§ 1389 The agreement on detainers is hereby enacted into law and entered …
§ 1389.1 The phrase “appropriate court” as used in the agreement on detainers …
§ 1389.2 All courts, departments, agencies, officers, and employees of this …
§ 1389.4 Every person who has been imprisoned in a prison or institution in …
§ 1389.5 It shall be lawful and mandatory upon the warden or other official in …
§ 1389.6 The Administrator, Interstate Probation and Parole Compacts, shall …
§ 1389.7 When, pursuant to the agreement on detainers or other provision of …
§ 1389.8 It shall be the responsibility of the agent of the receiving state to …

Terms Used In California Codes > Penal Code > Part 2 > Title 10 > Chapter 8.5 - Agreement on Detainers

  • City: includes city and county and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Public Utilities Code 19
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Public Utilities Code 18
  • directors: as used in this part , means the board of directors of the district. See California Public Utilities Code 30006
  • District: as used in this part , means the Southern California Rapid Transit District. See California Public Utilities Code 30004
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.