Colorado § 16-19-123 - Fugitives from this state.
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§ 16-19-123. Fugitives from this state.
When the governor of this state demands a person charged with crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of his bail, probation, or parole in this state from the executive authority of any other state or from the chief justice or an associate justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia authorized to receive such demand under the laws of the United States, he shall issue a warrant under the seal of this state, to some agent, commanding him to receive the person so charged if delivered to him and convey him to the proper officer of the county in this state in which the offense was committed.
Source: L. 53: p. 320, § 22. CSA: C. 72, § 67. CRS 53: § 60-1-22. L. 57: p. 380, § 3. C.R.S. 1963: § 60-1-22.
ANNOTATION
Duty as agent distinguished from official status. Although the agent selected by the governor to receive an alleged fugitive from justice from another state may be a sheriff or his deputy, his duties, as such agent, are wholly apart from, and have nothing to do with, his official status. Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. Hershey, 93 Colo. 215, 25 P.2d 178 (1933).
Interstate agreement on detainers is inapplicable to a defendant whose custody is sought by traditional extradition procedures. People v. Quackenbush, 687 P.2d 448 (Colo. 1984).
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Section 16-19-123 ("Fugitives from this state.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. 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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