Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org35196419.2-88Governor may investigate case2026Criminal ProcedureExtradition of CriminalsUniform Criminal Extradition Act

When a demand shall be made upon the Governor by the executive authority of another state for the surrender of a person so charged with, or convicted of, crime, the Governor may call upon the Attorney General or any other officer of this Commonwealth to investigate or assist in investigating the demand and to report to him the situation and circumstances of the person so demanded and whether he ought to be surrendered.

Code 1950, § 19.1-52; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.