The officer or person executing the Governor's warrant of arrest, or the agent of the demanding state to whom the prisoner has been delivered, may, when necessary, confine the prisoner in any community correctional center or in the jail of any city through which he passes; and the Community Correctional Center Administrator or the keeper of such jail shall receive and safely keep the prisoner until the officer or person having charge of him is ready to proceed on his route, such officer or person being chargeable with the expense of keeping. The officer or agent of a demanding state to whom a prisoner has been delivered following extradition proceedings in another state, or to whom a prisoner has been delivered after waiving extradition in such other state, and who is passing through this state with such a prisoner for the purpose of immediately returning such prisoner to the demanding state may, when necessary, confine the prisoner in any community correctional center or in the jail of any city through which he passes; and the Community Correctional Center Administrator or keeper of such jail shall receive and safely keep the prisoner until the officer or agent having charge of him is ready to proceed on his route, such officer or agent being chargeable with the expense of keeping; provided such officer or agent shall produce and show to the Community Correctional Center Administrator or the keeper of such jail satisfactory written evidence of the fact that he is actually transporting such prisoner to the demanding state after a requisition by the executive authority of such demanding state. Such prisoner shall not be entitled to demand a new requisition while in this state.
(1957, P.A. 362, S. 12; 1963, P.A. 642, S. 82; 1969, P.A. 297.)
History: 1963 act substituted state jail for county jail and included jail administrator; 1969 act replaced jails and jail administrators with community correctional centers and their administrators.
Cited. 186 C. 404; 190 C. 631.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 964 - Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
Section 54-157. - Definitions.
Section 54-158. - Governor's duty to arrest and deliver up fugitive.
Section 54-159. - Requirements for recognition of extradition demand.
Section 54-160. - State's attorney and prosecuting attorney to assist Governor.
Section 54-161. - Return to this state of person imprisoned or held in another state.
Section 54-162. - Return to another state of person whose act in this state caused crime.
Section 54-163. - Arrest warrant signed by Governor.
Section 54-164. - Authorization under warrant.
Section 54-165. - Power of arresting officer.
Section 54-166. - Appearance of accused in court. Habeas corpus.
Section 54-167. - Penalty for failure of officer to present accused in court.
Section 54-168. - Confinement, when.
Section 54-169. - Arrest warrant of judge.
Section 54-170. - Arrest without warrant.
Section 54-171. - Commitment pending Governor's warrant.
Section 54-172. - Allowance and conditions of bail bond.
Section 54-173. - Discharge or recommitment after expiration of period specified in warrant or bond.
Section 54-174. - Forfeiture of bond.
Section 54-175. - Surrender of person against whom criminal prosecution pending in this state.
Section 54-176. - Governor not to inquire into guilt or innocence of accused.
Section 54-177. - Recall or new issuance of Governor's warrant.
Section 54-178. - Governor seeking extradition to issue warrant to agent to receive accused.
Section 54-180. - Immunity of accused to process in civil action arising from same facts.
Section 54-181. - Waiver by accused.
Section 54-182. - State's rights not waived.
Section 54-183. - Trial for crimes other than those specified in extradition requisition.
Section 54-184. - Interpretation of chapter.
Section 54-185. - Short title: Uniform Criminal Extradition Act.