La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 262.1
This is the official text of La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 262.1, part of Louisiana’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Louisiana.
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Extradition of persons not physically present in demanding state at the time of commission of crime
Official statutory text
Subject to the provisions of this Title, the governor may, in his discretion, have arrested and delivered to the executive authority of any other state any person physically present in this state who commits an act which intentionally results in a criminal offense in the demanding state and who is thereafter charged with such offense even though such person was not physically present in that state at the time of the commission of the crime, and has not fled therefrom.
Acts 2003, No. 1118, ยง1.
Acts 2003, No. 1118, ยง1.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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