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8 GCA § 140.22

Issuance of Process or Arrest Warrant Before Receipt of

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 8 — Criminal Procedure
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Demand or Request. COL120106 CH. 140 EXTRADITION

(a)Upon application of the Attorney General, a judge of the Superior Court shall authorize the issuance of an arrest warrant or other process to obtain the appearance of a person, if testimony or affidavit shows probable cause to believe: 1. The person is the subject of another state's arrest warrant issued for

(i)the commission of a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;

(ii)escape, or

(iii)violation of any term of bail, probation, parole, or order arising out of a criminal proceeding.

(b)Other process to obtain the appearance of a person must require the appearance before a judge of the Superior Court.

(c)The arrest warrant must require that the person be brought forthwith before a judge of the Superior Court.

Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.