American Samoa § 42.0432 - Arrest of defendants who may flee.
Full text of American Samoa American Samoa Code Annotated § 42.0432 — Arrest of defendants who may flee., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42.0432. Arrest of defendants who may flee.
When the district court, acting either as an initiating or responding state, has reason to believe that the defendant may flee the jurisdiction, it may: (1) as an initiating state, request in its certificate that the court of the responding state obtain the body of the defendant by appropriate process if that is permissible under the law of the responding state; (2) as a responding state, obtain the body of the defendant by appropriate process. Amendments: 1979 Substituted reference to district court for reference to High Court.
Source: official American Samoa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does American Samoa Code Annotated § 42.0432 cover?
Section 42.0432 ("Arrest of defendants who may flee.") is part of the American Samoa Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of American Samoa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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