240. LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 125

more than six continuous months immediately preceeding the
commission of the offense for which he has been convicted.

(2) That each receiving state will assume the duties of visi-
tation of and supervision over probationers or parolees of any
sending state and in the exercise of those duties will be
governed by the same standards that prevail for its own pro-
bationers and parolees.

(3) That duly accredited officers of a sending state may at all
times enter a receiving state and there apprehend and retake
any person on probation or parole. For that purpose no form-
alities will be required other than establishing the authority
of the officer and the identity of the person to be retaken. All
legal requirements to obtain extradition of fugitives from jus-
tice are hereby expressly waived on the part of states party
hereto, as to such persons. The decision of the sending state
to retake a person on probation or parole shall be conclusive
upon and not reviewable within the receiving state: Provided,
however, that if at the time when a state seeks to retake a pro-
bationer or parolee there should be pending against him within
the receiving state any criminal charge, or he should be sus-
pected of having committed within such state a criminal of-
fense, he shall not be retaken without the consent of the re-
ceiving state until discharged from prosecution or from im-
prisonment for such offense.

(4) That the duly accredited officers of the sending state
will be permitted to transport prisoners being retaken through
any and all states parties to this compact, without interference.

(5) That the Governor of each state may designate an officer
who, acting jointly with like officers of other contracting
states, if and when appointed, shall promulgate such rules and
regulations as may be deemed necessary to more effectively
carry out the terms of this compact.

(C) That this compact shall become operative immediately
upon its execution by any state as between it and any other
state or states so executing. When executed it shall have the
full force and effect of law within such state, the form of exe-
cution to be in accordance with the laws of the executing
state.

(7) That this compact shall continue in force and remain
binding \ipou each executing state until renounced by it. The