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Ark. Code Ann. § 9-17-801

Grounds for rendition

Known as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act

The act spans §§ 9–9 (78 sections).

Acts 1993, No. 468, § 1; 2015, No. 888, § 1.

(1) For purposes of this article, “governor” includes an individual performing the functions of governor or the executive authority of a state covered by this chapter.

(2) The governor of this state may: demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual found in the other state who is charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee; or

(3) on the demand of the governor of another state, surrender an individual found in this state who is charged criminally in the other state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee.

(4) A provision for extradition of individuals not inconsistent with this chapter applies to the demand even if the individual whose surrender is demanded was not in the demanding state when the crime was allegedly committed and has not fled therefrom.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.