Definitions

Definitions. Where appearing in this chapter, the term: (a) “Governor” includes any person performing the functions of the Governor by authority of Commonwealth law; (b) “Executive authority” includes the Governor, and any person performing the functions of Governor in any state, territory or possession of the United States of America; (c) “State” means any state of the United States of America, its territories and possessions, organized or unorganized, including the District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa and Guam. Source: 12 TTC § 451. Commission Comment: The Commission incorporated an amendment to subsection (c) despite the fact that it was adopted by the Congress of Micronesia after April 1, 1976 (the transition date for applicability of Trust Territory and other laws in the Commonwealth), because the amendatory language more accurately reflected the Commonwealth’s political status. Many provisions in this chapter are similar to provisions in the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and the American Bar Association in 1936. The uniform act has been adopted (with variations) in several U.S. jurisdictions.