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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-13-4. Arrest and delivery to authorities of fugitive from foreign country.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-13-4. Arrest and delivery to authorities of fugitive from foreign country.

Whenever a fugitive from justice from a foreign country is found within this state, and by the treaty stipulations of the United States the person is to be surrendered to the authorities of the foreign country upon requisition from the proper officers, the Governor, by his warrant, shall cause him to be arrested and delivered over to such authorities.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 60; Code 1868, § 56; Code 1873, § 53; Code 1882, § 53; Penal Code 1895, § 1270; Penal Code 1910, § 1352; Code 1933, § 44-301.