Section 289.5 Of Chapter 5. Bigamy, Incest, And The Crime Against Nature From California Penal Code >> Title 9. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 5.
289.5
. (a) Every person who flees to this state with the intent to
avoid prosecution for an offense which, if committed or attempted in
this state, would have been punishable as one or more of the offenses
described in subdivision (c) of Section 290, and who has been
charged with that offense under the laws of the jurisdiction from
which the person fled, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) Every person who flees to this state with the intent to avoid
custody or confinement imposed for conviction of an offense under the
laws of the jurisdiction from which the person fled, which offense,
if committed or attempted in this state, would have been punishable
as one or more of the offenses described in subdivision (c) of
Section 290, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c) No person shall be charged and prosecuted for an offense under
this section unless the prosecutor has requested the other
jurisdiction to extradite the person and the other jurisdiction has
refused to do so.
(d) Any person who is convicted of any felony sex offense
described in subdivision (c) of Section 290, that is committed after
fleeing to this state under the circumstances described in
subdivision (a) or (b) of this section, shall, in addition and
consecutive to the punishment for that conviction, receive an
additional term of two years' imprisonment.