HB241 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Allen TreadawayRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2017
Title: Extradition, person in the state charged with a crime in another state, further provided for, requirement for indictment deleted, Sec. 15-9-34 am'd.
Summary: HB241 would expand Alabama's extradition rules to allow surrender of a person charged by indictment or other procedures in another state for a crime connected to an act in Alabama.
What This Bill Does
It changes the basis for extradition from requiring an indictment in the other state to allowing charges by indictment or other criminal procedures. It covers people in Alabama who have been charged in another state for crimes connected to acts that occurred in Alabama. It also clarifies that extradition can proceed even if the person was not in the other state when the crime happened and even if they have not fled to that state.

Who It Affects
People in Alabama who are charged in another state (by indictment or other procedures) for a crime connected to an act that occurred in Alabama; they could be extradited to that state.
Alabama's Governor and state law enforcement who handle extradition requests and surrender decisions under the updated rules.

Key Provisions
Expands extradition eligibility from 'charged or indicted in the other state' to 'charged, whether by indictment or by other criminal procedure' in the other state.
Authorizes surrender of a person in Alabama on an extradition demand for acts in Alabama that intentionally resulted in a crime in another state, under the existing surrender process.
Allows extradition even if the accused was not in the other state at the time of the crime and even if they have not fled to that state.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Crimes and Offenses