Washington § 10.88.240 - Return or surrender of person charged in another state.

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§ 10.88.240. Return or surrender of person charged in another state.

When it is desired to have returned to this state a person charged in this state with a crime, and such person is imprisoned or is held under criminal proceedings then pending against him or her in another state, the governor of this state may agree with the executive authority of such other state for the extradition of such person before the conclusion of such proceedings or his or her term of sentence in such other state, upon condition that such person be returned to such other state at the expense of this state as soon as the prosecution in this state is terminated.
The governor of this state may also surrender on demand of the executive authority of any other state any person in this state who is charged in the manner provided in RCW 10.88.410 with having violated the laws of the state whose executive authority is making the demand, even though such person left the demanding state involuntarily.
[ 2010 c 8 s 1069; 1971 ex.s. c 46 s 5.]

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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