Vermont § 4945 - Extradition of persons imprisoned or awaiting trial in another state or who have left the demanding state under compulsion
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§ 4945. Extradition of persons imprisoned or awaiting trial in another state or who have left the demanding state under compulsion
- (a) When it is desired to have returned to this State a person charged in this State with
a crime, and such person is imprisoned or is held under criminal proceedings then
pending against him or her in another state, the Governor of this State may agree
with the executive authority of such other state for the extradition of such person
before the conclusion of such proceedings or his or her term of sentence in such other
state, upon condition that such person be returned to such other state at the expense
of this State as soon as the prosecution in this State is terminated. (b) The Governor of this State may also surrender on demand of the executive authority
of any other state any person in this State who is charged in the manner provided
in section 4963 of this title, with having violated the laws of the state whose executive authority is making the
demand, even though such person left the demanding state involuntarily.
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4945 ("Extradition of persons imprisoned or awaiting trial in another state or who have left the demanding state under compulsion") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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