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15 M.R.S. § 202 — Governor to deliver up person charged with crime in other state

Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)

Part of Subchapter 1: Issuance of Governor's Warrant, Maine Revised Statutes.

Full text of 15 M.R.S. § 202

Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.

15 M.R.S. § 202Primary source, current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
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.

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