Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 202 – Governor to deliver up person charged with crime in other state
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 202
- Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Executive authority: includes the Governor and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 201
- Fugitive from justice: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 201Governor: includes any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the law of this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 15 Sec. 201 United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
Subject to the provisions of this chapter and of the Constitution of the United States and Acts of Congress in pursuance thereof, it is the duty of the Governor of this State to have arrested and delivered up to the executive authority of any other state of the United States any person who is a fugitive from justice, as defined in section 201, subsection 4, and is found in this State. Any person charged with or convicted of a crime as an adult in the demanding state shall be subject to this chapter, regardless of age. [PL 1979, c. 274, §1-A (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 671, §4 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 274, §§1-A (AMD).