Michigan Laws 780.156 – Powers of governor
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The governor of this state may:
(a) Demand of the governor of another state the surrender of a person found in that state who is charged in this state with the crime of failing to provide for the support of any person.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 780.156
- Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(b) Surrender on demand by the governor of another state a person found in this state who is charged in that state with the crime of failing to provide for the support of any person. Provisions for extradition of criminals not inconsistent with this act apply to the demand even if the person whose surrender is demanded was not in the demanding state at the time of the commission of the crime and has not fled from the demanding state. The demand, the oath, and any proceedings for extradition pursuant to this section need not state nor show that the person whose surrender is demanded has fled from justice or, at the time of the commission of the crime, was in the demanding state.