SUBCHAPTER B
EXTRADITION OF PERSONS CHARGED WITH CRIME
Sec.
9121. Short title of subchapter.
9122. Definitions.
9123. Duty of Governor with respect to fugitives from justice.
9124. Form of demand.
9125. Governor may investigate case.
9126. Extradition of persons imprisoned or awaiting trial in another state or who have left
the demanding state under compulsion.
9127. Extradition of persons not present in demanding state at time of commission of crime.
9128. Issue by Governor of warrant of arrest.
9129. Manner and place of execution.
9130. Authority of arresting officer.
9131. Rights of accused person.
9132. Penalty for noncompliance.
9133. Confinement in jail.
9134. Arrest prior to requisition.
9135. Arrest without a warrant.
9136. Commitment to await requisition.
9137. Bail.
9138. Extension of time of commitment.
9139. Forfeiture of bail.
9140. Persons under criminal prosecution in this Commonwealth at time of requisition.
9141. Inquiry into guilt or innocence of accused.
9142. Governor may recall warrant or issue another.
9143. Duty of Governor in case of fugitives from this Commonwealth.
9144. Issuance of requisition.
9144.1. Payment of expenses, costs and fees.
9145. Immunity from service of process in certain civil actions.
9146. Written waiver of extradition proceedings.
9146.1. Presigned waiver of extradition.
9147. Nonwaiver by Commonwealth.
9148. Liability to further criminal prosecutions.
§ 9121. Short title of subchapter.
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Criminal Extradition
Act."
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
21
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2021 · leading case:
Cuyler v. Adams, 449 U.S. 433 (1981).
Cuyler v. Adams, 449 U.S. 433 (1981).
· cites it 2× “Unlike the Extradition Act, the Detainer Agreement establishes procedures under which a prisoner may initiate his transfer to the receiving State and procedures that ensure protection of the prisoner's speedy trial rights.”
Sands v. McCormick, 502 F.3d 263 (3rd Cir. 2007).
“See 42 Pa. Cons.Stat. § 9121 et seq.', Fla. Stat.”
Commonwealth v. Booze, 953 A.2d 1263 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2008).
“2d 641 (1981), the United States Supreme Court held that prisoners involuntarily transferred by detainer pursuant to the IAD were entitled to the same pre-transfer rights as those prisoners transferred under the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, 42 Pa. C.S. § 9121 et seq., i.e.,…”
Commonwealth v. Plowden, 157 A.3d 933 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017).
“2d 641 (1981), the United States Supreme Court held that prisoners involuntarily transferred by detainer pursuant to the IAD were entitled to the same pre-transfer rights as those prisoners transferred under the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9121 et seq., i.e.,…”
Commonwealth v. Koonce, 515 A.2d 543 (Pa. 1986).
· cites it 2× “142, § 2, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9121 et seq., the Commonwealth may request the return of a person charged in this Commonwealth with a crime if that person is imprisoned or is being held for trial *465 in another state provided that the Commonwealth agrees to return that person as soon as…”
Commonwealth v. Clutter, 615 A.2d 362 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1992).
“It is not clear whether appellant intended to rely on the Agreement or the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9121 et seq. A second petition which cites to the Extradition Act is included in the record, although it is not clear whether that petition was filed.”
Commonwealth v. Jacobs, 466 A.2d 671 (Pa. 1983).
“The Uniform Criminal Extradition Act has been adopted in Pennsylvania and codified at 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9121 to 9148. Section 10 thereof (42 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Brown, 421 A.2d 1131 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1980).
“Appellant claims the writ should have been granted because, contrary to the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9121 et seq., he was held as a fugitive for more than thirty days without being arrested pursuant to a Governor’s warrant.”
Commonwealth v. Storms, 504 A.2d 329 (Pa. 1986).
“We reject appellant’s contention that his confinement was not in accordance with the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9121 et seq., and affirm. Appellant was arrested on January 10, 1985, and a criminal complaint was issued charging him with being a fugitive from…”
Rivera v. Algarin, 350 F. App'x 703 (3rd Cir. 2009).
“The Court of Common Pleas held that the UCEA, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9121 et seq., rather than the Interstate Agreement on Detainers ("IAD”), 42 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Hebert, 530 A.2d 422 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1987).
“, substantially reenacted in 42 Pa.C.S. § 9121 et seq.), such a contention is irrelevant at this stage of a case, since the lower court was not concerned with identifying the perpetrator of the crime, but only with identifying appellant as the person named in the extradition…”
Commonwealth v. Shaffer, 612 A.2d 1354 (Pa. 1992).
“We granted the Appellant’s Petition for Allowance of Appeal to determine whether he was properly extradited under the Extradition Act, Act of July 9, 1976, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9121. *331 Because Appellant failed to request a Stay of Extradition, on February 4, 1991, he was extradited…”
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9121(b) — 1 case
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