Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 4962 (2026)

Fugitives from this State; duty of governors

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Subchapter 002 : UNIFORM CRIMINAL EXTRADITION ACT

(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 4962)

§ 4962. Fugitives from this State; duty of governors

Whenever the Governor of this State shall demand a person charged with crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of his or her bail, probation or parole in this State from the chief executive of any other state, or from the chief judge or another judge of the United States district court for the District of Columbia authorized to receive such demand under laws of the United States, he or she shall issue a warrant under the seal of this State, to some agent, commanding his or her to receive the person so charged if delivered to his or her and convey his or her to the sheriff of the county in this State in which the offense was committed.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2006–2006 · leading case: State v. Hance, 2006 VT 97 (Vt. 2006).

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State v. Hance, 2006 VT 97 (Vt. 2006). “After his arrest, defendant refused to waive extradition or return to Vermont until he learned that an application for a governor’s warrant under 13 V.S.A. § 4962 was pending before the Governor.”

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