Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the Constitution of the United States, and the laws of the United States, it is the duty of the Governor of this State to have arrested and delivered up to the executive authority of any other State any person charged in that State with treason, felony, or other crime, who has fled from justice and is found in this State.
Cal. Penal Code § 1548.1
Proceedings Against Fugitives From Justice
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
The act spans §§ 1547–1558 (37 sections).
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 48 Cal. 3d 487 - In Re Joyner (1989)
Most recently applied in Jones v. Murphy (January 2007)
Added by Stats. 1937, Ch. 554.
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