Colorado § 24-60-204 - Legal requirements to obtain extradition waived.
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§ 24-60-204. Legal requirements to obtain extradition waived.
All legal requirements to obtain extradition of any person who has committed a felony in said state, or who is a fugitive from justice as herein designated, arrested under conditions herein specified, are hereby expressly waived by the compacting states, and said duly constituted officer shall be permitted to transport said prisoner through any and all states, parties to this compact, without interference whatsoever.
Source: L. 37: p. 768, § 2. CSA: C. 153, § 44(4). CRS 53: § 74-3-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 74-3-4.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "Constitutional Law", see 32 Dicta 397 (1955).
Compact merely attempts to authorize and validate an extraterritorial arrest by foreign officer. In re Austjford, 109 Colo. 47, 121 P.2d 891 (1942).
Compact is not a substitute for extradition provisions. There is nothing in this compact to indicate that it was ever intended to operate as a substitute for existing extradition laws. In re Austjford, 109 Colo. 47, 121 P.2d 891 (1942).
Compact is not applicable where arrest made by Colorado police officer. Where a person's arrest is made by a Colorado police officer on a telegraphic request from foreign officers and a copy of a foreign warrant, this compact is not applicable. The foreign authorities can only proceed to extradite the person arrested under the extradition laws. In re Austjford, 109 Colo. 47, 121 P.2d 891 (1942).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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