Pursuant to Chapter 9 of Title 17 in the South Carolina Code of Laws, the Governor of South Carolina is authorized to extradite a person in South Carolina who is charged with committing a criminal act in another state upon the demand of that state’s executive authority. 

For questions regarding South Carolina’s extradition process, please contact Special Agent Dana Wilkes Temple at dtemple@sled.sc.gov or 803.896.2292. 

Requests for Governor’s Warrants and other official extradition-related correspondence should be addressed as follows:

For regular delivery:

Special Agent Dana Wilkes Temple
Office of General Counsel
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
Post Office Box 21398
Columbia, South Carolina  29221

For overnight delivery:

Special Agent Dana Wilkes Temple
Office of General Counsel
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
4400 Broad River Road
Columbia, South Carolina  29210
Office Number: 803.896.2292