Pennsylvania § 9143 Duty of Governor in case of fugitives from this Commonwealth

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 9143 — Duty of Governor in case of fugitives from this Commonwealth

Pennsylvania § 9143

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

PartPART VIII

Ch. 91DETAINERS AND EXTRADITION

Subch.EXTRADITION OF PERSONS CHARGED WITH CRIME

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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9143 (2026).

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Whenever the Governor of this Commonwealth shall demand a person charged with crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of his bail, probation or parole in this Commonwealth, from the executive authority of any other state, or from the official of the District of Columbia authorized to receive such demand under the laws of the United States, he shall issue a warrant under the seal of this Commonwealth to some agent commanding him to receive the person so charged if delivered to him and convey him to the proper officer of the county in this Commonwealth in which the offense was committed.

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Whenever the Governor of this Commonwealth shall demand a person charged with crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of his bail, probation or parole in this Commonwealth, from the executive authority of any other state, or from the official of the District of Columbia authorized to receive such demand under the laws of the United States, he shall issue a warrant under the seal of this Commonwealth to some agent commanding him to receive the person so charged if delivered to him and convey him to the proper officer of the county in this Commonwealth in which the offense was committed.