P.R. Laws tit. 34, § 1881d
When it is desired to have returned to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico a person charged therein with a crime, and such person is imprisoned or is held under criminal proceedings then pending against him in another state, the Governor may agree with the executive authority of that state for the extradition of such person before the conclusion of such proceedings or his term of sentence in such state, upon condition that such person be returned to that state at the expense of the Commonwealth as soon as the prosecution in this jurisdiction is terminated. In like manner, when it is desired to have returned to a demanding state a person charged in said state with a crime, and such person is imprisoned or is held under criminal proceedings then pending against him in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the executive authority of the demanding state may agree with the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for the extradition of such person before the conclusion of such proceedings or his term of sentence in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; upon condition that such person be returned to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico at the expense of the demanding state as soon as the prosecution in that jurisdiction is terminated.
The Governor may also surrender on demand of the executive authority of any state any person in Puerto Rico who is charged in the manner provided in § 1881v of this title with having violated the laws of the state whose executive authority is making the demand, even though such person lift the demanding state involuntarily.
History —May 24, 1960, No. 4, p. 4, § 5, eff. 30 days after May 24, 1960.