Ohio Code 2963.20 – Governor demand fugitive from this state
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Whenever the governor demands a person charged with crime, with escaping from confinement, or with breaking the terms of the person’s bail or parole in this state or violating the conditions of a community control sanction or post-release control sanction imposed 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 that demand under the laws of the United States, the governor shall issue a warrant under the seal of this state, to an agent, commanding the agent to receive the person so charged and convey that person to the proper officer of the county in which the offense was committed.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 2963.20
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59