Code of Virginia - Title 19.2 Criminal Procedure - Chapter 8 Extradition Of Criminals

  • 19.2-84 Governor to surrender on requisition of President
    The Governor shall whenever required by the executive authority of the United States, pursuant to the Constitution and laws thereof, deliver over to justice any ...
  • 19.2-85 Definitions
    When appearing in this chapter: (1) The term "Governor" includes any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the law of this Commonwealth; ...
  • 19.2-86 Fugitives from justice; duty of Governor
    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 ...
  • 19.2-87 Form of demand
    No demand for the extradition of a person charged with, or convicted of, crime in another state shall be recognized by the Governor unless in ...
  • 19.2-88 Governor may investigate case
    When a demand shall be made upon the Governor by the executive authority of another state for the surrender of a person so charged with, ...
  • 19.2-89 Extradition of persons imprisoned or awaiting trial in another state
    When it is desired to have returned to this Commonwealth a person charged in this Commonwealth with a crime and such person is imprisoned or ...
  • 19.2-90 Extradition of persons who have left demanding state involuntarily
    The Governor may also surrender on demand of the executive authority of any other state any person in this Commonwealth who is charged in the ...
  • 19.2-91 Extradition of persons not in demanding state at time of commission of crime
    The Governor may also surrender, on demand of the executive authority of any other state, any person in this Commonwealth charged in such other state ...
  • 19.2-92 Issuance of Governor's warrant of arrest; its recitals
    If the Governor decides that a demand for the extradition of a person, charged with, or convicted of, crime in another state should be complied ...
  • 19.2-93 Manner and place of execution of warrant
    Such warrant shall authorize the officer or other person to whom it is directed to arrest the accused at any time and at any place ...
  • 19.2-94 Assistance to arresting officer
    Every officer or other person empowered to make the arrest, as provided in the preceding section, shall have the same authority, in arresting the accused, ...
  • 19.2-95 Rights of accused persons; application for writ of habeas corpus
    No person arrested upon such warrant shall be delivered over to the agent whom the executive authority demanding him shall have appointed to receive him ...
  • 19.2-96 Penalty for noncompliance with preceding section
    Any officer who shall deliver to the agent for extradition of the demanding state a person in his custody under the Governor's warrant in willful ...
  • 19.2-97 Confinement in jail when necessary
    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, ...
  • 19.2-98 Same; for prisoners being taken through Commonwealth
    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 ...
  • 19.2-99 Arrest prior to requisition
    Whenever: (1) any person within this Commonwealth shall be charged on the oath of any credible person before any judge, magistrate or other officer authorized ...
  • 19.2-100 Arrest without warrant
    The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any peace officer or private person without a warrant upon reasonable information that the ...
  • 19.2-101 Confinement to await requisition; bail
    If from the examination before the judge it appears that the person held pursuant to either of the two preceding sections is the person charged ...
  • 19.2-102 In what cases bail allowed; conditions of bond
    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 ...
  • 19.2-103 Discharge, recommitment or renewal of bail
    If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the Governor by the expiration of the time specified in the warrant or bond, any judge ...
  • 19.2-104 Forfeiture of bail
    If the prisoner is admitted to bail and fails to appear and surrender himself according to the conditions of his bond, any judge of a ...
  • 19.2-105 Persons under criminal prosecution in this Commonwealth at time of requisition
    If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person under the laws of this Commonwealth and is still pending, the Governor, in his discretion, ...
  • 19.2-106 When guilt or innocence of accused inquired into
    The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which he is charged may not be inquired into by the Governor or ...
  • 19.2-107 Governor may recall warrant or issue alias
    The Governor may recall his warrant of arrest or may issue another warrant whenever he deems it proper. (Code 1950, § 19.1-71; 1960, c. 366; ...
  • 19.2-108 Fugitives from this Commonwealth; duty of Governor
    Whenever the Governor shall demand a person charged with crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of his bail, probation or parole ...
  • 19.2-109 Application for requisition for return of person charged with crime
    When the return to this Commonwealth of a person charged with crime in this Commonwealth is required, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall present to ...
  • 19.2-110 Application for requisition for return of escaped convict, etc
    When the return to this Commonwealth is required of a person who has been convicted of a crime in this Commonwealth and has escaped from ...
  • 19.2-111 Form of such applications; copies, etc
    The application shall be verified by affidavit, shall be executed in duplicate and shall be accompanied by two certified copies of the indictment returned, or ...
  • 19.2-112 Costs and expenses of extradition
    A. The expenses incident to the extradition of any person under the four preceding sections may be paid out of the state treasury, on warrants ...
  • 19.2-113 Immunity from service of process in certain civil actions
    A person brought into this Commonwealth by, or after waiver of, extradition based on a criminal charge shall not be subject to service of personal ...
  • 19.2-114 Written waiver of extradition proceedings
    Any person arrested in this Commonwealth charged with having committed any crime in another state or alleged to have escaped from confinement, or broken the ...
  • 19.2-115 Nonwaiver by this Commonwealth
    Nothing in this chapter contained shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by this Commonwealth of its right, power or privilege to try such demanded ...
  • 19.2-116 No right of asylum; no immunity from other criminal prosecutions while in this Commonwealt...
    After a person has been brought back to this Commonwealth by, or after waiver of, extradition proceedings he may be tried in this Commonwealth for ...
  • 19.2-117 Interpretation of article
    The provisions of this article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purposes to make uniform the law of those states ...
  • 19.2-118 Short title
    This article may be cited as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act. (Code 1950, § 19.1-82; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.) ...

Last modified: April 3, 2009