Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 99-21-1 (2026)
Warrant for arrest of fugitives
✓ current as of July 2026
Any conservator of the peace, upon complaint on oath made before him, or on other satisfactory evidence, that any person within this state has committed treason, felony, or other crime in some other state or territory, and has fled from justice may issue a warrant for the arrest of such person as if the offense had been committed in this state.
Codes, 1880, § 3120; 1892, § 1470; 1906, § 1542; Hemingway's 1917, § 1304; 1930, § 1330; 1942, § 2577.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1976–2003 · leading case: Taylor v. Garrison, 329 So. 2d 506 (Miss. 1976).
Taylor v. Garrison, 329 So. 2d 506 (Miss. 1976). “NOTES [1] Mississippi Code Annotated sections 99-21-1 to -11 (1972) are the Mississippi statutes on extradition.”
Beckwith v. Evatt, 819 S.W.2d 453 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1991). “Mississippi has not yet done so; their statutory provisions regarding extradition are found in Miss.Code Ann. § 99-21-1 to - 11 and 7-1-25.”
Good v. Allain, 646 F. Supp. 1029 (S.D. Miss. 1986). “§§ 99-21-1 to -11 (1972), outlining other procedures for arresting fugitives from other states.”
Ellis v. Hargrove, 75 F. App'x 229 (5th Cir. 2003). “Constitution, 18 U.S.C. § 3182 , and Mississippi law do not mandate the release of a fugitive after 30 days and do not mandate a hearing prior to extradition.”
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