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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-14-18. Discharge after arrest for offense committed in another state.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-14-18. Discharge after arrest for offense committed in another state.

If a person is arrested on suspicion of the commission of an offense in another state and the suspicion is reasonable, the person shall not be discharged until a sufficient time has been given for a demand to be made on the Governor for his rendition.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3926; Code 1868, § 3949; Code 1873, § 4025; Code 1882, § 4025; Penal Code 1895, § 1228; Penal Code 1910, § 1309; Code 1933, § 50-118.