Florida Statutes
Part I - Uniform Interstate Extradition (Ss. 941.01-941.42)
941.39 - Extradition of persons alleged to be of unsound mind; definitions.


(1) “Flight” or “fled” means any voluntary or involuntary departure from the jurisdiction of the court where the proceedings hereinafter mentioned may have been instituted and are still pending, with the effect of avoiding, impounding, or delaying the action of the court in which said proceedings may have been instituted or be pending, or any such departure from the state where the person demanded then was, if he or she then was under detention by law as a person of unsound mind and subject to detention.
(2) “State” means states, territories, districts and insular and other possessions of the United States.
(3) “Justice of Supreme Court of District of Columbia” as applied to a request to return any person within the purview of this chapter to or from the District of Columbia shall be included and have the same meaning as the terms “executive authority,” “governor,” and “chief magistrate.”
History.—s. 1, ch. 29686, 1955; s. 1621, ch. 97-102.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections

Chapter 941 - Corrections: Interstate Cooperation

Part I - Uniform Interstate Extradition (Ss. 941.01-941.42)

941.01 - Definition.

941.02 - Fugitives from justice; duty of Governor.

941.03 - Form of demand.

941.04 - Governor may investigate case.

941.05 - Extradition of persons imprisoned or awaiting trial in another state or who have left the demanding state under compulsion.

941.06 - Extradition of persons not present in demanding state at time of commission of crime.

941.07 - Issue of Governor’s warrant of arrest; its recitals.

941.08 - Manner and place of execution.

941.09 - Authority of arresting officer.

941.10 - Rights of accused person; application for writ of habeas corpus.

941.11 - Penalty for noncompliance with s. 941.10.

941.12 - Confinement in jail when necessary.

941.13 - Arrest prior to requisition.

941.14 - Arrest without a warrant.

941.15 - Commitment to await requisition; bail.

941.16 - Bail; in what cases; conditions of bond.

941.17 - Extension of time of commitment, adjournment.

941.18 - Forfeiture of bail.

941.19 - Persons under criminal prosecution in this state at time of requisition.

941.20 - Guilt or innocence of accused, when inquired into.

941.21 - Governor may recall warrant or issue alias.

941.22 - Fugitives from this state; duty of Governor.

941.23 - Application for issuance of requisition; by whom made; contents.

941.24 - Costs and expenses.

941.25 - Immunity from service of process in certain civil actions.

941.26 - Written waiver of extradition proceedings.

941.27 - Nonwaiver by this state.

941.28 - No right of asylum; no immunity from other criminal prosecutions while in this state.

941.29 - Interpretation.

941.30 - Short title; ss. 941.01-941.29.

941.31 - Fresh pursuit; authority of officers of other states; etc.

941.32 - Fresh pursuit; arrest; etc.

941.33 - Fresh pursuit; validity of arrest.

941.34 - Definition of “state.”

941.35 - Definition of “fresh pursuit.”

941.37 - Short title; ss. 941.31-941.35.

941.38 - Extradition of persons alleged to be of unsound mind.

941.39 - Extradition of persons alleged to be of unsound mind; definitions.

941.40 - Extradition of persons alleged to be of unsound mind; procedure; limitation of detention; costs.

941.41 - Extradition of persons alleged to be of unsound mind; Governor to demand.

941.42 - Extradition of persons alleged to be of unsound mind; purpose of law.