North Carolina § 15A-743 - Application for issuance of requisition; by whom made; contents.

§ 15A-743. Application for issuance of requisition; by whom made; contents.

When the return to this State of a person charged with crime in this State is required, the prosecuting attorney shall present to the Governor his written application for a requisition for the return of the person charged, in which application shall be stated the name of the person so charged, the crime charged against him, the approximate time, place and circumstances of its commission, the state in which he is believed to be, including the location of the accused therein, at the time the application is made and certifying that, in the opinion of the said prosecuting attorney, the ends of justice require the arrest and return of the accused to this State for trial and that the proceeding is not instituted to enforce a private claim. When the return to this State is required of a person who has been convicted of a crime in this State and has escaped from confinement or broken the terms of his bail, probation, post-release supervision, or parole, the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the offense was committed, the Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission, the Director of Prisons, the Director of Community Corrections, or sheriff of the county from which escape was made, shall present to the Governor a written application for a requisition for the return of such person, in which application shall be stated the name of the person, the crime of which he was convicted, the circumstances of his escape from confinement or of the breach of the terms of his bail, probation or parole, the state in which he is believed to be, including the location of the person therein at the time application is made. The application shall be verified by affidavit, shall be executed in duplicate and shall be accompanied by two certified copies of the indictment returned, or information and affidavit filed, or of the complaint made to the judge or magistrate, stating the offense with which the accused is charged, or of the judgment of conviction or of the sentence. The prosecuting officer, parole board, warden or sheriff may also attach such further affidavits and other documents in duplicate as he shall deem proper to be submitted with such application. A copy of all papers shall be forwarded with the Governor's requisition. History (1937, c. 273, s. 23; 1973, c. 1286, s. 16; 1975, c. 132; 1993, c. 83, s. 1; 2016-77, s. 6.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2016-77, s. 11, made the amendment to subsection (b) of this section by Session Laws 2016-77, s. 6, which in subsection (b), substituted "bail, probation, post-release supervision, or parole" for "bail, probation, or parole" and substituted "Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission, the Director of Prisons, the Director of Community Corrections, or sheriff of the county" for "the parole board, or the Director of Prisons or sheriff of the county," applicable to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2016. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2016-77, s. 6, effective December 1, 2016, in subsection (b), substituted "bail, probation, post-release supervision, or parole" for "bail, probation, or parole" and substituted "Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission, the Director of Prisons, the Director of Community Corrections, or sheriff of the county" for "the parole board, or the Director of Prisons or sheriff of the county." See editor's note for applicability.