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If it appears that a proceeding would be effective but has not been initiated, the Governor may delay honoring the demand for a reasonable time to permit the initiation of a proceeding.\n\nC\n\nIf a proceeding for support has been initiated and the individual whose rendition is demanded prevails, the Governor may decline to honor the demand. 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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. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2005, chapter 754<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1405633,"object_type":"law","relational_id":353784,"identifier":"20-88.80","token":"20\/5.3\/11\/20-88.80","url":"\/20-88.80\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/20-88.80\/","token":"20\/5.3\/11\/20-88.80","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conditions of rendition","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 20-88.80","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Before making a demand that the governor of another state<\/span> surrender an individual charged criminally in the Commonwealth with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee<\/span>, the Governor of the Commonwealth may require a prosecutor of the Commonwealth to demonstrate that at least 60 days previously the obligee<\/span> had initiated proceedings for support pursuant to this chapter or that the proceeding would be of no avail. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If, under this chapter or a law<\/span> substantially similar to this chapter, the governor of another state<\/span> makes a demand that the Governor of the Commonwealth surrender an individual charged criminally in that state<\/span> with having failed to provide for the support of a child<\/span> or other individual to whom a duty of support<\/span> is owed, the Governor may require a prosecutor to investigate the demand and report whether a proceeding for support has been initiated or would be effective. If it appears that a proceeding would be effective but has not been initiated, the Governor may delay honoring the demand for a reasonable time to permit the initiation of a proceeding. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If a proceeding for support has been initiated and the individual whose rendition is demanded prevails, the Governor may decline to honor the demand. If the petitioner prevails and the individual whose rendition is demanded is subject to a support order<\/span>, the Governor may decline to honor the demand if the individual is complying with the support order<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONDITIONS OF RENDITION (\u00a7 20-88.80)\n\nA. Before making a demand that the governor of another state surrender an\nindividual charged criminally in the Commonwealth with having failed to provide\nfor the support of an obligee, the Governor of the Commonwealth may require a\nprosecutor of the Commonwealth to demonstrate that at least 60 days previously\nthe obligee had initiated proceedings for support pursuant to this chapter or\nthat the proceeding would be of no avail.\n\nB. If, under this chapter or a law substantially similar to this chapter, the\ngovernor of another state makes a demand that the Governor of the Commonwealth\nsurrender an individual charged criminally in that state with having failed to\nprovide for the support of a child or other individual to whom a duty of support\nis owed, the Governor may require a prosecutor to investigate the demand and\nreport whether a proceeding for support has been initiated or would be\neffective. If it appears that a proceeding would be effective but has not been\ninitiated, the Governor may delay honoring the demand for a reasonable time to\npermit the initiation of a proceeding.\n\nC. If a proceeding for support has been initiated and the individual whose\nrendition is demanded prevails, the Governor may decline to honor the demand. If\nthe petitioner prevails and the individual whose rendition is demanded is\nsubject to a support order, the Governor may decline to honor the demand if the\nindividual is complying with the support order.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 673; 2005, c. 754.","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"}}