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Chapter 51

Fugitives from Justice

51.01Delivered Up 51.02To Aid in Arrest 51.03MAGISTRATE'S WARRANT 51.04Complaint 51.05Bail or Commitment 51.06Notice of Arrest 51.07Discharge 51.08Second Arrest 51.09Governor May Demand Fugitive 51.10Pay of Agent; Traveling Expenses 1The officer or person so commissioned shall receive as compensation the actual and necessary traveling expenses upon requisition of the Governor to be allowed by such Governor and to be paid out of the State Treasury upon a certificate of the Governor reciting the services rendered and the allowance therefor 2The commissioners court of the county where an offense is committed may in its discretion, on the request of the sheriff and the recommendation of the district attorney, pay the actual and necessary traveling expenses of the officer or person so commissioned out of any fund or funds not otherwise pledged 51.11Reward 51.12Sheriff to Report 51.13Uniform Criminal Extradition Act 1Definitions 2Fugitives from Justice; Duty of Governor 3Form of Demand 4Governor May Investigate Case 5Extradition of Persons Imprisoned or Awaiting Trial in Another State or Who Have Left the Demanding State under Compulsion 6Extradition of Persons Not Present in Demanding State at Time of Commission of Crime 7ISSUE OF GOVERNOR'S WARRANT OF ARREST; ITS RECITALS 8Manner and Place of Execution 9Authority of Arresting Officer 10Rights of Accused Person; Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus 11Penalty for Non-compliance with Preceding Section 12Confinement in Jail, When Necessary 13Arrest Prior to Requisition 14Arrest Without a Warrant 15Commitment to Await Requisition; Bail 16Bail; in What Cases; Conditions of Bond 17Extension of Time of Commitment; Adjournment 18Forfeiture of Bail 19Persons under Criminal Prosecution in This State at the Time of Requisition 20Guilt or Innocence of Accused, When Inquired into 21Governor May Recall Warrant or Issue Alias 22Fugitives from This State; Duty of Governor 23Application for Issuance of Requisition; by Whom Made; Contents 24Costs and Expenses 25Immunity from Service of Process in Certain Civil Cases 25aWritten Waiver of Extradition Proceedings 25bNon-waiver by This State 26No Right of Asylum, No Immunity from Other Criminal Prosecutions While in This State 27Interpretation 51.14Interstate Agreement on Detainers