Definitions

As used in this Chapter: 1. Arrest warrant means any document that authorizes a peace officer to take custody of a person. 2. Certified copy means a copy of a document accompanied by a statement of a custodian authorized by the law of a state to maintain that the copy of the document is a complete and true copy of an official record filed and maintained in a public office. 3. Demanded person means a person whose return to a demanding state is sought from another state by extradition under Article 3. COL120106 CH. 140 EXTRADITION 4. Demanding state means a state that is seeking the return of a person from another state through the process of extradition under Article 3. 5. Executive authority means the Chief Executive in a state other than Guam, a person performing the functions of Chief Executive, or a representative designated by the Chief Executive. 6. Governor means the Governor of Guam, any person performing the functions of Governor, or a representative designated by the Governor. 7. Issuing authority means any person who may issue or authorize the issuance of an arrest warrant. 8. Requested person means a person whose return to a requesting state is sought from another state by rendition under Article 4. 9. Requesting state means a state that is seeking the return of a person from another state through the process of rendition under Article 4. 10. State means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and individual states and national entities within the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, both before and after the termination of the trusteeship and any other territories and possessions of the United States. 11. When a section number is referred to by number alone, such as A§ 140.12,@ it shall mean sections within this Title of the Guam Code Annotated.