TITLE 17
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
ARTICLE 2
UNIFORM CRIMINAL EXTRADITION ACT
As used in this article, the term:
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"Executive authority" includes the Governor and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state.
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"Governor" includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the laws of this state.
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"State," referring to a state other than this state, includes the District of Columbia and any other state or territory, organized or unorganized, of the United States of America.
(Ga. L. 1951, p. 726, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1754, § 1.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 31A Am. Jur. 2d, Extradition,
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65.
U.L.A.
- Uniform Criminal Extradition Act (U.L.A.)
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1.