Title PEN, California Penal Code

The agreement on detainers is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this State with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: The Agreement on Detainers The contracting states solemnly agree that: Article I The party states find t…

The phrase “appropriate court” as used in the agreement on detainers shall, with reference to the courts of this State, means the court in which the indictment, information, or complaint is filed. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 2115.)

All courts, departments, agencies, officers, and employees of this State and its political subdivisions are hereby directed to enforce the agreement on detainer and to co-operate with one another and with other states in enforcing the agreement and effectuating its purpose. (Adde…

Every person who has been imprisoned in a prison or institution in this State and who escapes while in the custody of an officer of this or another state in another state pursuant to the agreement on detainers is deemed to have violated Section 4530 and is punishable as provided …