Connecticut § 54-155 - Expenses of requisitions of fugitives.
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§ 54-155. Expenses of requisitions of fugitives.
Sec. 54-155. Expenses of requisitions of fugitives. When a requisition is made by the governor upon the executive authority of another state for the delivery of any fugitive from justice, the necessary expenses of such requisition and of the removal of such fugitive shall be ascertained and allowed by the superior court for the judicial district within which the crime charged is alleged to have been committed, and shall be paid from the appropriation for the Division of Criminal Justice, if application therefor is made within one year after such expenses have been incurred.
(1949 Rev., S. 8854; P.A. 73-122, S. 19, 27; P.A. 80-313, S. 52.)
History: P.A. 73-122 added reference to judicial districts and specified that expenses incurred under section are to be paid from criminal justice division appropriations rather than “by the state”; P.A. 80-313 deleted references to counties in accordance with provisions of P.A. 76-436 and P.A. 78-28.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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