Kansas Statutes 22-2722. Fugitives from this state; duty of governor
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 22-2722
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- seal: includes an impression of the seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Whenever the governor of this state demands a person charged with crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of such person’s bail, probation, assignment to a community correctional services program, postrelease supervision or parole in this state, from the executive authority of any other state, or from the chief justice or an associate justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia authorized to receive such demand under the laws of the United States, the governor shall issue a warrant under the seal of this state, to some agent, commanding such agent to receive the person so charged if delivered to such agent and convey such person to the proper officer of the county in this state in which the offense was committed.