The governor of this state may also surrender, on demand of the executive authority of any other state, any person in this state charged in such other state in the manner provided in Section 3 [31-4-3 NMSA 1978] with committing an act in this state, or in a third state, intentionally resulting in a crime in the state whose executive authority is making the demand, and the provisions of this act [31-4-1 to 31-4-30 NMSA 1978] not otherwise inconsistent, shall apply to such cases, even though the accused was not in that state at the time of the commission of the crime, and has not fled therefrom.
History: Laws 1937, ch. 65, § 6; 1941 Comp., § 42-1906; 1953 Comp., § 41-19-6.
ANNOTATIONSProper request by demanding state must be honored. — Extradition demanded by another state for the crime of non-support, properly requested under this section, should be honored by New Mexico if the demanding state has a law making it a crime to fail to support a wife or child when the accused is outside the demanding state at the time of failure to support occurs. 1953 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 53-5713.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 31A Am. Jur. 2d Extradition § 28, 29.
One not in demanding state at time of offense, but who afterward entered and left state, as fugitive from justice within extradition law, 91 A.L.R. 1262.
Constitutionality, construction and application of statute authorizing extradition of one who commits an act within the state or a third state resulting in a crime in the demanding state, 151 A.L.R. 239.
35 C.J.S. Extradition § 11.