A person brought into this state by, or after waiver of, extradition based on a criminal charge shall not be subject to service of personal process in civil actions arising out of the same facts as the criminal proceedings to answer which she or he is being or has been returned, until the person has been convicted in the criminal proceeding, or, if acquitted, until the person has had reasonable opportunity to return to the state from which she or he was extradited.
Fla. Stat. § 941.25
Immunity from service of process in certain civil actions
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Law
The act spans §§ 941.01 to 941.57 (49 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 713 So. 2d 1046 - Quinn v. State (1998)
Most recently applied in 713 So. 2d 1046 - Quinn v. State (June 1998)
History.--s. 25, ch. 20460, 1941; s. 1615, ch. 97-102.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.