Virginia Code 20-88.79: Grounds for rendition
A. For purposes of this article, “governor” includes an individual performing the functions of governor or the executive authority of a state covered by this chapter.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 20-88.79
- Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
- Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
B. The Governor of this Commonwealth may:
1. Demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual found in the other state who is charged criminally in this Commonwealth with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee; or
2. On the demand by the governor of another state, surrender an individual found in this Commonwealth who is charged criminally in another state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee.
C. A provision for extradition of individuals not inconsistent with this chapter 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 had not fled therefrom.
1994, c. 673.