Current through 2023 Legislative Sessions
Section 29-30.3-21 - (5-101) Order to transfer custody1. Except as provided in subsection 2, a judicial order to transfer custody issued pursuant to section 29-30.3-06, 29-30.3-13, 29-30.3-14, 29-30.3-19, or 29-30.3-20 must direct a law enforcement officer to take or retain custody of the person until an agent of the other state is available to take custody. If the agent of the other state has not taken custody within ten days, the magistrate may: a. Order the release of the person upon conditions that will assure the person's availability on a specified date within thirty days; orb. Extend the original order for an additional ten days upon good cause shown for the failure of an agent of the other state to take custody.2. If the agent of the other state has not taken custody within the time specified in the order, the person must be released. Thereafter, an order to transfer custody may be entered only if a new arrest warrant or other process to obtain appearance of a person is issued as a result of a new demand for extradition or a new request for rendition.3. The magistrate in the order may authorize the voluntary return of the person with consent of the executive authority or with the consent of the official upon whose application the request for rendition was made.