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# O.C.G.A. § 17-13-27. Issue of Governor’s warrant of arrest; recitals.

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.

## History

Ga. L. 1951, p. 726, § 7; Ga. L. 1983, p. 649, § 2.