Chap. 341.—An ACT to provide for the extradition of persons of unsound
mind, and to make uniform the laws of the States which enact et

Approved March 19, 1920.

Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, as follows:

Sec. 1. Name of act.—This act may be cited as the uniform act
£6r the extradition of persons of unsound minds.

Sec. 2. Definition of terms.—The terms “flight” and “fled” as
used in this act shall be construed to mean any voluntary or in-
voluntary departure from the jurisdiction of the court where the pro-
ceedings hereinafter mentioned may have been instituted and are still
pending, with the effect of avoiding, impeding or delaying the action
of the court in which such proceedings may have been instituted or
be pending, or any such departure from the State where the person
demanded then was, if he then was under detention by law as a
pérson of unsound mind and subject to detention. The word “State”
wherever used in this act shall include States, territories, districts
and insular and other possessions of the United States. As applied to
a request to return any person within the purview of this act to or
from the District of Columbia, the word§ “executive authority,” “gov-
ernor,” and chief magistrate,” respectively, shall include a justice of
the supreme court of the District of Columbia and other authority.

Sec. 3. Persons subject to this actA person alleged to be of
unsound mind found in this State, who has fled from another State, in
which at the time of his flight:

(a) He was under detention by law in a hospital, asylum or
other institution for the insane as a person of unsound mind; or

(b) He had been theretofore determined by legal proceedings
to be of unsound mind, the finding being unreversed and in full force
and effect, and the control of his person having been acquired by
a court of competent jurisdiction of the State from which he fled; or

(c) He was subject to detention in such State, being then his
legal domicile (personal service of process having been made) based
on legal proceedings there pending to have him declared of unsound
mind; shall, on demand of the executive authority of the State from
which he fled, be delivered up to be removed thereto.

Sec. 4. Procedure—Whenever the executive authority of any
State demands of the executive authority of this State, any fugitive
within the purview of section 3 and produces a copy of the commit-
ment, decree or other judicial process and proceedings, certified as
authentic by the governor or chief magistrate of the State whence
the person so charged has fled, with an affidavit made before a proper
officer showing the person to be such a fugitive, it shall be the duty
of the executive authority of this State to cause him to be appre-
hended and secured, if found in this State, and to cause immediate
notice of the apprehension to be given to the executive authority
making such demand, or to the agent of such authority appointed to
receive the fugitive, and to cause the fugitive to be delivered to
such agent when he shall appear. If no such agent appears within
thirty days from the time of the apprehension, the fugitive may be
discharged. All costs and expenses incurred in the apprehending,
securing, maintaining and transmitting such fugitive to the State
making such demang¢ shall be paid by such State. Any agents so
appointed who receives the fugitive into his custody shall be em-
powered to transmit him to the State from which he has fled. The
executive authority of this State is hereby vested with the power, on
the application of any person interested, to demand the return to
this State of any fugitive within the purview of this act.

Sec. 5. Limitation—Any proceedings under this act shall be
begun within one year after the flight referred to in this act.

Sec. 6. Interpretation.—This act shall be so interpreted and con-
strued as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws
of those States which enact it.

Sec. 7. Repeal.—All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this
act are hereby repealed.