22-2712. Confinement in jail when necessary.
22-2712
22-2712. Confinement in jail when necessary.The officer or persons executing the governor's warrant of arrest, orthe agent of the demanding state to whom the prisoner may have beendelivered, may, when necessary, confine the prisoner in the jail of anycounty or city through which he may pass; and the keeper of such jail mustreceive and safely keep the prisoner until the officer or person havingcharge of him is ready to proceed on his route, such officer or personbeing chargeable with the expense of keeping. The officer or agent of ademanding state to whom a prisoner may have been delivered followingextradition proceedings in another state, or to whom a prisoner may havebeen delivered after waiving extradition in such other state, and who ispassing through this state with such a prisoner for the purpose ofimmediately returning such prisoner to the demanding state may, whennecessary, confine the prisoner in the jail of any county or city throughwhich he may pass; and the keeper of such jail must receive and safely keepthe prisoner until the officer or agent having charge of him is ready toproceed on his route, such officer or agent, however, being chargeable withthe expense of keeping: Provided, however, That such officer or agentshall produce and show to the keeper of such jail satisfactory writtenevidence of the fact that he is actually transporting such prisoner to thedemanding state after a requisition by the executive authority of suchdemanding state. Such prisoner shall not be entitled to demand a newrequisition while in this state.
History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2712; July 1.