Vermont · Vermont Statutes — Title 13, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Vt. Stat. (Crimes) § 4959: Persons under prosecution in this State at time of requisition If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such 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 the demand of the executive authority of anothe
What this law says, in plain English
This statute governs the governor's discretionary authority to surrender or retain a person accused of a crime in this state when another state requests extradition during pending prosecution.
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