If a treaty in effect between the United States and a foreign country provides for the transfer or exchange of convicted offenders to the country of which they are citizens or nationals, the governor may, on behalf of the state and subject to the terms of the treaty, authorize the director of the department to consent to the transfer or exchange of offenders and take any other action necessary to initiate the participation of this state in the treaty.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 217.137
Prisoner transfers by United States treaty with foreign governments —..
Known as the Uniform Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Law
The act spans §§ 217–217 (166 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1982; (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 57)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.