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2024 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 17-1-1 — 17-21-4)
Chapter 13 - CRIMINAL EXTRADITION (§§ 17-13-1 — 17-13-49)
Article 2 - UNIFORM CRIMINAL EXTRADITION ACT (§§ 17-13-20 — 17-13-49)
- Section 17-13-20 - Short title
- Section 17-13-21 - Definitions
- Section 17-13-22 - Duty of Governor to have fugitives from justice arrested and delivered to executive authorities of other states
- Section 17-13-23 - Form of demand for extradition of person charged with crime in another state
- Section 17-13-24 - Extradition of person imprisoned or awaiting trial in another state or who has left the demanding state under compulsion
- Section 17-13-25 - Extradition of persons not present in demanding state at time of commission of crime
- Section 17-13-26 - Investigation of case upon receipt of demand for extradition
- Section 17-13-27 - Issue of Governor's warrant of arrest; recitals
- Section 17-13-28 - Manner and place of execution of warrant
- Section 17-13-29 - Authority of arresting officers; penalties for refusal to assist arresting officers
- Section 17-13-30 - Rights of accused person; application for writ of habeas corpus; hearing; penalty
- Section 17-13-31 - Duty of district attorney to answer and defend habeas corpus action
- Section 17-13-32 - Confinement in jail of person being extradited to another state when necessary
- Section 17-13-33 - Arrest of person charged with crime in another state under warrant based upon oath or affidavit of another person
- Section 17-13-34 - Arrest without warrant of a person charged with a crime in another state
- Section 17-13-35 - Commitment of person accused of crime in another state to county jail pending receipt of demand from other state generally
- Section 17-13-36 - Granting of bail
- Section 17-13-37 - Procedure where accused not arrested within time specified in warrant
- Section 17-13-38 - Forfeiture of bail bond
- Section 17-13-39 - Surrender of persons under criminal prosecution or sentence in this state to demanding state
- Section 17-13-40 - Conduct of inquiry as to guilt or innocence of accused
- Section 17-13-41 - Recall of warrant of arrest or issuance of another warrant by Governor
- Section 17-13-42 - Demand for return of fugitives in other states by Governor of this state; issuance of warrant to person receiving fugitive
- Section 17-13-43 - Application for issuance of demand
- Section 17-13-44 - Payment of expenses
- Section 17-13-45 - Immunity from service of process of persons brought into state in civil actions based on facts in criminal charge
- Section 17-13-46 - Execution and filing of written waiver of extradition proceedings by accused; delivery of accused to demanding state
- Section 17-13-47 - Effect of article as to right, power, or privilege of state to try demanded person
- Section 17-13-48 - Trial of person brought into state for other criminal prosecutions while in state
- Section 17-13-49 - Uniform interpretation and construction
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