Rhode Island § 12-9-22 § 12-9-22. Persons under prosecution in this state.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-9-22 — § 12-9-22. Persons under prosecution in this state.

Rhode Island § 12-9-22

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-9Extradition

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-9-22 (2026).

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§ 12-9-22. Persons under prosecution in this state.
If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against the person under the laws of
            this state and is still pending, the governor, in his or her discretion, either may
            surrender him or her on demand of the executive authority of another state or hold
            him or her until he or she has been tried and discharged or convicted and punished
            in this state.
         

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§ 12-9-22. Persons under prosecution in this state.

If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against the person under the laws of this state and is still pending, the governor, in his or her discretion, either may surrender him or her on demand of the executive authority of another state or hold him or her until he or she has been tried and discharged or convicted and punished in this state.