If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person under the laws of this state and is still pending, the Governor, in his or her discretion, either may surrender the person on demand of the executive authority of another state or hold the person until he or she has been tried and discharged or convicted and punished in this state.
Fla. Stat. § 941.19
Persons under criminal prosecution in this state at time of requisition
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Law
The act spans §§ 941.01 to 941.57 (49 sections).
History.--s. 19, ch. 20460, 1941; s. 1610, ch. 97-102.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.