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O.C.G.A. § 17-13-42

Demand for return of fugitives in other states by Governor of this state; issuance of warrant to person receiving fugitive

— Ga

Whenever the Governor of this state shall demand a person charged

with a crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of his bail, probation, or parole in this state, from the executive authority of any other state, or from the chief justice or an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia authorized to receive such demand under the laws of the United States, he shall issue

a warrant under the seal of the office of the Governor to some agent, commanding him to receive the person so charged if delivered to him

and convey him to the proper officer of the county in this state in which

the offense was committed.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.