In the United States, the main federal extradition law is the Extradition Act of 1966. This law provides that a person who has been accused or convicted of a crime in one state can be extradited to that state from another state if certain conditions are met. These conditions include:
- The person must be charged with a crime that is punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year in both the requesting and responding states.
- The person must have been present in the requesting state at the time the crime was committed.
- The person must have left the requesting state and is currently in the responding state.
In addition to the federal extradition law, each state has its own extradition laws. These laws may differ from the federal law in some respects, but they generally follow the same basic principles.
In Arkansas, the extradition laws are set out in Arkansas Code Annotated § 16-90-201 et seq. These laws provide that Arkansas will extradite a person to another state if the person is charged with a crime that is punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year in both Arkansas and the requesting state. Arkansas will also extradite a person who has been convicted of a crime in another state and has escaped from custody.
If a person is arrested in Arkansas pursuant to an extradition request from another state, they will be taken before a court to determine whether they should be extradited. At this hearing, the person can present evidence to show why they should not be extradited. If the court finds that the person is extraditable, they will be surrendered to the requesting state.
Reno is located in Nevada, so a person who is wanted in Nevada and is found in Arkansas would be subject to the extradition laws of both Arkansas and Nevada.