California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1553.1

Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 793, Sec. 6.
(a)If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against a person charged under Section 1551 under the laws of this state and is still pending, the Governor, with the consent of the Attorney General, may surrender the person on demand of the executive authority of another state or hold him or her until he or she has been tried and discharged or convicted and served his or her sentence in this state.
(b)If a criminal prosecution has been instituted under the laws of this state against a person charged under Section 1551, the restrictions on the length of commitment

contained in Sections 1552 and 1552.2 shall not be applicable during the period that the criminal prosecution is pending in this state.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 1553.1 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-2-of-criminal-procedure/title-12-of-special-proceedings-of-a-criminal-nature/chapter-4-proceedings-against-fugitives-from-justice/section-1553.1

Other sections in Chapter 4 - Proceedings Against Fugitives From Justice

§ 1547§ 1548§ 1548.1§ 1548.2§ 1548.3§ 1549§ 1549.1§ 1549.15§ 1549.2§ 1549.3…§ 1554.3§ 1555§ 1555.1§ 1555.2§ 1555.3§ 1556§ 1556.1§ 1556.2§ 1557§ 1558

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