If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person under the laws of this Commonwealth and is still pending, the Governor, in his discretion, either may surrender him on demand of the executive authority of another state or hold him until he has been tried and discharged or convicted and punished in this Commonwealth.
Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-105
Persons under criminal prosecution in this Commonwealth at time of requisition
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
The act spans §§ 19–19 (34 sections).
Code 1950, § 19.1-69; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.