Whenever the governor of this state shall demand a person charged with crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of his bail, probation or parole in this state, from the executive authority of any other state, or from the chief justice or an associate justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia authorized to receive such demand under the laws of the United States, he shall issue a warrant under the seal of this state, to some agent, commanding him to receive the person so charged if delivered to him and convey him to the proper officer of the county in this state in which the offense was committed.
§ 31-4-24 NMSA 1978
Fugitives from this state; duty of governors
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
The act spans §§ 31–31 (31 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case William Ray Cawley v. Donald A. Dorsey, Warden New Mexico Attorney General (1997)
Most recently applied in William Ray Cawley v. Donald A. Dorsey, Warden New Mexico Attorney General (February 1997)
Laws 1937, ch. 65, § 22; 1941 Comp., § 42-1924; 1953 Comp., § 41-19-24.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.