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4. Officer-in-Charge of prison or place of detention to deliver custody of transferable prisoner. Upon presentation of a warrant issued under section 3 the Officer‑in‑Charge of the prison or other place of detention where the transferable prisoner named in the warrant is confined shall cause him to be delivered to the person to whom the warrant is directed together with the warrant of commitment, the history sheet and all other documents relating to him, and personal effects taken from him at the time of his admission, and such person shall furnish to such Officer‑in‑Charge a written receipt in respect of such delivery.

Effective date: 1948-01-01

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