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Three states decline extradition requests by other states when the offense in question is a misdemeanor offense: [[Alaska]], [[Florida]] and [[Hawaii]].
 
Three states decline extradition requests by other states when the offense in question is a misdemeanor offense: [[Alaska]], [[Florida]] and [[Hawaii]].
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Extradition requests must be made by the executive branch (usually the governor) of one state, which accuses a defendant of a crime, to the governor of another state, where the defendant is located (the asylum state).  Under the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act that nearly every state has enacted,<ref>http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0900-0999/0941/0941.html</ref> the governor of the asylum state may investigate the case and its circumstances before complying with the request.  He may be able to demand that the full expenses, which can be substantial, be paid by the requesting state in advance.
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A federal statute purports to require governors to comply with extradition requests, but does not impose deadlines and apparently lacks any enforcement procedure.<ref>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3182</ref>
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Practical considerations in extradition can make it a slow process in many cases, and sometimes one not even pursued by a governor for minor offenses.
 
===Florida===
 
===Florida===
 
In addition to its policy not to surrender accused criminals on misdemeanor offenses, the Governor of Florida has the authority to review demands for extradition by other states in ALL cases:
 
In addition to its policy not to surrender accused criminals on misdemeanor offenses, the Governor of Florida has the authority to review demands for extradition by other states in ALL cases:
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*[http://dictionary.law.com/ Law Dictionary]
 
*[http://dictionary.law.com/ Law Dictionary]
 
*[http://research.lawyers.com/glossary/ Glossary of Legal Terms]
 
*[http://research.lawyers.com/glossary/ Glossary of Legal Terms]
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*[https://www.sog.unc.edu/sites/www.sog.unc.edu/files/reports/extradition.pdf Analysis that is pro-extradition, without recognizing ability of a governor in the asylum state to deny or obstruct it]
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