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Florida Statute 941.19 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 941.19 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 941.19 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
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.

Cases Citing F.S. 941.19

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·Matter of Extradition of Dixon, 487 So. 2d 1195 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1045

...See generally, 11 West's Uniform Laws Annotated 53. 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. § 941.19, Fla....
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Paley v. Bieluch, 785 So. 2d 692 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2001 WL 527495

...There is no indication that he has been held in excess of the statutory period solely on the fugitive warrant. We therefore deny petitioner, Steven Paley's, petition for writ of habeas corpus. STEVENSON and TAYLOR, JJ., concur. NOTES [1] The Florida provision is section 941.19, Florida Statutes (2000).
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Basulto Vargas v. Junior, 254 So. 3d 1092 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...The trial court heard the matter on July 30, 2018. The State argued that the 30-day and 60-day extension referred to in Florida’s statutes only came into play after the governor’s warrant was issued, which had not occurred in this case. 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. The trial court denied Vargas’s motion, and he was not granted bond on the fugitive warrant case....
...warrant or bond, a judge may discharge the accused or may recommit him or her for a further period not to exceed 60 days . . . .” Therefore, after a total of 90 days, State, 479 So. 2d 864, 865 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985). We note that this is the rule in Florida as well, consistent with section 941.19: 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 exe...

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