Illinois Code § 22
Illinois Code § 22. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 22.
Fugitives from this State; duty of Governors. Whenever the Governor of this State shall demand a person charged with crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of his or her bail, probation, aftercare release, or parole in this State, from the Executive Authority of any other state, or from the chief justice or an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia authorized to receive such demand under the laws of the United States, he or she shall issue a warrant under the seal of this State, to some agent, commanding him or her to receive the person so charged if delivered to him or her and convey him or her to the proper officer of the county in this State in which the offense was committed. (Source: P.A. 98-558, eff. 1-1-14.)
Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 22
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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