Capture and return of fugitive from house of reform
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
The act spans §§ 440–440 (51 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Rogan v. American General Home Equity, Inc. (In Re Brockman) (2011)
Most recently applied in Rogan v. American General Home Equity, Inc. (In Re Brockman) (June 2011)
Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky
(1) The officer of a house of reform and any peace officer or citizen may arrest, without warrant, and return to the institution, any child who escapes from a house of reform or home in which an inmate has been placed on parole.
(2) A peace officer shall arrest any child known by him to have escaped from a house of reform, and return him to the institution.
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.