Any person arrested in Puerto Rico charged with having committed any crime in another state or alleged to have escaped from confinement, or broken the terms of his bail, probation, or parole may waive the issuance and service of the warrant provided for in §§ 1881f and 1881g of this title and all other procedure incidental to extradition proceedings, by executing or subscribing in the presence of one of the judges of the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico a writing such states that he consents to return to the demanding state; Provided, however, That before such waiver shall be executed or subscribed by such person it shall be the duty of such magistrate to inform such person of his rights to the issuance and service of a warrant of extradition and to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as provided for in § 1881i of this title.If and when such consent has been duly executed it shall forthwith be forwarded to the office of the Governor of Puerto Rico and filed therein. The magistrate shall direct the officer having such person in custody to deliver forthwith such person to the duly accredited agent or agents of the demanding state, and shall deliver or cause to be delivered to such all direct the officer having such person in custody to deliver forthwith such person to the duly accredited agent or agents of the demanding state, and shall deliver or cause to be delivered to such agent or agents a copy of such consent; Provided, however, That nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit the rights of the accused person to return voluntarily and without formality to the demanding state, nor shall this waiver procedure be deemed to be an exclusive procedure or to limit the powers, rights, or duties of the officers of the demanding state or of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. History —May 24, 1960, No. 4, p. 4, § 26, eff. 30 days after May 24, 1960.
Puerto Rico Legal Code