SB61 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Phillip W. Williams
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: SB61 expands Alabama's extradition rules to allow surrender of a person to another state when that state has charged them—by indictment or other criminal procedure—for an act in Alabama that resulted in a crime in that state.
What This Bill Does
It broadens extradition from requiring indictment to allowing charges by any criminal procedure. It authorizes Alabama to surrender someone if another state has charged them for an act in Alabama that caused a crime in that state, regardless of where the crime occurred relative to the person’s location. It still follows the existing extradition process and can apply even if the person was not in the other state when the crime happened and has not fled therefrom. The measure becomes law on the first day of the third month after it is passed and approved by the Governor.

Who It Affects
Individuals in Alabama who have been charged by another state (by indictment or other criminal procedure) for acts in Alabama that resulted in a crime in that state.
Alabama's Governor and state agencies involved in extradition (e.g., judiciary and law enforcement) whose procedures and authority are expanded to cover cases where the other state has charged, not just indicted, the person.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 15-9-34 to allow extradition when the other state has charged the person—whether by indictment or other criminal procedure—for an act in Alabama that resulted in a crime in that state.
Authorizes surrender on demand of the other state's executive authority under the existing framework, including when the person was not in the other state at the time of the act and has not fled therefrom.
Effective date: becomes law on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects: Crimes and Offenses