No compensation, fee, profit, or reward of any kind can be paid to or received by a public officer of this state, a corporation or firm, or other person, for a service rendered in procuring from the Governor the demand mentioned in Section 1557, or the surrender of the fugitive, or for conveying him or her to this state, or detaining him or her therein, except as provided for in that section. Every person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. Penal Code § 1558
Proceedings Against Fugitives From Justice
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
The act spans §§ 1547–1558 (37 sections).
Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 222, Sec. 1.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.