{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-12.70.020","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 12.70.020","heading":"Form of demand.","body":"(a) No demand for the extradition of a person accused but not yet convicted of a crime in another state shall be recognized by the governor of this state unless made in writing and containing the following:\n(1) an allegation that the accused was present in the demanding state at the time of the commission of the alleged crime and that thereafter the accused fled the demanding state; except that this allegation may not be required in a proceeding based on AS 12.70.050;\n(2) a copy of an indictment found or an information supported by affidavit in the state having jurisdiction of the crime or by a copy of a complaint, affidavit, or other equivalent accusation made before a magistrate there; the indictment, information, or complaint, affidavit, or other equivalent accusation must substantially charge the person demanded with having committed a crime under the law of that state, and the copy must be authenticated by the executive authority making the demand.\n(b) No demand for the extradition of a person convicted of a crime in another state shall be recognized by the governor of this state unless made in writing and containing the following:\n(1) a statement by the executive authority of the demanding state that the person claimed has escaped from confinement or has broken the terms of bail, probation, or parole;\n(2) a copy of the judgment of conviction or of a sentence imposed in execution thereof; the copy must be authenticated by the executive authority making the demand.","path":["Title 12. Code of Criminal Procedure.","Chapter 70. Uniform Criminal Extradition Act."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#12.70.020","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:46Z","sha256":"fe69f30c495afd58d4dc773f242d3c29e2acb217f59f660f9aa6916c83649fd9","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-12.70.010","next":"us-ak/as-12.70.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}