If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against the person under the laws of this state and is still pending, the governor, in his or her discretion, either may surrender him or her on demand of the executive authority of another state or hold him or her until he or she has been tried and discharged or convicted and punished in this state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-9-22
Persons under prosecution in this state
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
The act spans §§ 12-9-1 to 12-9-9 (37 sections).
P.L. 1947, ch. 1890, § 19; G.L. 1956, § 12-9-22.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.