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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-13-22. Duty of Governor to have fugitives from justice arrested and delivered to executive authorities of other states.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-13-22. Duty of Governor to have fugitives from justice arrested and delivered to executive authorities of other states.

Subject to this article, the Constitution of the United States, and any and all acts of Congress enacted in pursuance thereof, it is the duty of the Governor of this state to have arrested and delivered up to the executive authority of any other state any person charged in that state with treason, felony, or other crime, who has fled from justice and is found in this state.

## History

Ga. L. 1951, p. 726, § 2.