Montana § 46-30-226 - Confinement Of Accused In Jail On Route
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 46-30-226 — Confinement Of Accused In Jail On Route, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46-30-226. Confinement Of Accused In Jail On Route
Confinement of accused in jail on route. (1) The officer or persons executing the governor's warrant of arrest and rendition or the agent of the requisitioning state to whom the prisoner may have been delivered may, when necessary, confine the prisoner in the jail of any county or city through which the prisoner may pass. The keeper of the jail shall receive and safely keep the prisoner until the officer or person having charge of the prisoner is ready to proceed on the route. However, the officer or person is chargeable with the expense of keeping the prisoner. (2) The officer or agent of a requisitioning state to whom a prisoner may have been delivered following extradition proceedings in another state or to whom a prisoner may have been delivered after waiving extradition in the other state and who is passing through this state with a prisoner for the purpose of immediately returning the prisoner to the requisitioning state may, when necessary, confine the prisoner in the jail of any county or city through which the officer or agent may pass. The keeper of the jail shall receive and safely keep the prisoner until the officer or agent having charge of the prisoner is ready to proceed on the route. The officer or agent is chargeable with the expense of keeping the prisoner. However, the officer or agent shall produce and show to the keeper of the jail satisfactory written evidence of the fact that the officer or agent is actually transporting the prisoner to the requisitioning state after a requisition by the executive authority of the requisitioning state. The prisoner is not entitled to demand a new requisition while in this state.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46-30-226 ("Confinement Of Accused In Jail On Route") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. 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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