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15 M.R.S. § 219 — Governor may surrender or hold prisoner where proceedings begun in this State

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

Part of Subchapter 4: Application; Miscellaneous Provisions, Maine Revised Statutes.

Full text of 15 M.R.S. § 219

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. § 219Primary source, current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person under the laws of this State and is still pending, the Governor at the Governor's discretion either may surrender the person on the demand of the executive authority of another state or may hold the person until the person has been tried and discharged or convicted and punished in this State.

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