California · Penal Code

PEN §1550.2: Any officer or other person entrusted with a Governor’s warrant who delivers to the agent of the demanding State a person in his custody under such Governor’s warrant, in wilful disobedience to the pr

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

An officer or person with a Governor's warrant who willfully violates the prior section by delivering a person in custody is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by up to $1,000 fine or six months imprisonment.

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Any officer or other person entrusted with a Governor’s warrant who delivers to the agent of the demanding State a person in his custody under such Governor’s warrant, in wilful disobedience to the preceding section, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

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