Unless the offense with which the prisoner is charged is shown to be an offense punishable by death or life imprisonment under the laws of the state in which it was committed, a judge in this state may admit the person arrested to bail by bond, with sufficient sureties, and in such sum as the judge deems proper, conditioned for the person's appearance before the judge at a time specified in the bond, and for the person's surrender, to be arrested upon the warrant of the governor of this state.
Minn. Stat. § 629.16
ADMIT TO BAIL.
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
The act spans §§ 629.01 to 629.75 (89 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Jennings v. Rodriguez (2018)
Most recently applied in Jennings v. Rodriguez (February 2018)
(10547-26) 1939 c 240 s 16; 1983 c 359 s 124; 1985 c 265 art 10 s 1; 1986 c 444
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Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.