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uniform mandatory disposition of detainers act

glossary / UNIFORM MANDATORY DISPOSITION OF DETAINERS ACT

Uniform Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Act. A 1958 model statute requiring a state to timely dispose of any untried charges against a prisoner in that state, on the prisoner’s written request. • The Act has been adopted by several states. See INTERSTATE AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS ACT.

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interstate agreement on detainers act

glossary / INTERSTATE AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS ACT

Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act. A law, originally enacted in 1956, in which the federal government, certain states, and the District of Columbia agree that a state may obtain custody of a prisoner for trial even though the prisoner is already incarcerated in another state. • Under the Act, if a prisoner makes a written

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