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Title 17. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Chapter 13. CRIMINAL EXTRADITION · Article 2. UNIFORM CRIMINAL EXTRADITION ACT

17-13-21. Definitions.

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  1. As used in this article, the term:

  2. (1)

    ‘‘Executive authority’’ includes the Governor and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state.#

  3. (2)

    ‘‘Governor’’ includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the laws of this state.#

  4. (3)

    ‘‘State,’’ referring to a state other than this state, includes the District of Columbia and any other state or territory, organized or unorganized, of the United States of America.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1951, p. 726, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1754, § 1.

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