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Fla. Stat. § 941.06 (2025)
Extradition of persons not present in demanding state at time of commission of crime.
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941.06 Extradition of persons 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 any other state, any person in this state charged in such other state in the manner provided in s. 941.03 with committing an act in this state, or in 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 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.
History.—s. 6, ch. 20460, 1941.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1953–2026 · leading case: Clarke v. Blackburn, 151 So. 2d 325 (Fla. 2d DCA 1963).
Clarke v. Blackburn, 151 So. 2d 325 (Fla. 2d DCA 1963). “" [2] Section 941.06, Florida Statutes 1961, F.”
State v. Soto, 423 So. 2d 362 (Fla. 1982). “Section 941.06 provides that the Governor of Florida may surrender on demand of the governor of any other state, any person in Florida charged in such other state in the manner provided in section 941.”
Josey v. Galloway, 482 So. 2d 376 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985). “Section 941.06, Florida Statutes (1983), governs extradition of persons not present in the demanding state at the time of the commission of the crime.”
Pecnik v. Blackburn, 132 So. 2d 604 (Fla. 2d DCA 1961). “03 and Section 941.06 and the record in that case conclusively shows that the accused in that case was not present in the demanding state at the time of the commission of the alleged crime.”
Blasi v. State, 192 So. 2d 307 (Fla. 4th DCA 1966). “ No demand for the extradition of a person charged with crime in another state shall be recognized by the governor unless in writing alleging, except in cases arising under § 941.06, that the accused was present in the demanding state at the time of the commission of the…”
Wheaton v. State, 420 So. 2d 604 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982). “On January 15, 1981, the Governor of Virginia again demanded the extradition of Wheaton, but under Section 941.06, Florida Statutes (1979). [2] The new requisition warrant began: *605 "Whereas, it appears by application, indictment, etc.”
Trice v. Blackburn, 153 So. 2d 32 (Fla. 2d DCA 1963). “2 It *34 was not, however, in the form required by (nor does it purport to he made pursuant to) § 941.06, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., which provides for the extradition of a person charged with committing an act in Florida or in a third state intentionally resulting in a crime in…”
Salazar v. Sandstrom, 355 So. 2d 145 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978). “2d 160 (1946); Section 941.06, Florida Statutes (1975). Affirmed.”
Soto v. State, 409 So. 2d 1123 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982). “In addition, under Section 941.06, Florida Statutes (1979), a governor, on demand, may surrender a person charged with having committed an act intentionally resulting in a crime in the demanding state even though the accused was outside that state when the crime was committed.”
State v. Hunt, 584 So. 2d 228 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991). “Hunt’s physical presence in the State of Ohio when the crimes allegedly were committed and a subsequent departure from that state are not essential to the extradition since section 941.06 of the Florida Statutes contemplates the situation where technically one is not a fugitive…”
Damerius Kashon Hart v. State of Florida (Fla. 6th DCA 2026). “Because the trial court’s imposition of ,025 is described as “Cost of Extradition,” it is not rendered invalid by the erroneous reference to section 941.06 as “Statutory Authority.” 1 See Redman v.”
Perry v. Culbreath, 6 Fla. Supp. 181 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Hillsborough Cty. 1953). “) Petitioner also contends that the demand for extradition does not contain the allegation that he was present in the demanding state at the time of the commission of the alleged offense, but it is to be noted that the crime charged is covered by section 941.06, Florida Statutes…”
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