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Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-9-112

Allegations required in demand for extradition

Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act

The act spans §§ 40–40 (30 sections).

Acts 1951, ch. 240, § 5 (Williams, § 11935.5); T.C.A

A warrant of extradition must not be issued unless the documents presented by the executive authority making the demand show that:

(1) Except in cases arising under § 40-9-113, the accused was present in the demanding state at the time of the commission of the alleged crime, and thereafter fled from the state;

(2) The accused is now in this state; and

(3) The accused is lawfully charged by indictment found or by information filed by a prosecuting officer and supported by affidavit to the facts, or by affidavit made before a magistrate in that state, with having committed a crime under the laws of that state, or that the accused has been convicted of a crime in that state and has escaped from confinement or broken parole.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.