Authority granted by warrant. The warrant shall authorize the peace officer or other person to whom directed to arrest the accused at any time and any place where he or she may be found within the state and to command the aid of all peace officers or other persons in the execution of […]
Section 12-9-11. – Commanding assistance in execution of warrant.
§ 12-9-11. Commanding assistance in execution of warrant. Every peace officer, or other person empowered to make the arrest, shall have the same authority, in arresting the accused, to command assistance in the arrest as peace officers have by law in the execution of any criminal process directed to them, with like penalties against those […]
Section 12-9-12. – Appearance of prisoner before judge — Application for habeas corpus.
§ 12-9-12. Appearance of prisoner before judge — Application for habeas corpus. No person arrested upon a warrant issued under § 12-9-9 shall be delivered over to the agent whom the executive authority demanding him or her shall have appointed to receive him or her unless he or she shall first be taken immediately before […]
Section 12-9-12.1. – Extradition of juveniles.
§ 12-9-12.1. Extradition of juveniles. (a) When the extradition of a child under the age of eighteen (18) years of age is demanded by another state, the child shall be summoned to appear or ordered to appear before the family court pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1 of title 14. (b) The provisions of […]
Section 12-9-13. – Penalty for violating § 12-9-12.
§ 12-9-13. Penalty for violating § 12-9-12. Any officer who shall deliver to the agent for extradition of the demanding state a person in his or her custody under the governor’s warrant, in willful disobedience to § 12-9-12, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be fined not more than one thousand […]
Section 12-9-14. – Confinement of prisoner pending extradition or en route.
§ 12-9-14. Confinement of prisoner pending extradition or en route. The officer or persons executing the governor’s warrant or 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 through which he or she may […]
Section 12-9-15. – Confinement of prisoners passing through state.
§ 12-9-15. Confinement of prisoners passing through state. The officer or agent of a demanding state to whom a prisoner may have been delivered following extradition proceedings in another state, or to whom a prisoner may have been delivered after waiving extradition in the other state, and who is passing through this state with a […]
Section 12-9-16. – Warrant of arrest on affidavit.
§ 12-9-16. Warrant of arrest on affidavit. Whenever any person within this state shall be charged on the oath of any credible person before any judge of this state with the commission of any crime in any other state and, except in cases arising under §§ 12-9-7 and 12-9-8, with having fled from justice, or […]
Section 12-9-17. – Arrest without warrant.
§ 12-9-17. Arrest without warrant. The arrest of a person may also be lawfully made 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 […]
Section 12-9-18. – Commitment awaiting requisition.
§ 12-9-18. Commitment awaiting requisition. If, from the examination before the judge, it appears that the person being held is the person charged with having committed the alleged crime and, except in cases arising under §§ 12-9-7 and 12-9-8, that the person has fled from justice, the judge must, by a warrant reciting the accusation, […]
Section 12-9-19. – Admission to bail.
§ 12-9-19. Admission to 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 in this state may admit the person arrested to bail by bond, with sufficient sureties, and […]
Section 12-9-2. – Definitions.
§ 12-9-2. Definitions. Where appearing in this chapter: (1) “Executive authority” includes the governor, and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state. (2) “Governor” includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the law of this state. (3) “State,” referring to a state other than […]
Section 12-9-20. – Failure to arrest on governor’s warrant within time specified.
§ 12-9-20. Failure to arrest on governor’s warrant within time specified. 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 may discharge the accused or may recommit him or her for a further period not to exceed sixty (60) […]
Section 12-9-21. – Forfeiture of bail.
§ 12-9-21. Forfeiture of bail. If the prisoner is admitted to bail, and fails to appear and surrender according to the conditions of his or her bond, the judge, by proper order, shall declare the bond forfeited and order his or her immediate arrest without warrant if he or she is within this state. Recovery […]
Section 12-9-22. – Persons under prosecution in this state.
§ 12-9-22. Persons under prosecution in this state. If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against the person under the laws of this state and is still pending, the governor, in his or her discretion, either may surrender him or her on demand of the executive authority of another state or hold him or her […]
Section 12-9-23. – Guilt or innocence as subject of inquiry.
§ 12-9-23. Guilt or innocence as subject of inquiry. The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which he or she is charged 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 provided […]
Section 12-9-24. – Recall or reissue of governor’s warrant.
§ 12-9-24. Recall or reissue of governor’s warrant. The governor may recall his or her warrant of arrest or may issue another warrant whenever he or she deems it proper. History of Section.P.L. 1947, ch. 1890, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 12-9-24.
Section 12-9-25. – Warrant to return prisoner from another state.
§ 12-9-25. Warrant to return prisoner from another state. Whenever the governor of this state shall demand a person charged with crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of his or her bail, probation, or parole in this state, from the executive authority of any other state, or from the chief justice […]
Section 12-9-26. – Application for requisition of person charged with crime.
§ 12-9-26. Application for requisition of person charged with crime. When the return to this state of a person charged with a crime in this state is required, the attorney general shall present to the governor his or her written application for a requisition for the return of the person charged, in which application shall […]