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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>353784</law_id><section_number>20-88.80</section_number><catch_line>Conditions of rendition</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="56" identifier="20">Domestic Relations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="10" identifier="5.3">Uniform Interstate Family Support Act</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="11" identifier="11">Interstate Rendition</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Before making a demand that the governor of another <span class="dictionary">state</span> surrender an individual charged criminally in the Commonwealth with having failed to provide for the support of an <span class="dictionary">obligee</span>, the Governor of the Commonwealth may require a prosecutor of the Commonwealth to demonstrate that at least 60 days previously the <span class="dictionary">obligee</span> had initiated proceedings for support pursuant to this chapter or that the proceeding would be of no avail. <a id="paragraph-1317962" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/20-88.80/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> If, under this chapter or a <span class="dictionary">law</span> substantially similar to this chapter, the governor of another <span class="dictionary">state</span> makes a demand that the Governor of the Commonwealth surrender an individual charged criminally in that <span class="dictionary">state</span> with having failed to provide for the support of a <span class="dictionary">child</span> or other individual to whom a <span class="dictionary">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. <a id="paragraph-1317963" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/20-88.80/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">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 <span class="dictionary">support order</span>, the Governor may decline to honor the demand if the individual is complying with the <span class="dictionary">support order</span>. <a id="paragraph-1317964" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/20-88.80/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1994, c. 673; 2005, c. 754.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
