Whenever the governor is satisfied that a crime has been committed within the state, punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of ten years or more, and the person committing the same has not been arrested or has escaped from arrest or custody or the person's whereabouts is unknown, the governor may in the governor's discretion, offer a reward not exceeding five hundred dollars for the arrest and delivery to the proper authorities of such persons, which reward, upon the certificate of the governor that the same has been earned, shall be audited and paid by the state.
The reward shall be paid only upon the conviction of the person, and if appealed, only after a final decision of an appellate court has been rendered which affirms that conviction.
[R60, § 57; C73, § 58; C97, § 62; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 83; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 7.6]
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