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E XT RADIT ION & RE NDIT ION: T E RMS &PROCE SS
Angie We st Byr d, NCCP E xtr a dition Se c r e ta r y Nor th Car
- lina De par
tme nt of Justic e (919) 716- 6578 a byr d@nc doj.gov
PRIMARY SOURCE S OF E XT RADIT ION L AW
- E
xtra ditio n Cla use
- f
the U.S. Co nstitutio n
- Art. I
V, § 2, c l. 2
- T
he F e de ra l E xtra ditio n Ac t o f 1793
- 18 U.S.C. §§ 3181-3195
- Unifo rm Crimina l E
xtra ditio n Ac t o f 1936
- UCE
A
- N.C. Ge n. Sta t. §§ 15A-721 thru 750
- T
wo sta te s ha ve no t a do pte d the UCE A b ut ha ve simila r la ws – So uth Ca ro lina a nd Mississippi
F E DE RAL ACT
- VS. UCE
A
F e de ra l Ac t
* Cha rg e d with tre a so n, fe lo ny o r o the r c rime * F ug itive s o nly * No pro c e ss e sta b lishe d fo r the Arre st a nd Re nditio n
UCE A
* F e lo ny/ Misde me a no r, Ab sc o nde d, E sc a pe d, & Juve nile s * F ug itive s a nd No nfug itive s * Pro c e dure fo r Arre st & Re nditio n, e .g ., F ug itive Arre st, Arra ig nme nt, Ide ntific a tio n He a ring , Writ o f Ha b e a s Co rpus
E XT RADIT ION CL AUSE
ART . IV, § 2, CL .2
A
pe r son c har ge d
in
a ny State
with
tr e ason, fe lony, or othe r c r ime , who shall fle e
fro m justic e , a nd b e fo und in anothe r State ,
shall,
- n
the d e ma nd
- f
the
e xe c utive author ity o f the Sta te fro m whic h he fle d, b e
de live re d up, to b e re mo ve d to the Sta te ha ving jurisdic tio n.