# Criminal Procedure (GCP)

## Title 9. Extradition

### Subtitle 1

#### Section 9-119

If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against a person under the laws of this State and is still pending, the Governor may:

(1) surrender the person on demand of the executive authority of another state; or

(2) hold the person until the person has been tried and discharged or convicted and punished in this State.

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Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)