Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 12.70.050 (2026)
Extradition of person not present in demanding state at time of commission of crime
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Sec. 12.70.050. Extradition of person not present in demanding state at time of commission of crime.
The governor of this state may also surrender, on demand of the executive authority of another state, a person in this state charged in the other state in the manner provided in AS 12.70.020 with committing an act in this state, or a third state, intentionally resulting in a crime in the state whose executive authority is making the demand, and the provisions of this chapter not otherwise inconsistent shall apply to those cases, even though the accused was not in that state at the time of the commission of the crime and has not fled from that state.
The governor of this state may also surrender, on demand of the executive authority of another state, a person in this state charged in the other state in the manner provided in AS 12.70.020 with committing an act in this state, or a third state, intentionally resulting in a crime in the state whose executive authority is making the demand, and the provisions of this chapter not otherwise inconsistent shall apply to those cases, even though the accused was not in that state at the time of the commission of the crime and has not fled from that state.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1969–2016 · leading case: Moser v. Zaborac, 514 P.2d 12 (Alaska 1973).
Moser v. Zaborac, 514 P.2d 12 (Alaska 1973). “We hold that AS 12.70.050 permits extradition to a demanding state, at the discretion of the Governor, of a person whose acts were committed in a third state and intentionally resulted in a crime in the demanding state.”
Marrone v. State, 458 P.2d 736 (Alaska 1969). “” Study of the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act as enacted in Alaska discloses that executive discretion is provided for at various stages throughout the act. AS 12.”
Buckley v. State, 378 P.3d 408 (Alaska Ct. App. 2016). “an allegation that the accused was present in the demanding state at the time of the commission of the alleged crime and that thereafter the accused fled the demanding state; except that this allegation may not be required in a proceeding based on AS 12.70.050[.] Buckley asserts…”
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