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RSA 612:2 · Fugitives From Justice; Duty of Governor

Title: LIX: PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Chapter: 612 · UNIFORM CRIMINAL EXTRADITION LAW
Status: current
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612:2 Fugitives From Justice; Duty of Governor. – Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of the Constitution of the United States controlling, and any and all acts of Congress enacted in pursuance thereof, it is the duty of the governor of this state to have arrested and delivered up to the executive authority of any other state of the United States any person charged in that state with treason, felony, or other crime, who has fled from justice and is found in this state. Source. 1937, 70:1. RL 437:2.

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Source. 1937, 70:1. RL 437:2.

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1937, 70:1. RL 437:2

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2026 SB551 amend
to any judgment issued without jurisdiction or due process or to any judgment that is penal in nature. 8 New Section; Fugitives from Justice; Duty of Governor; Exception. Amend RSA 612 by inserting after section 2 the following new section: 612:2-a Fugitives from Justice; Duty of Governor; Exception. Except as required by federal law, no demand for the extradition of a person subject to criminal li
2026 SB551 amend
nconsistent shall apply to such cases, even though the accused was not in that state at the time of the commission of the crime and has not fled therefrom, except as prohibited by RSA 612:2-a. 10 Fugitives from Justice; Arrest Without a Warrant. Amend RSA 612:14 to read as follows: 612:14 Arrest Without a Warrant. The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any peace officer or a private person w
2026 SB551-FN amend
to any judgment issued without jurisdiction or due process or to any judgment that is penal in nature. 8 New Section; Fugitives from Justice; Duty of Governor; Exception. Amend RSA 612 by inserting after section 2 the following new section: 612:2-a Fugitives from Justice; Duty of Governor; Exception. Except as required by federal law, no demand for the extradition of a person subject to criminal li
2026 SB551-FN amend
nconsistent shall apply to such cases, even though the accused was not in that state at the time of the commission of the crime and has not fled therefrom, except as prohibited by RSA 612:2-a. 10 Fugitives from Justice; Arrest Without a Warrant. Amend RSA 612:14 to read as follows: 612:14 Arrest Without a Warrant. The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any peace officer or a private person w
2025 HB103 amend
and Twenty Five AN ACT relative to fugitives from justice. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Fugitives from Justice; Duty of Governor; Exception Added. Amend RSA 612:2 to read as follows: 612:2 Fugitives From Justice; Duty of Governor. I. Subject to the provisions of this chapter, [the provisions of the Constitution of the United States controlling, and any and all acts of C