Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2963.07 (2026)

Complying with demand for extradition - warrant for arrest

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If the governor decides that a demand for extradition should be complied with, he shall sign a warrant of arrest, which shall be sealed with the state seal and be directed to any peace officer or other person whom the governor finds fit to entrust with the execution thereof. The warrant must substantially recite the facts necessary to the validity of its issuance.

Such warrant shall authorize the peace officer or other person to whom directed to arrest the accused at any time and any place where he may be found within the state and to command the aid of all peace officers or other persons in the execution of the warrant, and to deliver the accused, subject to sections 2963.01 to 2963.27, inclusive, of the Revised Code, to the authorized agent of the demanding state.

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Cited in 2 cases, 1990–2013 · leading case: Hanson v. Smith, 587 N.E.2d 345 (Ohio Ct. App. 10th Dist. 1990).
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Hanson v. Smith, 587 N.E.2d 345 (Ohio Ct. App. 10th Dist. 1990). · cites it 5× “" The Governor of Ohio then has the discretion to decide whether to comply with the demand for extradition under R.C. 2963.07, which provides in pertinent part: "If the governor decides that a demand for extradition should be complied with, he shall sign a warrant of arrest,…”
In re Lamont, 2013-Ohio-3199. “{¶17} Additionally, if the requirements of the Extradition Act are incorporated into Article IV(a) of the IAD, then the same presumption of lawful custody that accompanies the governor’s grant of extradition under the Extradition Act (R.C. 2963.07) should accompany the approval…”
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