<P> Extradition law in the United States is the formal process by which a fugitive found in the United States is surrendered to another country or state for trial or punishment . For foreign countries, the process is regulated by treaty and conducted between the federal government of the United States and the government of a foreign country . The process is considerably different from interstate or intrastate extradition . Florida, Alaska, and Hawaii do not extradite for a misdemeanor conviction that was convicted in the US, as of 2010 . Some felonies are an exception in American law such as a crime that is violent in nature, or a sexual offense, or felony driving while intoxicated; they will entail extradition from all states in the United States . Theft charges and small drug crimes are the exception; for instance, if a minor crime is committed in Florida, a person apprehended in Idaho will not be extradited back to the original crime's jurisdiction . Federal charges are governed by US federal law and most states, with the exceptions of South Carolina and Missouri, have adopted the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act . In practice, Florida, Alaska, and Hawaii typically do not extradite if the crime in question is not a felony because of the associated costs of transporting the suspect and the housing fees that must be paid to the jurisdiction in which he is held until transported . </P> <P> The Extradition Clause in the US Constitution requires states, upon demand of another state, to deliver a fugitive from justice who has committed a "treason, felony or other crime" to the state from which the fugitive has fled . 18 U.S.C. § 3182 sets the process by which an executive of a state, district, or territory of the United States must arrest and turn over a fugitive from another state, district, or territory . </P> <P> For a person to be extradited interstate, 18 U.S.C. § 3182 requires: </P> <Ul> <Li> An executive authority demand of the jurisdiction to which a person that is a fugitive from justice has fled . </Li> <Li> The requesting executive must also produce a copy of an indictment found or an affidavit made before a magistrate of any state or territory . The document must charge the fugitive demanded with having committed treason, felony, or other crime, and it must be certified as authentic by the governor or chief magistrate of the state or territory from where the person so charged has fled . </Li> <Li> The executive receiving the request must then cause the fugitive to be arrested and secure and to notify the requesting executive authority or agent to receive the fugitive . </Li> <Li> An agent of the executive of the state demanding extradition must appear to receive the prisoner, which must occur within 30 days from time of arrest, or the prisoner may be released . Some states allow longer waiting periods, of up to 90 days . </Li> <Li> Cases of kidnapping by a parent to another state see automatic involvement by the US Marshals Service . </Li> </Ul>

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