Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 941.19 (2025)

Persons under criminal prosecution in this state at time of requisition.

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941.19 Persons under criminal prosecution in this state at time of requisition.If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person under the laws of this state and is still pending, the Governor, in his or her discretion, either may surrender the person on demand of the executive authority of another state or hold the person until he or she has been tried and discharged or convicted and punished in this state.
History.s. 19, ch. 20460, 1941; s. 1610, ch. 97-102.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1986–2018 · leading case: Paley v. Bieluch, 785 So. 2d 692 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001).
Paley v. Bieluch, 785 So. 2d 692 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001). · cites it 2× “NOTES [1] The Florida provision is section 941.19, Florida Statutes (2000).”
Matter of Extradition of Dixon, 487 So. 2d 1195 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986). · cites it 2× “For example, if another state requests the extradition of a prisoner facing charges in Florida, this state may relinquish the prisoner forthwith or wait until the pending charges have been resolved.”
Basulto Vargas v. Junior, 254 So. 3d 1092 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018). · cites it 3× “The State argued that under section 941.19, Florida Statutes (2018), Vargas could apply to the governor of Colorado for a governor’s warrant and request that they allow him to go to Colorado, but the defense had not applied for one yet.”
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