Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9131 (2026)

 Rights of accused person.

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§ 9131.  Rights of accused person.

No person arrested upon such warrant shall be delivered over to the agent whom the executive authority demanding him shall have appointed to receive him unless he shall first be taken forthwith before a judge of a court of record in this Commonwealth who shall inform him of the demand made for his surrender and of the crime with which he is charged and that he has the right to demand and procure legal counsel, and, if the prisoner or his counsel shall state that he or they desire to test the legality of his arrest, the judge of such court of record shall fix a reasonable time to be allowed him within which to apply for a writ of habeas corpus. When such writ is applied for, notice thereof and of the time and place of hearing thereon shall be given to the prosecuting officer of the county in which the arrest is made and in which the accused is in custody and to the said agent of the demanding state.

 

Cross References.  Section 9131 is referred to in sections 9132, 9146 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1981–1994 · leading case: Cuyler v. Adams, 449 U.S. 433 (1981).
Cuyler v. Adams, 449 U.S. 433 (1981). · cites it 2× “[11] Section 10 of the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, codified in Pennsylvania at 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9131 (Supp.1980), provides; "No person arrested upon such warrant shall be delivered over to the agent whom the executive authority demanding him shall have appointed to…”
Morrison v. Stepanski, 839 F. Supp. 1130 (M.D. Penn. 1993). · cites it 2× “42 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. § 9131. 7 These rights may be waived by execution of a written waiver before the court, in which the alleged fugitive acknowledges his consent to return to the demanding state to face the charges against him.”
Commonwealth v. Jacobs, 466 A.2d 671 (Pa. 1983). “Section 10 thereof (42 Pa.C.S. § 9131) provides as follows: § 9131.”
Commonwealth v. Fucci, 581 A.2d 634 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1990). · cites it 2× “This procedural right is codified at 42 Pa.C.S. § 9131: f the prisoner or his counsel shall state that he or they desire to test the legality of his arrest, the judge of such court of record shall fix a reasonable time to be allowed him within which to apply for a writ of habeas…”
Commonwealth v. Robinson, 21 Pa. D. & C.4th 97 (1994). “42 Pa.C.S. §9131 provides that if the prisoner or his counsel expresses a desire to test the legality of the arrest the judge shall fix a “reasonable time” to be allowed the prisoner within which to apply for a writ of habeas corpus.”
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