Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB535: Revise the uniform criminal extradition act
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising the uniform criminal extradition act; providing and revising definitions; revising statutes to use new definitions and terminology; revising service procedures for a governor's warrant; revising the process and criteria for a habeas challenge; revising the process and timelines for holding a requisitioned person in custody; revising the transport cost approval process; setting conditions after a transport; revising the process for a requisition…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING THE UNIFORM CRIMINAL EXTRADITION ACT; PROVIDING AND REVISING DEFINITIONS; REVISING STATUTES TO USE NEW DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY; REVISING SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR A GOVERNOR'S WARRANT; REVISING THE PROCESS AND CRITERIA FOR A HABEAS CHALLENGE; REVISING THE PROCESS AND TIMELINES FOR HOLDING A REQUISITIONED PERSON IN CUSTODY; REVISING THE TRANSPORT COST APPROVAL PROCESS; SETTING CONDITIONS AFTER A TRANSPORT; REVISING THE PROCESS FOR A REQUISITION; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 46-30-101, 46-30-102, 46-30-202, 46-30-203, 46-30-204, 46-30-211, 46-30-212, 4630-213, 46-30-214, 46-30-215, 46-30-217, 46-30-218, 46-30-225, 46-30-226, 46-30-228, 46-30-229, 46-30302, 46-30-303, 46-30-304, 46-30-401, 46-30-402, 46-30-411, AND 46-30-412, MCA. Section 1. Timeline for delivering person. After the person is arrested upon a governor's warrant of arrest and rendition of this state, or a waiver of extradition has been executed, the timeline for the transfer of the person to the agent or agents of another state must be set as provided in the federal Extradition Act, 18 U.S.C. 3182, as of December 17, 2024. If a hold exists under 46-30-202, the timeline for the transfer of the person is tolled until the person has been tried and discharged or convicted and punished in this state. Section 2. Conditions upon return to state. When a person is arrested on a judicial warrant after being returned to this state under 46-30-411, the following conditions must apply: (1) a …
Sponsors
- Overstreet, Greg (R, 88) · primary sponsor
- Manzella, Theresa (R, 44)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 15, 2025): 33 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 14, 2025): 31 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 62 yea, 36 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 4, 2025): 60 yea, 39 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes, Criminal Procedure, Courts, Interstate Cooperation
Common questions
- What is HB535?
- HB535 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise the uniform criminal extradition act.
- What does HB535 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising the uniform criminal extradition act; providing and revising definitions; revising statutes to use new definitions and terminology; revising service procedures for a governor's warrant; revising the process and criteria for a habeas challenge; revising the process and timelines for holding a requisitioned person in custody; revising the transport cost approval process; setting conditions after a transport; revising the process for a requisition…
- What is the status of HB535?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB535?
- Overstreet, Greg (R, 88), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB535?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1884
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