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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 673<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1405629,"object_type":"law","relational_id":353783,"identifier":"20-88.79","token":"20\/5.3\/11\/20-88.79","url":"\/20-88.79\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/20-88.79\/","token":"20\/5.3\/11\/20-88.79","dublin_core":{"Title":"Grounds for rendition","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 20-88.79","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For purposes of this article, “governor<\/span>” includes an individual performing the functions of governor<\/span> or the executive authority of a state<\/span> covered by this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Governor<\/span> of this Commonwealth may: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Demand that the governor<\/span> of another state<\/span> surrender an individual found in the other state<\/span> who is charged criminally in this Commonwealth with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee<\/span>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> On the demand by the governor<\/span> of another state<\/span>, surrender an individual found in this Commonwealth who is charged criminally in another state<\/span> with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A provision for extradition<\/span> 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<\/span> when the crime<\/span> was allegedly committed and had not fled therefrom. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGROUNDS FOR RENDITION (\u00a7 20-88.79)\n\nA. For purposes of this article, “governor” includes an individual\nperforming the functions of governor or the executive authority of a state\ncovered by this chapter.\n\nB. The Governor of this Commonwealth may:\n\n 1. Demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual found in\n the other state who is charged criminally in this Commonwealth with having\n failed to provide for the support of an obligee; or\n\n 2. On the demand by the governor of another state, surrender an individual\n found in this Commonwealth who is charged criminally in another state with\n having failed to provide for the support of an obligee.\n\nC. A provision for extradition of individuals not inconsistent with this chapter\napplies to the demand even if the individual whose surrender is demanded was not\nin the demanding state when the crime was allegedly committed and had not fled\ntherefrom.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 673.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}