46-30-101. Definitions.
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46-30-101 . Definitions. As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)"executive authority" includes the governor and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state or the presiding officer of a federally recognized Indian tribe within the United States;
(2)"governor" includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the law of this state;
(3)"governor's warrant of arrest and rendition" refers to the warrant issued by the governor authorizing the extradition of the person to another state;
(4)"requisition" refers to the formal, written extradition demand in the form of a warrant issued by the governor or by the executive authority of a demanding state;
(5)"state", when referring to a state other than this state, includes any other state or territory, organized or unorganized, of the United States of America or an Indian reservation within the United States;
(6)"waiver of extradition" means a written agreement stipulating the person's consent to be transported to a demanding state through a voluntary waiver of the person's right to provisions relating to bail, the issuance and service of the governor's warrant of arrest and rendition, and the right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus.