If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the governor by the expiration of the time specified in the warrant or bond, a judge or magistrate may discharge him or her or may recommit him or her for a further period not to exceed sixty days, or a judge or magistrate judge may again take bail for his or her appearance and surrender, as provided in RCW 10.88.350, but within a period not to exceed sixty days after the date of such new bond: PROVIDED, That the governor may, except in cases in which the offense is punishable under laws of the demanding state by death or life imprisonment, deny a demand for extradition when such demand is not received by the governor before the expiration of one hundred twenty days from the date of arrest in this state of the alleged fugitive, in the absence of a showing of good cause for such delay.
RCW 10.88.360
Failure to make timely arrest or demand for extradition.
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
The act spans §§ 10–10 (31 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 27 Wash. App. 18 - Nessman v. Sumpter (1980)
Most recently applied in In re Writ of Habeas Corpus of Coiley (December 1988)
2010 c 8 s 1079; 1971 ex.s. c 46 s 17.
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.