The provisions of this article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purposes to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it.
Source: L. 53: p. 322, § 26. CSA: C. 72, § 73. CRS 53: § 60-1-28. C.R.S. 1963: § 60-1-31.
ANNOTATION
Statutes strictly construed. Statutes providing for the arrest and extradition of fugitives, being in derogation of constitutional guaranties of immunity from arrest, must be strictly construed. Matthews v. People, 136 Colo. 102, 314 P.2d 906 (1957).
Under Colorado law the extradition statutes must be strictly construed as they are in derogation of the common law. Davis v. People, 172 Colo. 486, 474 P.2d 206 (1970).
But not interpreted to allow asylum to offenders. Extradition provisions should not be so narrowly interpreted as to enable offenders against the laws of a state to find a permanent asylum in the territory of another state. Travis v. People, 135 Colo. 141, 308 P.2d 997 (1957); Tinsley v. Woods, 135 Colo. 590, 313 P.2d 1006 (1957); Capra v. Ballarby, 158 Colo. 91, 405 P.2d 205 (1965); Dressel v. Bianco, 168 Colo. 517, 452 P.2d 756 (1969); Boyd v. Van Cleave, 180 Colo. 403, 505 P.2d 1305 (1973).