Rhode Island General Laws 12-9-6. Agreement to return person demanded from another state
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When it is desired to have returned to this state a person charged in this state with a crime, and the person is imprisoned or is held under criminal proceedings then pending against the person in another state, the governor of this state may agree with the executive authority of the other state for the extradition of the person before the conclusion of the proceedings or his or her term of sentence in the other state upon condition that the person be returned to the other state at the expense of this state as soon as the prosecution in this state is terminated.
History of Section.
P.L. 1947, ch. 1890, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 12-9-6.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 12-9-6
- Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6