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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 4959

  • executive authority: shall include the Governor, and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state. See
  • Governor: as used in this subchapter , shall include any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the law of this State. See
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 4959. Persons under prosecution in this State at time of requisition

If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such 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 the demand of the executive authority of another state, or may hold him or her until he or she has been tried and discharged, or convicted and punished in this State.