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Wash. Rev. Code § 10.88.220 (2026)

Demand for extradition—Requirements

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No demand for the extradition of a person charged with crime in another state shall be recognized by the governor unless in writing alleging, except in cases arising under RCW 10.88.250, that the accused was present in the demanding state at the time of the commission of the alleged crime, and that thereafter he or she fled from the state, and accompanied by a copy of an indictment found or by information supported by affidavit in the state having jurisdiction of the crime, or by a copy of an affidavit made before a magistrate there, together with a copy of any warrant which was issued thereupon; or by a copy of a judgment of conviction or of a sentence imposed in execution thereof, together with a statement by the executive authority of the demanding state that the person claimed has escaped from confinement or has broken the terms of his or her bail, probation, or parole. The indictment, information, or affidavit made before the magistrate must substantially charge the person demanded with having committed a crime under the law of that state; and the copy of indictment, information, affidavit, judgment of conviction, or sentence must be certified or authenticated by the executive authority making the demand.
[ 2010 c 8 s 1067; 1971 ex.s. c 46 s 3.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2024 · leading case: Vetsch v. Sheriff of Spokane Cnty., 546 P.2d 927 (Wash. Ct. App. 1976).
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Vetsch v. Sheriff of Spokane Cnty., 546 P.2d 927 (Wash. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 4× “250, which provides: The governor of this state may also surrender, on demand of the executive authority of any other state, any person in this state charged in such other state in the manner provided in RCW 10.88.220 with committing an act in this state, or in a third state,…”
White v. King Cnty., 748 P.2d 616 (Wash. 1988). · cites it 2× “The only prerequisite at issue here is whether White has been substantially charged with a crime committed in California, as required by the Extradition Clause and RCW 10.88.220. While we note that in its recent decisions in Doran and Smolin the United States Supreme Court used…”
State v. Hershey, 641 P.2d 1201 (Wash. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 5× “The act differentiates between extradition of fugitives who committed a crime in the demanding state and fled to the asylum state, RCW 10.88.220, 1 and those who committed acts in other states which resulted in a crime in the demanding state, RCW 10.”
Ogden v. Klundt, 550 P.2d 36 (Wash. Ct. App. 1976). “2 RCW 10.88.220 provides: “No demand for the extradition of a person charged with crime in another state shall be recognized by the governor unless in writing .”
State v. Nall, 117 Wash. App. 647 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003). “RCW 10.88.220. If our governor is satisfied that the demand should be complied with, he “shall sign a warrant of arrest” for the fugitive.”
State v. Nall, 72 P.3d 200 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003). “RCW 10.88.220. If our governor is satisfied that the demand should be complied with, he "shall sign a warrant of arrest" for the fugitive.”
Case v. Kitsap Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 249 F.3d 921 (9th Cir. 2001). “Wash.Rev.Code Ann. §§ 10.88.220 (requiring an affidavit substantially charging the suspect of a crime, as well as a copy of the warrant, before a Washington judge may issue an extradition warrant); 10.”
Christia Adam Fortney, V. Lance Sayre (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “Under RCW 10.88.220, the governor of a requesting state may demand extradition by furnishing required documentation.”
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