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

17-13-27. Issue of Governor’s warrant of arrest; recitals.

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  1. If the Governor decides that the demand should be complied with, he shall sign a warrant of arrest, which shall be sealed with the seal of the office of the Governor and directed to any peace officer or other person whom he may think fit to entrust with the execution thereof. The warrant must substantially recite the facts necessary to the validity of its issuance.

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, § 7; Ga. L. 1983, p. 649, § 2.

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Text read from t17-(v15)-2020-pdf.pdf, Volume V15, 2020 edition, page 1354; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 0b0d45f9c609.