Alabama Code 45-27-84.03. Procedures when tribal fugitive under criminal prosecution
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-27-84.03
- Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
If a criminal prosecution has been instituted under the laws of this state against a person demanded by the tribe as a tribal fugitive for extradition, and the prosecution is still pending, the district attorney may either commence extradition or demand that the accused tribal fugitive be held until tried and discharged or convicted and any punishment served.