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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 19. DOMESTIC RELATIONS · Chapter 11. ENFORCEMENT OF DUTY OF SUPPORT · Article 3. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT · Part 8. INTERSTATE RENDITION

19-11-185. “Governor” defined; authority.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    For purposes of this part, the term “governor” includes an individual performing the functions of governor or the executive authority of a state covered by this article.#

  2. (b)

    The Governor of this state may:#

    1. (1)

      Demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual found in the other state who is charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee; or#

    2. (2)

      On the demand of the governor of another state, surrender an individual found in this state who is charged criminally in the other state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee.#

  3. (c)

    A provision for extradition of individuals not inconsistent with this article applies to the demand even if the individual whose surrender is demanded was not in the demanding state when the crime was allegedly committed and has not fled therefrom.#

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

Code 1981, § 19-11-185, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.

Cross references

Election of governor, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. V, Sec. I. Duties and powers of governor, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. V, Sec. II.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t18-t19-(v16)-2022-pdf.pdf, Volume V16, 2022 edition, pages 1265 to 1266; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 eddc877da9f2.