Georgia § 17-13-2 - Duty of Governor to make requisitions.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 17-13-2 — Duty of Governor to make requisitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-13-2. Duty of Governor to make requisitions.
When an application is made as provided in Code Section 17-13-1 and in accordance with other rules adopted by the Governor, he shall make his requisition for the extradition of the fugitive under the seal of the office of the Governor, according to law. (Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 141, § 2; Penal Code 1895, § 1276; Penal Code 1910, § 1358; Code 1933, § 44-102; Ga. L. 1983, p. 649, § 1.)
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