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NRS 179.187

Extradition of persons imprisoned or awaiting trial in another state or who have left demanding state under compulsion

Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act

The act spans §§ 179–179 (161 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Kroc v. Sheriff of Clark County (1969)

Most recently applied in Kroc v. Sheriff of Clark County (February 1969)

(Added to NRS by 1967, 1099)

1. When it is desired to have returned to this state a person charged in this state with a crime, and such person is imprisoned or is held under criminal proceedings then pending against the person in another state, the Governor of this state may agree with the executive authority of such other state for the extradition of such person before the conclusion of such proceedings or the person’s term of sentence in such other state, upon condition that such person be returned to such other state at the expense of this state as soon as the prosecution in this state is terminated.

2. The Governor of this state may also surrender on demand of the executive authority of any other state any person in this state who is charged in the manner provided in NRS 179.223 with having violated the laws of the state whose executive authority is making the demand, even though such person left the demanding state involuntarily.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.