Sec. 54-181. Waiver by accused.
Sec. 54-181. Waiver by accused. Any person arrested in this state charged with
having committed any crime in another state or alleged to have escaped from confinement, or broken the terms of his bail, probation or parole may waive the issuance and
service of the warrant provided for in sections 54-163 and 54-164 and all other procedure
incidental to extradition proceedings, by executing or subscribing in the presence of a
judge of any court having criminal jurisdiction within this state a writing which states that
he consents to return to the demanding state; provided, before such waiver is executed or
subscribed by such person, such judge shall inform such person of his rights to the
issuance or service of a warrant of extradition and to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as
provided in section 54-166. If and when such consent has been executed, it shall forthwith be forwarded to the office of the Governor of this state and filed therein. The judge
shall direct the officer having such person in custody to deliver forthwith such person
to the duly accredited agent or agents of the demanding state, and shall deliver or cause
to be delivered to such agent or agents a copy of such consent; provided nothing in this
section shall be deemed to limit the rights of the accused person to return voluntarily
and without formality to the demanding state, nor shall this waiver procedure be deemed
to be an exclusive procedure or to limit the powers, rights or duties of the officers of
the demanding state or of this state.
(1957, P.A. 362, S. 25; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 53.)
History: 1961 act deleted obsolete references to trial justices.
See note to Sec. 54-157.
Cited. 186 C. 404. Cited. 190 C. 631. Cited. 196 C. 309.