Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 10 Criminal Procedure - Chapter 10.88 Uniform Criminal Extradition Act

  • 10.88.200 Definitions
    Where appearing in this chapter, the term "governor" includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the law of this state. The ...
  • 10.88.210 Authority 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 ...
  • 10.88.220 Demand for extradition -- Requirements
    No demand for the extradition of a person charged with crime in another state shall be recognized by the governor unless in writing alleging, except ...
  • 10.88.230 Investigation of demand -- Report
    When a demand shall be made upon the governor of this state by the executive authority of another state for the surrender of a person ...
  • 10.88.240 Return or surrender of person charged in another state
    When it is desired to have returned to this state a person charged in this state with a crime, and such person is imprisoned or ...
  • 10.88.250 Surrender of person charged with crime committed in state other than demanding state
    The governor of this state may also surrender, on demand of the executive authority of any other state, any person in this state charged in ...
  • 10.88.260 Warrant of arrest
    If the governor decides that the demand should be complied with, he shall sign a warrant of arrest, which shall be sealed with the state ...
  • 10.88.270 Authority of officer or other person under warrant
    Such warrant shall authorize the peace officer or other person to whom directed to arrest the accused at any time and any place where he ...
  • 10.88.280 Authority to command assistance
    Every such peace officer or other person empowered to make the arrest, shall have the same authority, in arresting the accused, to command assistance therein, ...
  • 10.88.290 Rights of person arrested
    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 ...
  • 10.88.300 Delivery of person in violation of RCW 10.88.290 -- Penalty
    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 wilful ...
  • 10.88.310 Confinement of prisoner
    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 ...
  • 10.88.320 Charge or complaint -- Warrant of arrest
    Whenever any person within this state shall be charged on the oath of any credible person before any judge or magistrate of this state with ...
  • 10.88.330 Arrest without warrant
    (1) The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any peace officer or a private person, without a warrant upon reasonable information ...
  • 10.88.340 Preliminary examination -- Commitment
    If from the examination before the judge or magistrate it appears that the person held is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged ...
  • 10.88.350 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 ...
  • 10.88.360 Failure to make timely arrest or demand for extradition
    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 ...
  • 10.88.370 Failure to appear -- Bond forfeiture -- Arrest -- Recovery on bond
    If the prisoner is admitted to bail, and fails to appear and surrender himself according to the conditions of his bond, the judge, or magistrate ...
  • 10.88.380 Pending criminal prosecution in this state
    If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person under the laws of this state and is still pending the governor, in his discretion, ...
  • 10.88.390 Recall or reissuance of warrant
    The governor may recall his warrant of arrest or may issue another warrant whenever he deems proper.[1971 ex.s. c 46 § 20.] ...
  • 10.88.400 Demand by governor of this state for extradition -- Warrant -- Agent
    Whenever the governor of this state shall demand a person charged with crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of his bail, ...
  • 10.88.410 Application for requisition for return of person -- Contents -- Affidavits -- Copies
    (1) When the return to this state of a person charged with crime in this state is required, the prosecuting attorney shall present to the ...
  • 10.88.415 Delivery without governor's warrant
    A law enforcement agency shall deliver a person in custody to the accredited agent or agents of a demanding state without the governor's warrant provided ...
  • 10.88.420 Civil process -- Service on extradited person
    A person brought into this state by, or after waiver of, extradition based on a criminal charge shall not be subject to service of personal ...
  • 10.88.430 Waiver of extradition
    Any person arrested in this state charged with having committed any crime in another state or alleged to have escaped from confinement, or broken the ...
  • 10.88.440 Rights, powers, privileges or jurisdiction of state not waived
    Nothing in this chapter contained shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by this state of its right, power or privilege to try such demanded ...
  • 10.88.450 Trial for other crimes
    After a person has been brought back to this state by, or after waiver of extradition proceedings, he may be tried in this state for ...
  • 10.88.460 Extradition or surrender of obligor -- Uniform interstate family support act
    See chapter 26.21A RCW. ...
  • 10.88.900 Construction -- 1971 ex.s. c 46
    The provisions of this chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purposes to make uniform the law of those states ...
  • 10.88.910 Short title
    RCW 10.88.200 through 10.88.450 shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act.[1971 ex.s. c 46 § 28.] ...
  • 10.88.920 Effective date -- 1971 ex.s. c 46
    This act shall become effective on July 1, 1971.[1971 ex.s. c 46 § 29.] ...
  • 10.88.930 Severability -- 1971 ex.s. c 46
    If any provisions of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009