Kansas Statutes
Article 27 - Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
22-2713 Arrest prior to requisition; prisoners in federal facilities, waiver of requirements for extradition.

22-2713. Arrest prior to requisition; prisoners in federal facilities, waiver of requirements for extradition. (a) Whenever any person within this state is charged on the oath of any credible person before any judge or magistrate of this state with the commission of any crime in any other state and, except in cases arising under K.S.A. 22-2706, and amendments thereto, with having fled from justice, or with having been convicted of a crime in that state and having escaped from confinement, or having broken the terms of the person's bail, probation, assignment to a community correctional services program, postrelease supervision or parole, or with being under sentence, some portion of which remains unexecuted, from which such person has not been paroled, placed on postrelease supervision or discharged or otherwise released, or whenever complaint has been made before any judge or magistrate in this state setting forth on the affidavit of any credible person in another state that a crime has been committed in such other state and that the accused has been charged in such state with the commission of the crime, and, except in cases arising under K.S.A. 22-2706, and amendments thereto, has fled from justice, or with having been convicted of a crime in that state and having escaped from confinement, or having broken the terms of the person's bail, probation, assignment to a community correctional services program, postrelease supervision or parole, or with being under sentence, some portion of which remains unexecuted, from which such person has not been paroled, placed on postrelease supervision or discharged or otherwise released, and is believed to be in this state, the judge or magistrate shall issue a warrant directed to any law enforcement officer commanding the apprehension of the person named therein, wherever such person may be found in this state, and to bring such person before the same or any other judge, magistrate or court who or which may be available in or convenient of access to the place where the arrest may be made, to answer the charge or complaint and affidavit, and a certified copy of the sworn charge or complaint and affidavit upon which the warrant is issued shall be attached to the warrant.
(b) Any person incarcerated in any federal facility may be released to the custody of the duly accredited officers, or such officer's designees, of a foreign state, if:
(1) Such person has violated the terms of such person's probation, postrelease supervision, parole or who has an unexpired sentence in the foreign state;
(2) the foreign state has personal jurisdiction over such person; and
(3) the foreign state has issued a valid warrant for the apprehension of such person. For that purpose no formalities shall be required other than establishing the authority of the officer and the identity of the person to be apprehended. All legal requirements to obtain extradition of fugitives from justice are hereby expressly waived by the state of Kansas, as to such persons.
History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2713; L. 1986, ch. 123, § 18; L. 1992, ch. 239, § 253; L. 1997, ch. 38, § 1; July 1.

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