(a) A county or regional jail board may authorize the sheriff or regional jail superintendent to enter into agreements to house offenders from other states.

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Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 641.035

  • Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
  • state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44

(b) The extradition requirements of chapter 629 do not apply to offenders accepted from another state under this section. The sheriff or regional jail superintendent responsible for housing an out-of-state offender has the express authority to return the offender to the offender’s state of origin upon request from the appropriate authority in the offender’s state of origin.