Robert Bugher
Acting Director
Department of Correction
302 W. Washington Street, Rm. E. 334
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2278

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IC 11-8-4.5  

Chapter 4.5. International Prisoner Transfer or Exchange Under Treaty  

IC 11-8-4.5-1  

Sec. 1. This chapter applies if a treaty is in effect between the United States and a foreign country providing for the transfer or exchange of a convicted person to the country in which the person is a citizen or national. 
As added by P.L.71-1994, SEC.1. 

IC 11-8-4.5-2  

Sec. 2. The governor may, subject to the terms of the treaty, authorize the commissioner to:

1. allow for the transfer or exchange of a convicted person; and 
   
   
2. take any other action necessary to execute the terms of the treaty. 
   As added by P.L.71-1994, SEC.1. 

IC 11-8-4.5-3  

Sec. 3. If the commissioner transfers a person from the custody of the department under this chapter, the transfer does not affect the sentence under which the person was committed to the department. The person's sentence continues to run during the period that the person is in the custody of the appropriate officials of the United States or the foreign country to which the person is transferred. The person is subject to return to the custody of the department under this chapter if the person has not completed the person's sentence. 
As added by P.L.71-1994, SEC.1. �