Connecticut § 54-173 - Discharge or recommitment after expiration of period specified in warrant or bond.
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§ 54-173. Discharge or recommitment after expiration of period specified in warrant or bond.
Sec. 54-173. Discharge or recommitment after expiration of period specified in warrant or bond. If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the Governor by the expiration of the time specified in the warrant or bond, such judge may discharge him or may recommit him for a further period not to exceed sixty days, or a judge may again take bail for his appearance and surrender as provided in section 54-172, but within a period not to exceed sixty days after the date of such new bond.
(1957, P.A. 362, S. 17; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 160.)
History: 1959 act deleted references to trial justice.
Cited. 163 C. 394; 186 C. 404; 190 C. 631.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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