Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 12.70.160 (2026)
Extension of time of commitment
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Sec. 12.70.160. Extension of time of commitment.
If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the governor by the expiration of the time specified in the warrant, bond, or undertaking, a judge or magistrate may discharge the accused or may recommit the accused for a further period of not more than 60 days, or a judge or magistrate may again take bail for the appearance and surrender of the accused, as provided in AS 12.70.150, but within a period of not more than 60 days after the date of the new bond or undertaking.
If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the governor by the expiration of the time specified in the warrant, bond, or undertaking, a judge or magistrate may discharge the accused or may recommit the accused for a further period of not more than 60 days, or a judge or magistrate may again take bail for the appearance and surrender of the accused, as provided in AS 12.70.150, but within a period of not more than 60 days after the date of the new bond or undertaking.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1976–2023 · leading case: Levick v. Smedley, 553 P.2d 482 (Alaska 1976).
Levick v. Smedley, 553 P.2d 482 (Alaska 1976). “7 Since the thirty day commitment period authorized by the statute, and the district court’s original warrant issued thereunder, expired prior to his next appearance on February 27, 1975, Levick argues that the court had no authority to extent his commitment for an additional…”
Laverty v. State, 963 P.2d 1076 (Alaska Ct. App. 1998). “140 and AS 12.70.160, while the first extradition attempt was litigated.”
Adam Phillip Ives v. State of Alaska, 536 P.3d 757 (Alaska Ct. App. 2023). “140 and AS 12.70.160 limit an accused person’s detention without a governor’s warrant to a single ninety-day period at most, not renewable ninety-day periods accomplished by re-arresting and re-charging a previously discharged prisoner.”
Adam Phillip Ives v. State of Alaska, No. A13900 (Alaska Ct. App. Mar. 31, 2023). “140 and AS 12.70.160 limit an accused person’s detention without a governor’s warrant to a single ninety-day period at most, not renewable ninety-day periods accomplished by re-arresting and re-charging a previously discharged prisoner.”
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