Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, § 20R (2026)

Uniform criminal interstate rendition law; short title; uniform construction

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Section 20R. Sections eleven to twenty R, inclusive, may be cited as the uniform criminal interstate rendition law, and shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the law of those states enacting similar laws.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1982–1993 · leading case: Upton, 439 N.E.2d 1216 (Mass. 1982).

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Upton, 439 N.E.2d 1216 (Mass. 1982). · cites it 2× “276, § 14, a part of the Uniform Criminal Interstate Rendition Law (Uniform Rendition Law) (see G. L. c. 276, § 20R), the demand for rendition must be accompanied by a copy of a judgment of conviction, a sentence, an indictment, an information supported by affidavit, *362 or “a…”

Commonwealth v. Wilkinson, 613 N.E.2d 914 (Mass. 1993). · cites it 2× “” G. L. c. 276, § 20R. Sections 11 through 17 of the Act establish an extradition system based on cooperation between the Governor of the Commonwealth and the executive authority of the State demanding the surrender of a fugitive.”

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