Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 11 (2026)

Definitions applicable to Secs. 11 to 20R

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Section 11. Wherever appearing in sections eleven to twenty R, inclusive, the term ''governor'' includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the law of this commonwealth, the term ''executive authority'' includes the governor, and any person performing the functions of governor, in any other state, the term ''surrender'' refers to the arresting and delivering up of a person in this commonwealth to the executive authority of another state, and the term ''state'', referring to a state other than this commonwealth, refers to any other state or territory, organized or unorganized, of the United States.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1927–2003 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Beauchamp, 595 N.E.2d 307 (Mass. 1992).

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Commonwealth v. Beauchamp, 595 N.E.2d 307 (Mass. 1992). “The Uniform Criminal Interstate Rendition Law, G. L. c. 276, §§ 11 et seq. (1990 ed.), does not address the issue.”

Germain, 155 N.E. 12 (Mass. 1927). “Affidavits of that nature constitute “sworn evidence” within the meaning of those words in G. L. c. 276, § 11. Duddy’s Case, 219 Mass.”

Wallace, 265 Mass. 101 (Mass. 1928). · cites it 3× “Stokes could not lawfully be served by him on account of its invalidity”; (3) “The Governor of this Commonwealth was without authority to issue his warrant for the arrest and rendition of Wallace because the de *105 mand of the Governor of Michigan was not accompanied by sworn…”

Commonwealth v. Sepulveda, 16 Mass. L. Rptr. 231 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2003). “In compliance with this constitutional mandate, numerous states, including Massachusetts (G.L.c. 276, §§11 et seq.) and New York ( N.”

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