Florida Statute 941.05 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 941
CORRECTIONS: INTERSTATE COOPERATION

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941.05 Extradition of persons imprisoned or awaiting trial in another state or who have left the demanding state under compulsion.—

(1) When it is desired to have returned to this state a person charged in this state with a crime, and such person is imprisoned or is held under criminal proceedings then pending against the person in another state, the Governor of this state may agree with the executive authority of such other state for the extradition of such person before the conclusion of such proceedings or the person’s term of sentence in such other state, upon condition that such person be returned to such other state at the expense of this state as soon as the prosecution in this state is terminated.

(2) The Governor of this state may also surrender on demand of the executive authority of any other state any person in this state who is charged in the manner provided in s. 941.23 with having violated the laws of the state whose executive authority is making the demand, even though such person left the demanding state involuntarily.

History.—s. 5, ch. 20460, 1941; s. 1598, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 941.05

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S941.05 - FLIGHT TO AVOID - GOVERNORS WARRANT EXTRADITION - N: N

Cases Citing Statute 941.05

Total Results: 2

Matter of Extradition of Dixon

487 So. 2d 1195, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1045

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 30, 1986 | Docket: 1796273

Cited 4 times | Published

has been raised by Dixon. On the other hand, section 941.05(2), Florida Statutes (1985), provides that

Chick v. Prosecuting Attorney & Sheriff

142 F. Supp. 314, 1956 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3108

District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 20, 1956 | Docket: 66005622

Published

plaintiff makes reference to Florida Statutes, § 941.05, F.S.A., which provides a method by which a person

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