Illinois Compiled Statutes 405 ILCS 10 — Uniform Act for the Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind.

That this Act may be cited as the Uniform Act for the Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind

That this Act may be cited as the Uniform Act for the Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind. (Source: Laws 1917, p. 345.)

The terms "flight" and "fled" as used in this act, shall be construed to mean any voluntary or involuntary departure from the jurisdiction of the court where the proceedings hereinafter mentioned may have been instituted and are still pending, with the effect of avoiding, impeding or delaying the action of the court in…

A person alleged to be of unsound mind found in this State, who has fled from another state in which, at the time of his flight: (a) he was under detention by law in a hospital, asylum or other institution for the insane as a person of unsound mind, or (b) he had been theretofore determined by legal proceedings to be o…

Whenever the executive authority of any state demands of the executive authority of this state, any fugitive within the purview of section 3 and produces a copy of the commitment, judgment or other judicial process and proceedings, certified as authentic by the Governor or chief magistrate of the state whence the perso…

Any proceedings under this act shall be begun within one year after the flight referred to in this act

Any proceedings under this act shall be begun within one year after the flight referred to in this act. (Source: Laws 1917, p. 345.)

This act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it

This act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. (Source: Laws 1917, p. 345.)