Hearing before judge; commitment for extradition or discharge
Sec. 2. If an arrest is made in this state by an officer of another
state in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of this chapter,
he shall, without unnecessary delay, take the person arrested before
a judge of the county in which the arrest was made. The judge shall
conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining the lawfulness of
the arrest. If the judge determines that the arrest was lawful, he shall
commit the person arrested to await for a reasonable time the
issuance of an extradition warrant by the governor of this state. If the
judge determines that the arrest was unlawful, he shall discharge the
person arrested.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.2.
Last modified: May 24, 2006