Colorado § 16-20-103 - Persons subject to extradition.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 16-20-103 — Persons subject to extradition., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-20-103. Persons subject to extradition.
(1) A person alleged to be of unsound mind found in this state who has fled from another state shall be extradited from this state on demand of the executive authority of the state from which he fled if, at the time of his flight:
(a) He was under detention by law in a hospital, asylum, or other institution for the insane as a person of unsound mind;
(b) He had been determined by a legal proceeding to be of unsound mind prior to his flight, the finding being unreversed and in full force and effect and the control of his person having been acquired by a court of competent jurisdiction of the state from which he fled; or
(c) He was subject to detention in such state, being then his legal domicile (personal process having been made), based on legal proceedings to have him declared of unsound mind.
Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 639, § 2, effective June 29.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-20-103 ("Persons subject to extradition.") 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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