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Fla. Stat. § 941.19 — Persons under criminal prosecution in this state at time of requisition
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Part I: Uniform Interstate Extradition, Florida Statutes.
Full text of Fla. Stat. § 941.19
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
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 the person on demand of the executive authority of another state or hold the person until he or she has been tried and discharged or convicted and punished in this state.
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