North Carolina General Statutes 15A-725. Extradition of persons imprisoned or awaiting trial in another state or who have left the demanding state under compulsion
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 15A-725
- Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
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 is held under criminal proceedings then pending against him in another state, the Governor of this State may agree with the executive authority of such other state for the extradition of such person before the conclusion of such proceedings or his term of sentence in such other state, upon condition that such person be returned to such other state at the expense of this State as soon as the prosecution in this State is terminated.
The Governor of this State may also surrender on demand of the executive authority of any other state any person in this State who is charged in the manner provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-743 with having violated the laws of the state whose executive authority is making the demand, even though such person left the demanding state involuntarily. (1937, c. 273, s. 5; 1973, c. 1286, s. 16.)