Understanding Interstate Compacts and Legal Obligations Between States
Explore Chapter 4, Section 3, Article IV, and Extradition in the context of US state laws and relationships. Learn about interstate compacts, extradition processes, full faith and credit, and residency rights between states.
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Interstate Compact = Agreements among States States are NOT allowed to enter into treaties or compacts with foreign nations
Article IV Section 1 Full faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts (laws), Records (birth certificates, marriage licenses, etc.), and judicial Proceedings (outcome of court decisions) of every other State Each State has to recognize and respect the validity of other States laws/rulings Applies ONLY to civil, NOT criminal, matters
Extradition the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State can be returned to that State Most often, extradition requests are approved by governors The federal government can order an unwilling governor to extradite a fugitive (Puerto Rico v. Branstad)
No state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and residents of another State Each State has to recognize the right of any American to travel in, or become a resident of that State (but a State can establish a certain time period that a person must live within that State before gaining residency)
