{"data":{"id":"us-gu/8-gca-140.22","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"8 GCA § 140.22","heading":"Issuance of Process or Arrest Warrant Before Receipt of Demand or Request.","body":"(a) Upon application of the Attorney General, a judge of the Superior Court shall authorize the issuance of an arrest warrant or other process to obtain the appearance of a person, if testimony or affidavit shows probable cause to believe:\n1. The person is the subject of another state's arrest warrant issued for (i) the commission of a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; (ii) escape, or (iii) violation of any term of bail, probation, parole, or order arising out of a criminal proceeding. (b) Other process to obtain the appearance of a person must require the appearance before a judge of the Superior Court.\n(c) The arrest warrant must require that the person be brought forthwith before a judge of the Superior Court.","path":["Title 8: Criminal Procedure","Chapter 140: Extradition","ARTICLE 2: PROCEEDINGS PRIOR TO EXTRADITION \u0026 RENDITION"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/8gc140.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:43:38Z","sha256":"fa0f5ea7be3de503b4e22581f69946bfb9f26bf0014dcb1f934d1d13a91d98a2","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/8-gca-140.20","next":"us-gu/8-gca-140.24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}