If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person under the laws of this State and is still pending, the Governor at the Governor's discretion either may surrender the person on the demand of the executive authority of another state or may hold the person until the person has been tried and discharged or convicted and punished in this State.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 219
Governor may surrender or hold prisoner where proceedings begun in this State
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
The act spans §§ 201 to 229 (33 sections).
RR 2023, c. 2, Pt
Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.