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Is Arizona an extraditable state?
Extradition is the legal process in which a person wanted on a warrant is returned to the place where the warrant was issued. Under Arizona law (ARS 13-3842), the governor is required to extradite a person who is charged with a felony, treason, or another crime and has fled to evade justice.
Does Mexico have an extradition treaty with the US?
The United States and Mexico signed an extradi- tion treaty on May 4, 1978 that provides for the return of those who have committed crimes and fled across the United States/Mexico border . In every case presented for review by the OAG, the option of extradition is considered .
Arizona adopted the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act under Title 13, Chapter 38, Article 5 of the Arizona Revised Statutes. Subject to Arizona and federal law, the Governor is authorized to extradite a fugitive in Arizona who is charged with committing a criminal act in another state upon the demand of that state’s executive authority.
What does it mean to ask Arizona for extradition?
Extradition – Governor’s Requisition (Out-of-State Request): Formal request for Extradition from the Executive Authority (Governor) of another State to Arizona’s Governor:
Who is the Arizona governor’s extradition officer?
Next, provide the Governor’s Extradition Officer with two (2) Original and complete packets, and two (2) Copies of the complete packets. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Extradition Officer, Aaron Bushor at (602) 542-1326 or email at [email protected].
Can a person be extradited from one state to another?
A person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on Demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime.